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The Northern League of Legends Championship<\/strong> (NLC) has responded to accusations of delayed or missed payments to contractors as the 2026 season gets underway.<\/p>\n In a public statement, organizer LeaguesGG<\/strong> acknowledged delays affecting casters, hosts, and other broadcast staff. The company attributed the situation to heavy investment during the 2025 season and said it has now settled all original invoices.<\/p>\n The Denmark-based organizer said it made \u201csignificant investments\u201d in arena events and digital expansion last year, which helped\u00a0drive record viewership\u00a0but did not yield<\/span> a \u201csufficient commercial return.\u201d<\/p>\n As a result, LeaguesGG said it was forced to prioritize securing additional funding, a process that required significant time and effort.<\/p>\n \u201cWe sincerely regret the delays in payments that occurred during this period; however, our focus was always to secure all payments,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n However, some former team members and broadcast crew have publicly disputed the claim that all invoices have been settled.<\/p>\n Esports News UK reported that the first signs of issues emerged in October 2025, when sources indicated that LeaguesGG had delayed payments beyond the 30-day terms outlined in contracts.<\/p>\n Over the past week, affected individuals shared their frustrations online, describing repeated attempts to contact the organizer, including multiple follow-up messages that allegedly went unanswered.<\/p>\n The financial issues come after a landmark year for the NLC. In 2025, the league became EMEA\u2019s most popular European Regional League (ERL), with its Spring Split accumulating more than three million hours watched. Live events were held across multiple cities, including Nottingham, Copenhagen, and Stockholm.<\/p>\n NLC doesn’t pay their talent.<\/p>\n They can pay you 5 months late for work last June and ignore your late fee, then when you question them about your late fee being unpaid they string you along or ignore you until February!<\/p>\n After which their accounting messages you for the first\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/iyTWQOjH3f<\/a><\/p>\nReports of Delays Surfaced in Late 2025<\/h2>\n