The former senator of Colorado Party (PC) and current external advisor to the Montevideo City Torque, Pedro Bordaberryaccused the president of Club Atlético Peñarol (CAP), Ignacio Ruglioto have the “will” for the strike to continue in the Uruguayan soccer.
Pedro Bordaberry This Thursday, he pointed out to Busquets that “evidently the will of the president of Penarol is that the strike continues”, and that this is part of “a strategy that has been applied”.
The former Colorado legislator stated that it is also “evident” that behind the current crisis of the professional soccer of First division and Second division The contract for the television rights expires in 2025.
Likewise, he pointed out against the Union of Clubs, which is part of Peñarol for responding to the interests of the multimedia group, Tenfield to extend the current contract, while the sports corporations (SAD), among which is Torque, hope to be able to listen to other offers.
“It is clear that this is due to the economic interest of a third party that they want to influence,” he said. Bordaberry in reference to Tenfield, adding that “some maintain independence, but the vast majority of them (the clubs) have received advances of money from Tenfield.”
“There is the will of some clubs to extend it, or to make a new agreement”, and also “the will of other clubs to comply with the statute of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF)which establishes the need to make a public call with bases established by the AUF itself,” he explained Bordaberry.
Pedro Bordaberry claims 40 million dollars for the television rights to Uruguayan soccer
“I want to defend the rights of Uruguayan football, if Tenfield pays what I think is fair, I have no problem being granted the television rights,” he stated. Bordaberry who considered that the 15 million dollars paid today “are not adequate”, but that the clubs should demand about 40 million dollars.
For its part, Ruglio He doubled down this Thursday in an interview with Sport 890 AM saying that “when someone like Bordaberry “he talks about me that way, it gives me pride and honor because I am at the opposite end of his thoughts.”
Later, at a press conference he commented that “for the return of soccer We have to stop throwing ammunition at each other,” alluding to the fights between the club leaders and the AUF authorities.
Source: Ambito
