DAZN and YouTube to host the Women’s Champions League | UEFA Women’s Champions League

The UEFA Women’s Champions League will be bigger than ever in 2021/22 and fans can look forward to groundbreaking coverage thanks to a new four-year global broadcast agreement with streaming platform DAZN, along with YouTube.

Great news for the competition, as the new agreement will significantly increase the spread of women’s football when the UEFA Women’s Champions League introduces a 16-team group stage for the first time. And, for fans, it means unprecedented access.

During the first two seasons (2021-23), fans will be able to watch the 61 games from the group stage live and on demand on DAZN and for free on the DAZN YouTube channel. In the next two seasons (2023-25), all 61 matches will be available live on DAZN, while 19 matches will be available for free on the DAZN YouTube channel.

The multi-year agreement gives DAZN exclusive rights worldwide, with the exception of MENA (Middle East and North Africa), where the rights include video clips and summaries, and China and its territories *.

The deal is one of the largest broadcast deals in the history of women’s football and marks another shift in the global commitment of UEFA and its partners to women’s sport, focused on the mission of growing the UEFA Women’s Champions League. turning more female players and more teams into household names, and inspiring the next generation of female players, all of which starts with more people around the world watching women’s soccer.

This follows UEFA’s decision to create a new format for the UEFA Women’s Champions League with a 16-team group stage and centralized media and sponsorship rights, which represents a significant increase in revenue. This has laid the foundations for the recently announced financial distribution model through which € 24 million will be distributed to women’s football across Europe, strengthening the future of this sport.

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UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin commented: “Two years ago, when we launched UEFA’s first women’s football strategy, ‘Time for Action’, we promised actions that would lead to bigger, more professional and more prosperous football for 2024. Since then, several initiatives have been carried out and this summer is a giant step in that direction. “

“We are delighted to announce the start of a four-year global partnership agreement with DAZN and YouTube. During the first two seasons, fans around the world will be able to access and watch all matches for free, allowing them to follow competition and the best players in the world. There is no better way to inspire future generations of boys and girls to play soccer. Women’s soccer is here to stay and will only grow and become stronger. “

Nadine Kessler, UEFA Women’s Football Director, said: “This agreement is great news for women’s football as this partnership between UEFA, DAZN and YouTube will ensure that the UEFA Women’s Champions League can be seen by fans, for all the people who love this sport, wherever they are on the planet. ”

“This visibility changes everything as the best female players and best women’s teams in the world can inspire more girls and young boys to fall in love with the sport. Together we are bringing women’s football to the world and everyone who tunes in will truly make a difference. difference when it comes to making it bigger. “

DAZN today presented a video campaign titled “We All Rise With More Eyes”, the first content on her UEFA Women’s Champions League YouTube channel, video directed by award-winning Alyssa Boni and dubbed by British rapper FLOHIO.

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