Setanta set to land FA Cup and England rights

Setanta Sports and ITV are expected to be awarded the live television rights to the FA Cup and England internationals, according to a report.

Fri, 30 Mar, 2007 - 09:03

Setanta Sports and ITV are expected to be awarded the live television rights to the FA Cup and England internationals, according to a report.

The Financial Times claim the broadcasters have offered more than £400m (€588m) to take over the rights from the BBC and Sky Sports for four years from August 2008.

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