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EEC LAW BREAKTHROUGH
PUB FOOTBALL CHOICES UPHELD IN THE EUROPEAN COURTS OF JUSTICE ON FEBRUARY 6 2011, THE BREAKTHROUGH COMES AS THE EUROPEAN COURT RULING SAID THE LAW CANNOT STOP PUBS OR CLUBS FROM SHOWING LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL MATCHES VIA CHEAPER FOREIGN SPORTS SATELLITE SYSTEMS PROVIDING THESE SYSTEMS ARE SOUGHT FROM BROADCASTERS WITHIN THE EEC.
THIS NEW EEC LAW COULD ALSO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE GRAVY TRAIN, A MULTI-BILLION POUND BUSINESS PRINCIPLY FUNDED BY SKY COURTESY OF ITS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS.
THIS NEW EEC LAW IS GOOD NEWS FOR PUBS AND CLUBS SAVING SOME LANDLORDS AROUND 12,000 POUNDS A YEAR.
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