Broadcast rights to live Premier League matches are set to be debated tomorrow in Brussels, when Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the FA Premier League, is scheduled to meet Neelie Kroes, the competition commissioner.
A spokesman for the European Commission said suggestions that the Commission is insisting on a 50 per cent cap on any one broadcaster were “pure propaganda” from the Premier League.
There are signs, however, that both sides may be willing to be more flexible than recent statements might suggest, reports the UK's Times newspaper.
The Premier League is signalling that it is willing to increase to 20 per cent the proportion of games that it reserves for a second broadcaster.
If the talks break down, the Commission is expected to send a 'statement of objections', a formal warning to the League that its proposals are in breach of competition law.
That could expose the League to a fine of up to 10 per cent of turnover.
