Fox Sports 'reviewing' FFA deal after taking down A-League content

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Fox Sports has confirmed it is 'reviewing' its association with domestic football in Australia after scrubbing the A-League and W-League from all of its platforms on Wednesday evening.

"We're having a good look at it. There's still plenty of content on there from the BeIN properties, some LaLiga and stuff like that from memory."

FFA chief executive James Johnson, who is believed to have met with Fox to discuss the contract on Wednesday, declined to comment.Getty Images Sources close to FFA are adamant that the season will be completed even if Fox does not agree to show the matches. But if Fox walks away altogether, it will could hurt the FFA's digital rights partner, Telstra, whichin 2018. If Fox, which is 65 per cent owned by News Corp and 35 per cent owned by Telstra, decide permanently exit the deal, Telstra risks losing the sport from its Live Pass offering. It would be the second sport that Telstra has lost in a matter of weeks, after it was blocked byIf Telstra loses the rights, it would pave the way for rival telecommunications partnerto make a bid.

 

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