Liga Forte Futebol

Libra and Liga Forte União (LFU), the two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Série B teams seeking to drive plans for a new league system, are closing in on an agreement to jointly market th…

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.

Two years of wrangling with investors, intermediaries and each other over the creation of a unified league have brought Brazil’s football clubs back to where they started: fragmented conversations with media group Globo.

Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two collectives seeking to plot a new path for Brazilian football, has miscalculated the level of support it enjoys among clubs, according to reports 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 …