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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matt Hughes

BBC and ITV opt against bids to televise Fifa Club World Cup in summer

The Fifa Club World Cup trophy during a presentation aboard a riverboat on the Seine this week
The Fifa Club World Cup trophy during a presentation aboard a riverboat on the Seine this week. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

The BBC and ITV have declined to pursue the chance to televise this summer’s Club World Cup, leaving Fifa increasingly concerned about the visibility of its flagship new tournament in a key market.

The streaming platform Dazn agreed to pay $1bn (£787m) for global Club World Cup rights in a deal which involved the company pledging to make all 63 matches available free-to-air on its app.

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