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Competitions available on BBC Sport Web

FIFA Women's World Cup

2019-2025

BBC has secured British media rights to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. BBC is set to provide extensive tournament coverage by joining ITV in showing all 64 matches live in the UK. The matches have been slotted on various BBC channels. The 2023 Women's World Cup Final is scheduled to air live on both BBC1 and ITV1 in the UK.

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In addition to television coverage, live audio commentary is available on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra. Viewers can also access match highlights through the BBC's online platforms, including BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Pregame and postgame shows are expected to be included in the broadcast lineup, with match highlights and recaps.

UEFA Euro

2024

Fans can watch the UEFA Euro 2024 live on TV and online in the UK. The BBC has secured British broadcasting rights for a curated selection of the tournament's key matches, ensuring comprehensive coverage across its platforms. This includes live broadcasts of England’s opening two group games against Serbia and Denmark, scheduled for 16 and 20 June, respectively, and Scotland’s matches against Switzerland and Hungary on 19 and 23 June.

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The BBC's Euro 2024 portfolio is further enriched with the first choice for the quarter-finals and live coverage of marquee matches involving big teams such as Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal. Additionally, the broadcaster has agreed to feature two group stage games involving the host nation, Germany, emphasizing the breadth of its coverage. In addition to television broadcasts, the BBC's Euro 2024 coverage is also scheduled for live streaming on OTT service BBC iPlayer and live commentary on its radio channels. This multi-platform approach caters to a diverse audience, ensuring that viewers and listeners have the flexibility to engage with the tournament's pivotal moments across BBC TV channels, online via BBC iPlayer, and through audio broadcasts on BBC radio. Collaborating with ITV to broadcast the final match, the BBC aims to deliver an immersive viewing experience for football fans. Coverage plans aside from live action from the UEFA Euro 2024 on BBC in the UK also include in-depth analysis and comprehensive match highlights.

UEFA Women's Euro

2025

UEFA Champions League

2024-2027

The BBC has acquired UK rights to the UEFA Champions League for the 2024-2027 cycle. It is the first time that the British public service broadcaster has landed TV rights to this competition. BBC’s Champions League contract includes match highlights on television, as well as on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and mobile apps.

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Short clips around the competition are also expected to be regularly posted on the network’s social media channels. In addition, BBC’s deal includes the Champions League final.

England - FA Cup

2021-2025

British public service broadcaster the BBC has extended its English FA Cup domestic rights until 2025. The four-year contract renewal, which takes effect in 2021, will see BBC’s free-to-air television channels air up to 18 live FA Cup matches every season. Coverage will include up to six live FA Cup games from the first and second rounds, as well as FA Cup highlights and clips online.

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The BBC will be sharing FA Cup broadcasts with British commercial network ITV.

Scotland - Scottish Cup

2024-2029

BBC Scotland has extended its agreement with the Scottish Football Association to continue broadcasting the Scottish Cup until the end of the 2028-29 season. Under this renewed deal, BBC Scotland will provide live free-to-air coverage of one match from each round, including the final, and offer comprehensive highlights through its Sportscene programs.

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The broadcaster will also produce "near live digital highlights" and retain rights to air the Scottish FA Youth Cup Final.

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BBC Sport Web history, coverage, features

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)’s sports department has played a significant role in the broadcaster’s coverage of sporting events around the world. Since the BBC Sport brand was launched in 1988 ahead of the Summer Olympics in Seoul that year, it has gone on to garner a large following, thanks to its operator’s extensive portfolio of sports competition rights.

As BBC Sport encapsulate the BBC’s sport-related broadcasts on all platforms—television, radio and online—the brand has managed to secure a vast collection of UK-based radio rights, in the past. It has brought its international audience live audio commentary for some of the biggest events in many sports disciplines, including American football, cricket, golf, rugby, tennis, motorsport and association football.