World's football bodies urge Saudi Arabia to stop pirate TV service
by Mark Sweney from World news | The Guardian on (#4MA5T)
Fifa, Uefa and Premier League ask Saudi government to clamp down on beoutQ
The world's biggest football authorities, including those who run the Premier League, World Cup and Champions League, have called on Saudi Arabia to take action to stop a sophisticated, homegrown pirate TV and streaming service that is illegally broadcasting matches internationally.
The strongly worded letter from the exasperated sports bodies - including Fifa, Uefa, Germany's Bundesliga, Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A as well as the Asian Football Confederation - comes after almost 18 months fruitlessly attempting to mount a legal challenge in Saudi Arabia to block the service, called beoutQ.
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