BREAKING NEWS Premier League chief Richard Masters pulls out of key broadcast meeting at luxury golf club to prepare for emergency talks with clubs amid civil war after Man City legal battle Richard Masters pulled out of a key meeting with Premier League broadcasters He has directed attention on to the civil war developing between clubs SOCCER A-Z: Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. New episodes every Wednesday and Friday By Mike Keegan Published: 20:01, 9 October 2024 | Updated: 20:36, 9 October 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Premier League boss Richard Masters pulled out of a high-end golf day with top execs from the game’s broadcast partners in a last-minute decision to focus on the crisis tearing apart English football. The under-pressure chief executive was due to tee off with bigwigs from Sky Sports and a delegation from NBC at the exclusive Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland on Wednesday morning.
However, with the game gripped by civil war following the top-flight’s legal battle with Manchester City over sponsorship rules , Masters decided to withdraw in what has been described as a ‘last-minute’ call ahead of a showdown emergency meeting with clubs next Thursday to discuss the fallout. Former Premier League supremo Richard Scudamore was at the event and partnered Sky Sports director of football Gary Hughes – although league insiders have insisted Scudamore was not a replacement for Masters and that he was always going to attend. Scud.
