The new conflict over League 1 2026 rights remains unresolved. The clubs made a drastic decision against 1190 Sports: They will not let their cameras enter the stadiums if the lack of payments that the squads have been suffering is not regularized.
For his part, The operator in charge of broadcasting the meetings defended himself and through your legal advisor Julio Garciaassured that there are no debts, there is only a lack of payments, which is stipulated in the contract.
This generated discomfort among the institutions, and Alvaro Barco He raised his voice in protest. He was against the position of 1190 Sports and harshly criticized the Peruvian Football Federation qualifying the Liga 1 like a “corpse”.
These statements did not go unnoticed and the FPF responded forcefully to the sports director of University of Sports. He rejected the manager’s words and highlighted his three-time championship in an unusual way, generating many reactions.
“As the governing body of Peruvian football, the FPF maintains its commitment to increasing competitiveness. However, he regrets that Mr. Barco describes as a “corpse” the tournament that has allowed the club he represents today to have been champion in the last three years and to have received unprecedented income. These types of statements affect all of Peruvian football, also belittling the work of the clubs who are responsible for the sustainability of the championship,” reads one of the points in the Federation’s statement that it published on its social networks.
The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) assured that League 1 improved with the new transmission rights through 1190 Sports and pointed out the benefits it granted to the clubs.
“Since the organization of Liga1 was within the scope of the FPF, the championship has improved in a concrete way. Today it is a better organized tournament and with greater value as a sports product. Thanks to this management, the value of the naming right and sponsorships increased; Television rights income increased by 20% for each club; and the FPF assumed the operating costs that were not previously covered, allowing the clubs to have more resources available,” the official said.
The highest national football entity specified that it does not owe money to any squad: “The FPF has not “taken” money from any club. It is the clubs themselves that manage their finances. “The decentralization of television rights encouraged the matches to be seen today on different channels and operators, and not just by one company, as happened for more than ten years without giving greater potential to the championship.”
And finally, he demanded ‘U’ to take charge of Álvaro Barco’s accusations against the entity chaired by Agustín Lozano: “The FPF urges the University Sports Club to comment on the statements made by its manager, “considering the responsibility that his position implies and the reputational damage caused.”
