Fluminense to get R$10m upfront from FFU in October, more | OneFootball

Fluminense will receive R$ 10 million in October as an advance on revenues from Futebol Forte União (FFU), a group that brings together Brazilian clubs to jointly negotiate commercial and broadcasting rights. The information was reported by Agência RTI Esporte.The amount is part of an advance on revenues tied to the audience targets set out in the broadcasting rights contracts. Initially, the payment was only scheduled for the end of the season, but the clubs approved the advance at an Extraordinary General Assembly held in September.All in all, R$ 100 million will be advanced to the ten FFU members competing in Série A. In addition to Fluminense, Athletico-PR, Botafogo, Chapecoense, Corinthians, Coritiba, Cruzeiro, Internacional, Mirassol, and Vasco will also receive R$ 10 million each.The distribution will be equal among the ten clubs and will not be related to performance or position in the Brazilian Championship standings. The remainder of the compensation related to the audience targets will be calculated later, after the competition ends.The FFU currently brings together 33 clubs from Série A, B, C, and D and emerged as an alternative to Libra in the negotiation and distribution of Brazilian Championship revenues.

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