LONDON — The English Premier League, the world’s most widely watched soccer league, said on Tuesday that it had sold British television rights for a record 5.1 billion pounds, or about $7.8 billion.
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“It is an endorsement of what the Barclays Premier League delivers that these broadcast partnerships have been extended and enhanced,” Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the English Premier League, said in a statement. Barclays is the official sponsor of the Premier League.
