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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Exclusive by Tom Garry

Disney+ to enter women’s football market with Champions League rights

Pyrotechnics at the Emirates before Arsenal played Lyon in this season’s Champions League semi-final
Pyrotechnics at the Emirates before Arsenal played Lyon in this season’s Champions League semi-final. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

The streaming platform Disney+ is set to show live Women’s Champions League matches from next season across multiple European broadcast territories, including the United Kingdom.

It is understood Disney+ has agreed a five-year deal which will mean that it broadcasts every single match in the competition live, which is being perceived as a major step forward for coverage of the European women’s game’s top club competition.

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