2014 World Cup radio rights: "Sport runs off information" (François Clauss, Europe 1)

"Those €185,000 go directly into FIFA’s pocket! This is the price to cover the 2014 World Cup, but it only gives you the right to pay more if you want to access the stadiums and comment live on a match of the competition," declared François Clauss, Director of Sports for the French radio station Europe 1 to NTF, on the 21/01/2014.

Europe 1 announced, on the 13/01/2014, that it acquired the 2014 World Cup radio rights (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014) from FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) for an amount of €185,000. RTL, RMC and Radio France, three other French radio stations or groups, have paid the same amount in order to cover the World Cup.

"Sport becomes more globalised everyday, a paid and organised show, where the logic of profitability rules. Sport runs more and more off information," explained François Clauss.

The director of Europe 1 answered NTF’s questions.