A majority of Championship clubs have threatened to break away from the English Football League unless they receive a larger share of the organisation's new £660m ($851m) television rights deal with Sky. By Paul Nicholson November 12 – A row has broken out over English Football League TV rights with 15 tier two Championship clubs claiming the rights should be worth more, claiming a bigger share of the TV deal and threatening to breakaway from the EFL unless they receive the money. Under the terms of the agreement, Championship clubs will receive £3m per season, with a further £17.7m to be allocated based on appearance fees. The Premier League's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, has said that he is "disappointed" by the prospect of an independent Championship, but
A majority of Championship clubs have threatened to break away from the English Football League unless they receive a larger share of the organisation's new £660m ($851m) television rights deal with Sky. Under the terms of the agreement, Championship clubs will receive £3m per season, with a further £17.7m to be allocated based on appearance fees. The Premier League's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, has said that he is "disappointed" by the prospect of an independent Championship, but