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Liga Forte União (LFU), a group of 25 Brazilian football clubs, has announced the sale of 20 per cent of its broadcast rights for the next 50 years for R$2.6bn (€494m/$525m), in what represents one of the most significant developments in the sport's history in the country.

The two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and B teams seeking to drive plans for a new Brazilian football league system have this week made new financial offers in a bid to entice rival clubs …

1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has been appointed as a consultant to the two funds backing Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two organisations s…