Serie A blocks Albanian broadcaster Tring over unauthorised signal overspill into Italy

Sparta Prague defeated Teplice 3-1 on Saturday in the Czech First League, as the club sought to recover from a weak start to the domestic season following its elimination by Lyon in the Champions League qualifiers. The match was part of a four-game slate in the league’s fourth round, with live broadcasts provided by Radiožurnál Sport.
Elsewhere in the Czech league, Pardubice faced Mladá Boleslav, Slovácko played Sigma Olomouc, and Plzeň hosted Zlín in the evening. All matches were aired live by Radiožurnál Sport, according to the station’s schedule .
In Italy, Serie A’s Lega Calcio announced it would cut off its signal to Tring, an Albanian broadcaster, effective immediately. The decision followed reports that Tring’s platform, which legally holds rights to Serie A and Coppa Italia in Albania, was not geolocalizing its streams, allowing Italian viewers to access matches at a fraction of the domestic cost. A statement from Lega Calcio confirmed the move, citing contractual violations that prohibited signal overspill into Italy. Tring’s annual subscription, priced at €250 for full Serie A and Champions League coverage, had undercut Italian broadcasters like DAZN, which pays approximately €700 million per season for domestic rights .
Meanwhile, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced it would comply with a court order to reinstate 1º Dezembro in the Campeonato de Portugal, the country’s fourth tier. The decision, issued by the Central Administrative Court South, overruled the FPF’s earlier exclusion of the club due to unpaid player debts. In a statement, the FPF expressed concern that the ruling undermined the competition’s integrity and transparency, though it confirmed it would proceed with the integration within 24 hours as mandated .
In Greece, sports broadcasts on Saturday included the women’s 20km race walk final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, featuring Greek athletes Drisbioti, Tsinopoulou, Fiaska, and Kourkoutsaki. Later, Dimitris Tsiamis competed in the men’s triple jump final. Tennis coverage included Maria Sakkari’s second-round WTA match in Cincinnati against Kamilla Rakhimova, while football action featured Hertha Berlin vs. Heidenheim, Nottingham Forest vs. Leicester, and Middlesbrough vs. Lincoln City. Additional matches included Sheffield United vs. Birmingham, Dundee United vs. Celtic, PSV Eindhoven vs. Excelsior, and Porto vs. Rio Ave .
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