PREMIER LEAGUE

PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION D
THE LEAGUE: GOVERNANCE, OPERATIONS AND FINANCE
SECTION D: THE LEAGUE – FINANCE
Obligations of the League Old Rule
D.1. Subject to the provisions of Article 49, the League shall enter into Commercial
Contracts, UK Broadcasting Contracts, Overseas Broadcasting Contracts, Radio
Contracts and Title Sponsorship Contracts with the intention in the case of each
UK Broadcasting Contract for the live Transmission of League Matches that each
Club shall participate in at least one live televised League Match each Season.
D.2. Each Club and each Contract Player shall comply with any reasonable request
made on behalf of the League to allow the Player’s Image to be used to enable the
League to fulfil its Commercial Contracts, UK Broadcasting Contracts, Overseas
Broadcasting Contracts, Radio Contracts and Title Sponsorship Contracts, provided
that, where the size of the product permits, the League shall not use the images of
less than 4 Contract Players, each from different Clubs, on any one product.
Obligations of Clubs Old Rule
D.3. Subject to Rule D.8, Clubs shall provide such rights, facilities and services as are
required to enable the League to fulfil its Commercial Contracts, UK Broadcasting
Contracts, Overseas Broadcasting Contracts, Radio Contracts and Title Sponsorship
Contracts and shall not by any act or omission infringe any exclusive rights granted
thereunder or otherwise cause any breach thereof to occur. For the avoidance of doubt
only the League may enforce this Rule against a Club and no other Person shall have
any right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties Act) 1999 to so enforce it.
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D.4. Each Club shall indemnify the League against any liability the League may incur
in the event of a finding by a Court of Law or other body of competent jurisdiction
that the League induced the Club to breach a contract with a third party as a result
of requiring the Club to comply with Rule D.3.
D.5. The Title Sponsorship Contract shall not have the effect of preventing any Club
from granting any rights of whatever nature pursuant to its Club Shirt Sponsor
Contract irrespective of when the Club enters into the same and the Club Shirt
Sponsor Contract of any Club shall not have the effect of preventing any right
granted pursuant to any Title Sponsorship Contract being operated or enjoyed in
respect of any Club or at the ground of any Club.
D.6. Each Club shall provide such reasonable rights, facilities and services at each
League Match taking place at its registered ground as are reasonably required and
as are authorised by any directive issued by the League pursuant to Rule D.7 to
enable the Visiting Club in respect of the said League Match to comply with the
terms of any Club Radio Contract to which it is party.
D.7. The League shall issue from time to time directives to Clubs setting out those
rights which may and may not be granted by any Club in any Club Radio Contract
and each Club shall comply in all respects with any such directive.
D.8. In the case of a Commercial Contract and/or a Title Sponsorship Contract a Club
shall not be bound to comply with Rule D.3 if:
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