Nasser al-Khelaïfi faces Anticor complaint over alleged illegal interest in 2024 Ligue 1 TV talks | OneFootball

Anticor has referred Nasser al-Khelaïfi to the Paris prosecutor for alleged illegal interest linked to the 2024 Ligue 1 TV rights talks, L'Équipe reports. The PSG chairman, who also leads beIN Media Group and sits on the LFP board, is suspected of pressuring fellow presidents to favour beIN’s offer.

Anticor filed its report on 3 March, alleging al-Khelaïfi used overlapping roles to sway the LFP board in favour of a company he leads.

In summer 2024, Vincent Labrune aimed for 700 million euros for domestic rights, but talks collapsed. Options narrowed to an LFP channel or a DAZN plan worth 400 million a year for eight games, with beIN taking the ninth for 78.5 million. Clubs backed that route on 14 July 2024.

Recordings later captured fractious exchanges. Some praised beIN’s additional 100 million euros, others accused al-Khelaïfi of intimidation and conflict of interest as he said he was speaking as PSG president and rebuked LFP Media.

DAZN withdrew at the end of 2024-2025. beIN, unhappy with its package, says it paid for a lower tier pick rather than the top selections it expected. The LFP launched Ligue 1+ in summer 2025, which has attracted subscribers but limited revenue, and beIN will leave the single match deal after this season while continuing to show Ligue 2 for 40 million euros a year.

Al-Khelaïfi’s camp calls the complaint absurd, arguing clubs and politicians pressured beIN, citing Yousef al-Obaidly’s control of beIN Sports France and his 2024 recusal.

Source: L'Équipe