ITV Scores England National Team Deal
ITV has acquired the television rights to show England men’s international football matches in the UK, agreeing a four-year deal to take over from incumbent broadcaster Channel 4.
Under terms of the new agreement, ITV will show live, exclusive, free-to-air coverage of all England men’s football matches outside major tournament finals from September 2024 through to June 2028, in a new deal with UEFA.
In total, at least 40 matches – approximately ten each season – will be shown by IT. Across the 40 matches, ITV will broadcast England’s bid to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals in North America followed by the European Qualifiers to UEFA EURO 2028.
In addition, all England matches in the UEFA Nations League, plus all England friendlies will be shown by ITV.
ITV had previously held the rights for England European Qualifiers from 2018 until 2022.
ITV currently holds the rights to show both UEFA EURO 2024 and UEFA EURO 2028, sharing coverage with the BBC.
Niall Sloane, Director of ITV Sport, said, “We’re delighted to bring the England men’s team back to ITV, which keeps coverage of their progress between major tournaments on free to air television. We have an experienced team here who are looking forward to bringing viewers all the action and insight from England’s qualification campaigns in the coming years.”
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