Bt Sport Acquires European U21 Champs

17 May 2015 | sigadmin

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BT Sport has secured the exclusive live rights for the 2015 Uefa European U-21 Championship national team football tournament taking place next month.

This year’s competition, hosted in the Czech Republic, runs from 17th to 30th June with BT Sport to broadcast all 15 games live.

The tournament contains eight teams, with England set to face Italy, Portugal and Sweden in the group stages. The other group includes the host nation, as well as Germany, Denmark and Serbia.

Simon Green, sports channel director at BT Sport, said: “The UEFA Under-21 Championships are always one of the highlights of international football with the future stars on show.

“It’s always fantastic to see who could go on to win future international tournaments and who has the best young players coming through and I’m sure this tournament will be no different.

“Fans of football will be eager to see how England get on against the European elite, exclusively live on BT Sport.”