“In the UAF decided on a single television and for the cup competition”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
– I am very grateful to the clubs for looking with them in one direction. He felt a complete understanding. We conducted an open dialogue that led to specific results. We agreed the concept of the new format of the Cup from the next season, agreed to combine the TV rules on it, and they will all be brought to a single television point – UPL TV, around which very high quality football content will be formed around the future, and we will be able to concentrate all national football for the viewer in one place. This is such an ambition and purpose.
It is very cool that the clubs at one time dared to go to this project called UPL TV, which is very highly expanding its horizons.
– What will the transmission of TV right, what are the pros for clubs and UAF?
– The main thing we have agreed together – we want to create a quality product and all agreed with it. Next season of the Cup of Ukraine we will introduce uniform standards of show. All expenditures will be borne by the Ukrainian Football Association through the involvement of sponsors and partners. And this financial burden of UAF takes from clubs. Before that, the financial responsibility for the broadcasting of home matches lay on them. Now all rights will be consolidated and all matches will be shown to UPL TV. This is a step towards the UAF. The most important thing that we have demonstrated is that Ukrainian football is a bilateral street when the subjects are moving for each other.
– What is the fundamental difference between the new Cup format and the previous one?
– We wanted this to be a cup for the whole of Ukraine, we attracted the regions. We took extra time, now there will be a penalty series in the case of a draw. We have given the feeling that every match for each team is crucial and every minute is important. And, let’s just say, to small clubs try to jump as high as possible.