Utibe Ekoson
Spain’s top football division, La Liga, has taken out a court injunction against the beIN Media Group to freeze 50 million euros of their assets after non-payment for television rights.The dispute is widely seen as the latest salvo in a feud between La Liga’s outspoken president Javier Tebas and beIN Group Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is also the president of Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain.The two men have been at loggerheads on a range of issues over the past few years.A Spanish court placed a temporary hold on the 50 million euros pending a full hearing on the case, according to court documents issued on Monday that AFP has seen.A La Liga spokesperson confirmed the Spanish league had sought legal remedies to guarantee the payment of the amounts owed from the contracts for international TV rights following non-payment by beIN.The media group broadcasts La Liga football across three continents and in 35 countries, including France, Hong Kong and New Zealand, paying La Liga an estimated 1.5 billion euros over the past five years.
