Buckley confident of getting TV right

May 6, 2011
By Guy Hand
Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley insists Australian soccer will get the right television deal despite two key hurdles facing the sport.

Buckley believes the AFL's record-breaking $1.253 billion TV rights agreement signed off last week is not a problem for soccer.

He subscribes to the theory that that deal helps other sports, rather than sucks money away from potential TV suitors.

But as soccer looks beyond its current contract with Fox Sports, ...

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