The French football championship suspends its broadcast in Russia, the Professional Football League (LFP) announced on Friday as the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian armed forces continues.

“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.

The Premier League is considering taking the plunge

Ligue 1 has another broadcaster in Russia, according to the LFP's website, the Wink streaming platform, but it is a sub-licensing deal with Match TV, the club said. AFP a spokeswoman for the League, adding that it was therefore also suspended.

The English championship, whose international audiovisual rights are the highest on the planet, is also considering interrupting its broadcasting contracts in Russia: "it is clear that they are being examined", said Thursday declared 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 broadcast on the Okko streaming platform.

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