Premier League turns off the juice!
No more TV pictures for Russia
Created: 03/08/2022, 19:46
By: Florian Schimak
Jürgen Klopp will not be seen on TV in Russia for the time being.
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The Premier League reacted to the Ukraine war and suspended the TV contract with the Russian broadcaster.
So there are no more TV pictures in Russia.
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In the future, Russian football fans will look down the drain if they want to see top-flight football from the Premier League.
The English league is reacting to Vladimir Putin's Russian war of aggression and is suspending the TV contract with broadcast partner
Rambler
(Okko Sport) with immediate effect after a "unanimous decision" by the clubs.
But that's not all!
At the same time, one million pounds (around 1.2 million euros) will be donated to humanitarian aid in the attacked Ukraine, England's top football league announced on Tuesday.
Ukraine war: Premier League turns off the juice!
No more TV pictures for Russia
A letter read: "The Premier League strongly condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
We call for peace.
Our thoughts are with everyone affected," the league said.
However, the Premier League is not the first league to do this.
With the suspension of the TV contract in Russia, the island is following the example of the French Ligue 1.
So Russian football fans will also get to see Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar!
"We fully support the Premier League's decision to stop broadcasting games in Russia in response to Vladimir Putin's barbaric, senseless invasion of Ukraine," said UK Sport Minister Nigel Huddleston: "Russia must not use sport to legitimize its illegal war ."
Last weekend, the 20 Premier League clubs expressed their solidarity with Ukraine with various actions.
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