Soccer clubs in £1bn media fight

England’s elite soccer clubs are facing resistance from smaller rivals to their plan to grab a bigger share of the more than £1bn (€840m) a year the Premier League gets for international media rights.

The smaller teams, seeking to maintain the current revenue-sharing agreement, are set to gather ahead of an October 4 Premier League meeting to devise a challenge against the six big clubs — Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham — according to people familiar with the situation.

Teams like Manchester City and Liverpool are arguing that their popularity helps drive international revenue, so they should get a bigger slice.