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Messi’s PSG In League of Its Own for French Soccer TV Cash

Lionel Messi of PSG in action against Club Brugge on Dec. 7. Photographer: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

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By David Hellier, Irene Garcia Perez, and Alexandre Rajbhandari

December 14, 2021 at 3:05 PM UTC

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December 14, 2021 at 6:05 PM UTC

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Paris Saint-Germain would be the biggest winner from any new investment in French soccer’s television rights, under plans being drawn up by the sport’s top league in the country, according to people familiar with the matter.

Ligue de Football Professionnel, which is reviewing non-binding offers from investors for a stake in a TV rights unit, plans to distribute the entity’s future revenues to Ligue 1 clubs via three different groupings, they said.