The Football Association is considering selling the international broadcast rights for English football’s most historic competition, the FA Cup, to the Premier League.
According to a report broken exclusively by SportsBusiness and then followed up by The Times, the FA have been approached by the Premier League with a proposal that would see the League acquire the international rights for the FA Cup and re-sell them alongside their own rights to broadcasters, a move that would drive up the value of the international rights market, currently worth more than £5bn for the current cycle, even further.
While something that could have a potentially positive financial impact on Premier League clubs, concerns have been raised by EFL clubs about handing over such power to the Premier League and how it could open the door to changes to the fixture list that could be to the detriment of smaller clubs.
