Overview

• The EFA has issued detailed reform demands including full transparency over central TV, sponsorship and merchandising contracts, equitable revenue sharing, clear conflict-of-interest rules and support for financially weaker franchises.
• The alliance has warned it will consider forming a breakaway league if the ELF does not implement these governance and revenue-sharing reforms.
• ELF CEO Zeljko Karajica acknowledged that the league must improve its communication to become more transparent and has invited franchise owners to negotiate changes.
• Karajica rejected claims of missed or delayed payments, stating that the league has fulfilled its contractual and financial obligations to all franchises.
• Negotiations between the EFA and ELF are underway as both sides seek to resolve the dispute.