"The LFP has decided to suspend the Ligue 1 Uber Eats broadcasting contract in Russia from this day on the Match TV channel," the French league said in a succinct statement.
Ligue 1 has another broadcaster in Russia, according to the LFP website: the Wink streaming platform, which broadcasts nine matches of the 27th day of Ligue 1 from Friday, according to its online schedule.
The English championship, whose international audiovisual rights are the highest on the planet, is also considering the suspension of its broadcasting contracts in Russia: "it is clear that they are being examined", said Thursday said the Premier League chief executive Richard Masters on Thursday.
"We are reviewing (the contracts) very closely in their terms of suspension or termination," he added.
"It's happening right now. The situation is changing rapidly."
The Russian rights for the current Premier League season are owned by a company called Rambler and shown on the Okko streaming platform.
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