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Richard Jones, Director of Media, Film, Journalism, Politics and History, University of Salford

Disney+ and Netflix are buying into football – without buying the live action

Sport is the new battleground in the streaming wars. But it’s not action on the field they’re tempting us with.

Disney+ has signed a deal with Gary Neville’s football media brand The Overlap. It’ll host his Stick to Football talk show and a new Manchester United-focused programme co-hosted by Wayne Rooney and YouTuber Mark Goldbridge.

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