The Russian broadcaster, whose contract was terminated on Tuesday, had the rights to broadcast the English championship since 2019.
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The Premier League championship announced, Tuesday, March 8, in a press release published on its website, the suspension “with immediate effect” of his contract with the Russian broadcaster Rambler. To this decision is added the “£1 million donation to support the people of Ukraine” who will be “donated to the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) to provide humanitarian assistance directly to people in need. “
The Premier League and its clubs today unanimously agreed to suspend our agreement with Russian broadcast partner Rambler (Okko Sport) with immediate effect and to donate £1 million to support the people of Ukraine
Full statement: https://t.co/r1SPpYLsRo pic.twitter.com/OKiqKbho68
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 8, 2022
In its statement, the Premier League states that it condemns “firmly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” and that this action is added to “a weekend of matches in which the League showed its support for Ukraine“. In addition to symbolic actions such as setting up a “moment of meditation and solidarity before the kick-off of each match“, the measures follow one another in the world of sport to penalize Russia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.