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Un tabloid popolare britannico racconta la bizzarra storia di un sostenitore del Reading ( fans in foto ) trasferitosi a Toronto, in Canada, il quale pressochè ad ogni gara interna di “Championship” dei propri amati biancloblù sorvola l’ oceano affrontando un viaggio di quasi sette mila miglia. Pare, pertanto, che il supertifoso volante accumuli circa 120 mila miglia di volo per ogni stagione calcistica. Si tratta di un fan neppure più giovanissimo, considerato che ha dichiarato di avere assistito al proprio primo match nell’ anno 1958. Intanto la “Premier League”, la quale ha rescisso il contratto televisivo con l’ insolvente emittente “Setanta”, ha ceduto i propri diritti televisivi ad “ESPN”, la quale pagherà 90 milioni di sterline a stagione, invece, dei 110 che avrebbe dovuto garantire l’ emittente irlandese in stato di prefallimento, ma che garantisce tranquillità dal punto di vista della solidità economica. La stessa “ESPN” pare abbia già sottoscritto un sub-accordo con “Sky Tv” per quanto concerne la distribuzione delle partite; quest’ ultima emittende starebbe trattando anche l’ acquisto dei principali incontri della “Scottish Premier League”.
ESPN pays £90m for Setanta’s Premier League packages
• Sky in talks to buy top Scottish games
• ‘It looks like it’s over for the UK business’
- guardian.co.uk, Monday 22 June 2009 23.32 BST
- Article history
Setanta failed to make a payment to the Premier League and lost their rights to the games. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
“The Premier League has sold the TV rights for 46 of its games next season to ESPN, the sports network owned by American media giant Disney. ESPN is understood to have paid around £90m to screen those matches after the previous rights-holder, Setanta, failed to make a £10m payment on Friday.Setanta had paid £130m a year for the same rights but it is thought that the League has already received around £40m in downpayments for the 2009-10 season from the Irish pay-TV company.ESPN also won the rights to 23 games in each of the three seasons from 2010-11 after a hastily arranged auction, although it is unclear at present how much it paid.ESPN has signed a distribution deal with Sky, which will make its Premier League games available to Sky subscribers, who will have to pay extra to watch the games, although ESPN emphasised they will also be screened on other platforms, including cable.The Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Scudamore, said: “The Premier League is extremely pleased to have added ESPN as a UK rights holder. They have a formidable worldwide reputation and experience in sports and I am sure we will enjoy a long and fruitful relationship with them.”The Scottish Premier League confirmed that Setanta had failed to pay a £3m sum it owed and said it will also put the rights to top-flight Scottish football out to tender. It is thought Sky has already been lined up to buy them and that talks have taken place between the SPL and Sky about a £90m rescue package — £35m less than Setanta paid.Other sporting bodies, including the Football Association and Premier Rugby, which also signed deals with Setanta, face a torrid week after talks to save the company failed. They will also re-auction the rights previously held by Setanta but could be forced to accept far less for them.Rescue talks between Setanta executives and Access Industries, which is owned by American billionaire Leonard Blavatnik, dragged on over the weekend as Setanta tried desperately to come up with a last-ditch deal, but they have now ended.The accountancy firm Deloitte is standing by to act as administrator and although it has not yet been appointed to carry out that role it now seems likely Setanta will be shut down slowly over the course of the week. “It looks like it is over for the UK business now,” said a former Setanta executive. “It was like a car crash in slow motion.”Sources close to Setanta said talks about salvaging the business were continuing and it is thought that executives are trying to save the company’s international businesses, in Ireland and north America. Both are believed to be profitable or forecast to move into the black soon, but it is unclear whether those businesses can be hived off.”
Devoted football fan regularly flies from Canada to watch Reading play
By Euan Stretch 22/06/2009
Devoted fan flies off on 7,000-mile round trip to follow team.. in the Championship
He could well be the world’s most dedicated footie fan.
“Charles McLeod regularly does a 7,000-mile round trip from Canada… to watch Championship side Reading.He was born in the town and emigrated to Toronto.But despite being an ocean apart, devoted Charles has never stopped following the fortunes of the Royals, And when he retired three years ago he had more time on his hands so became a season ticket-holder. 120,000 miles watching 17 matches.Charles said: “I’ve now renewed my season ticket for 2009/10. I usually time my trips so I can see two games in a week. What helps is that I’ve a brother and sister who live near Reading so I don’t pay accommodation – the air ticket is main expense.” Last season he clocked upCharles, who spent £14,000 travelling to the side’s Madejski Stadium last year, went to his first Reading game in 1958 as a schoolboy. He proudly remembers: “It was a 1-1 draw against Brighton.”Brendan Rodgers, manager of Reading FC who have been relegated to the Championship, said: “His dedication is just fantastic.”