The Premier League's decision to broadcast live matches on Friday nights has been criticised by the Football League for clashing with a slot which has traditionally been used for lower-league games. The Friday night games - up to 10 matches a season - are part of the Premier League's new invitation to tender (ITT) for the domestic TV rights for the 2016-2019 seasons. Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey - who also announced that no clubs other than Blackburn, Leeds and Nottingham Forest will have Financial Fair Play transfer embargoes for January - said he understood the pressures on the Premier League but labelled the move 'disappointing' and 'frustrating'. Millwall's Dan Shittu skips by Bolton's Lee Chung-yong in their Friday Championship match on Sky Sports . Football League CEO Shaun Harvey says Friday night Premier League games will hurt the lower tiers . Michael Owen and Steve McManaman in their roles as pundits for BT Sport . Harvey said: 'The Premier League's tender document includes an increased number of live matches and an intention to broadcast up to 10 matches on a Friday evening, which is obviously disappointing as this slot has traditionally been used by the Football League for its own televised matches. 'While it's frustrating and will make our job of meeting our own contractual commitments harder, we do nevertheless understand the pressures that are building on the fixture calendar.' Harvey blamed the demands of the Champions League and Europa League for adding to the pressure on domestic competitions. Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville feature as part of their coverage of 116 games this season . Sky Sports currently have the rights to broadcast a Premier League match on Monday nights . He added: 'They [the pressures] are being created mainly by the expansion of European club competitions because leagues are prohibited from broadcasting their matches on the same night. In addition, it means that Premier League clubs in European competitions cannot play in televised domestic matches on a Monday evening. 'In any event, the broadcasting of Premier League matches on a Friday night at the level being proposed will always be more preferable than the idea of the entire Premier League fixture schedule being shown live, or matches being shown at 3pm on a Saturday, as this could have catastrophic consequences for our clubs.' Harvey blamed the demands of European competitions the Champions League, won last season by Gareth Bale's Real Madrid, and the Europa League for adding to the pressure on domestic competitions . In terms of financial fair play, Harvey said only the trio of clubs announced on December 15 will be subject to transfer embargoes. A decision is expected in the first half of January on whether promoted clubs QPR and Leicester will be fined. Harvey said: 'Based on information that has now been received and reviewed, there will be only three clubs subject to an FFP embargo from the January 1 2015: Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest.'
New Premier League TV licensing deal tendered to interested parties .
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Friday night slot traditionally filled by Football League fixtures .
Blackburn, Leeds and Nottingham Forest have FFP transfer embargoes for January with a decision to come on possibles fines for QPR and Leicester .
The Premier League's decision to broadcast live matches on Friday nights has been criticised by the Football League for clashing with a slot which has traditionally been used for lower-league games. The Friday night games - up to 10 matches a season - are part of the Premier League's new invitation to tender (ITT) for the domestic TV rights for the 2016-2019 seasons. Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey - who also announced that no clubs other than Blackburn, Leeds and Nottingham Forest will have Financial Fair Play transfer embargoes for January - said he understood the pressures on the Premier League but labelled the move 'disappointing' and 'frustrating'. Millwall's Dan Shittu skips by Bolton's Lee Chung-yong in their Friday Championship match on Sky Sports . Football League CEO Shaun Harvey says Friday night Premier League games will hurt the lower tiers . Michael Owen and Steve McManaman in their roles as pundits for BT Sport . Harvey said: 'The Premier League's tender document includes an increased number of live matches and an intention to broadcast up to 10 matches on a Friday evening, which is obviously disappointing as this slot has traditionally been used by the Football League for its own televised matches. 'While it's frustrating and will make our job of meeting our own contractual commitments harder, we do nevertheless understand the pressures that are building on the fixture calendar.' Harvey blamed the demands of the Champions League and Europa League for adding to the pressure on domestic competitions. Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville feature as part of their coverage of 116 games this season . Sky Sports currently have the rights to broadcast a Premier League match on Monday nights . He added: 'They [the pressures] are being created mainly by the expansion of European club competitions because leagues are prohibited from broadcasting their matches on the same night. In addition, it means that Premier League clubs in European competitions cannot play in televised domestic matches on a Monday evening. 'In any event, the broadcasting of Premier League matches on a Friday night at the level being proposed will always be more preferable than the idea of the entire Premier League fixture schedule being shown live, or matches being shown at 3pm on a Saturday, as this could have catastrophic consequences for our clubs.' Harvey blamed the demands of European competitions the Champions League, won last season by Gareth Bale's Real Madrid, and the Europa League for adding to the pressure on domestic competitions . In terms of financial fair play, Harvey said only the trio of clubs announced on December 15 will be subject to transfer embargoes. A decision is expected in the first half of January on whether promoted clubs QPR and Leicester will be fined. Harvey said: 'Based on information that has now been received and reviewed, there will be only three clubs subject to an FFP embargo from the January 1 2015: Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest.'
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