Serie A to form breakaway league

[ZexyZahid]

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Page last updated at 19:32 GMT, Thursday, 30 April 2009 20:32 UK

Serie A to form breakaway league

Italy's top football division Serie A is poised to split from Serie B to form a new league Lega Calcio Serie A.

The two divisions have been unable to reach an agreement over finance and Serie A is set to copy the formation of England's Premier League.

The Premier League increased its share of television revenue after breaking away from the other divisions in 1992.

"Nineteen Serie A clubs today decided to create the 'Lega Calcio Serie A'," said a statement by the new league.

BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Serie A to form breakaway league

 

[m_vaughan]

I saw this coming for a while now. There was too much money being shared, despite most of it coming in because of Serie A.

 

[Kev]

I bet they spent ages thinking up the new name