Villas-Boas attacks Nacional’s model, good for all but big 3 | OneFootball

Marítimo’s president stated this Saturday that the club will “respect the guidance” of Liga Portugal at the General Assembly (GA) where the distribution key for audiovisual rights in the First and Second Leagues will be voted on.

Carlos André Gomes recalled that Marítimo is part of the board of Liga Centralização, the body currently examining the issue of audiovisual rights for professional football competitions, as set out in Decree-Law no. 22-B/2021 of March 22, with the aim of “building something positive for Portuguese football”.

“Depending on the guidance and the GA agenda, Marítimo will take its position in defense of Portuguese football,” said the president of the Madeira club.

The official was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the centenary of winning the Campeonato de Portugal in 1925/26, at a ceremony held at Estádio do Marítimo in Funchal.

The green-and-reds’ leader also commented on recent statements by FC Porto president André Villas-Boas, who threatened to go to court if Nacional’s alternative proposal regarding the centralization of audiovisual rights is approved.

The black-and-whites’ proposal favors a more balanced distribution among all clubs, while the LPFP’s gives greater weight to media profile and sporting merit.

On the matter, Carlos André Gomes said that the criticism from his blue-and-white counterpart represents a “normal defensive position” by FC Porto.

“When president André Villas-Boas comes out attacking Nacional’s model, it is perhaps because that model is good for all of Portuguese football, except the big three,” he noted.

Despite the rivalry, Carlos André Gomes explained that Marítimo had even “been working” with Nacional on preparing an alternative formula for distributing the revenue, believing it is important to “provide some stability for Portuguese football”.

The extraordinary GA is scheduled for Monday, starting at 10:00, in the auditorium at LPFP headquarters in Porto, and will mark another step in the centralization of broadcasting rights for matches in the top two divisions, planned from the 2028/29 season onward.

On April 17, the clubs approved by majority the body’s proposal regarding the domestic market sales process, with Benfica voting against and fellow top-flight side Nacional abstaining.

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