In an interview with Tasnim news agency’s sports reporter, Sadegh Droodgar said about the formation of the television broadcasting rights working group in the football federation: In 2018, after the request from the clubs and the federation, we appealed to the Islamic Council to receive broadcasting rights. There, an issue was raised that broadcasting rights should be paid to federations and clubs through environmental advertising, and finally a law was approved to receive broadcasting rights.
He added: Last year, it was simply announced that any federation or club that has environmental advertisements must pour its income into the government’s coffers. Out of 100% of environmental advertising income, 30% goes to the club or federation, and a percentage of it is reduced. The rest of the income, which is equivalent to 70% of environmental advertising, will go to TV and radio. With this situation, not only the Ministry of Sports and the clubs do not get anything for broadcasting rights, but they also have to give their money from the environmental advertising to the radio and television. The request and agreement that was made last year was something else, but in the end, the outcome of this law was something else, and no one has followed it carefully.
The member of the presidium of the league organization reminded about the actions that will be taken in the working group for broadcast rights: this working group wants to represent in this matter through interaction with reasonable and logical methods and based on national interests and with a commitment to the integrity of governance. To defend the rights of football clubs. If we pursue the issue in a principled way, we can solve this issue. We have to solve this issue through the law enforcers, we will try to solve this existing reality and real need, which is one of the requirements for issuing professional license and FIFA and Asian Football Confederation Let’s investigate with the help of all responsible agencies.
About Sedavasima’s claim that it has paid for the right to broadcast football, Droodgar said: What Sedavasima has paid is not broadcasting rights, and the dear ones in Sedavasima also acknowledge that. This law has also created problems for radio and television. This law is actually the loss of the money of the environmental advertising of the clubs. With this situation, not only do we not get the right to broadcast, but we also have to give them our environmental advertising, which is against the goal of the legislator and the oppression of football clubs. We are looking to explain this issue to the government and parliament through legal channels and tell the facts of football and fully explain the sensitivity of the issue to all institutions.
He pointed out: One of the main issues that Infantino requested from the president and the former minister in a personal visit and an official letter and received approval is the right to broadcast. Other issues are the independence of the federation and the discussion of women, which I will not address now. Now we have to seek interaction with the radio through legal channels. We must have cooperation and synergy within the framework of national interests. We do not have a coercive approach in this matter, because such conditions are not in anyone’s interest. We want to get the right to play football by following all the legal formalities. The honorable parliament should be justified by presenting reasons and documents so that this issue is fully resolved and the laws are approved soon.