By Henrique Santiago ( September 16, 2026, 21:21 GMT | Insight) -- Investor firm Sports Media Entertainment argued in a petition submitted to Brazil's competition authority that two organizations making allegations about a media rights transaction involving the investor had provided no substantive evidence and were merely causing procedural disruption.Sports Media Entertainment, the investor behind soccer bloc Futebol Forte União, argued before Brazil's competition watchdog that the National Association of Soccer Referees, or Anaf, and the National Federation of Professional Soccer Athletes, or Fenapaf, have sought to disrupt the review of a media rights transaction through unfounded allegations....
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