Sky Sports Football

Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on Sky Sports Football

Africa Cup of Nations

2024-2025

Germany - Bundesliga

2021-2025

Sky Sports has secured digital and broadcast rights to Germany’s Bundesliga in the UK until the end of the 2024/2025 season following a four-year deal. Sky will show matches across its family of channels, both linear and digital, and will broadcast live one premium match of each round on Sky Sports Football channel.

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Other matches will be shown on other channels, including Sky Sports YouTube.

Germany - DFL-Supercup

2021-2025

Sky Sports has acquired digital and broadcast rights to Germany’s DFL Super Cup in the UK until 2025 after signing a four-year deal. The annual match will be shown on Sky's family of channels - both linear as well as digital.

England - League Cup

2024-2029

Sky Sports is broadcasting all 93 Carabao Cup matches every season in the UK from 2024/25 to 2028/29. Coverage includes Sky Sports UK television channels and streaming on NOW TV, catering to a wide audience base, including those without Sky subscriptions.

England - Championship

2024-2029

Sky Sports UK has secured the rights to broadcast a minimum of 328 matches from the Sky Bet Championship annually over five years, starting with the 2024/25 season and extending through to the 2028/29 season. The English Championship coverage spans Sky Sports channels and NOW TV, providing contract-free access for non-Sky subscribers in the United Kingdom.

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The broadcasting approach employs a minimum of eight cameras per game for a more detailed and immersive viewing experience. Official reports indicate that the EFL deal, which comprised a total of 1,059 matches annually across multiple EFL competitions, comprises £895m in guaranteed payments and £40m in marketing benefits.

England - EFL Trophy

2024-2029

The EFL Trophy has all 127 matches broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK each season from 2024/25 to 2028/29. Coverage is available on Sky Sports TV channels and through NOW TV streaming, making the domestic competition available to both Sky subscribers and non-subscribers.

England - League One

2024-2029

Sky Sports UK has committed to broadcasting a minimum of 248 Sky Bet League One matches each season throughout its five-year agreement with the EFL, which covers seasons from 2024/25 to 2028/29. The English League One matches on Sky Sports television channels are also available for streaming on NOW TV, targeting viewers beyond Sky’s traditional subscriber base.

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The list of fixtures is set to include games on holidays and international breaks.

England - League Two

2024-2029

The EFL has agreed to a deal that sees pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports UK cover 248 Sky Bet League Two matches per season for five years, from 2024/25 to 2028/29. These League Two broadcasts are accessible on Sky Sports television channels and via NOW TV streaming, broadening the reach to include non-subscribers.

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Streamed matches from League Two are guaranteed to feature a minimum of two cameras, which is meant to elevate the quality of viewing across Sky Sports’ television and mobile platforms.

England - Women's Super League

2024-2025

Sky Sports has secured the rights to broadcast up to 44 Women's Super League (WSL) matches for the 2024/25 season. This arrangement follows a renewal of their initial three-year deal established in 2021. Sky Sports' WSL coverage is available to its subscribers and distributed for live streaming on the NOW platform (OTT), allowing access to these matches beyond traditional cable or satellite services.

Scotland - Scottish Premiership

2024-2029

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About

Sky Sports Football history, coverage, features

Sky Sports is a group of television sports channels owned by the satellite pay-tv company Sky. Sky Sports is frequently referred to as the dominant sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland, mainly because it has played a major role in commercializing British sport since 1991. One of the most notable examples is their influence to create the Premier League in 1992. The first Sky Sports channel was launched on April 20, 1991.

In the past, Sky Sports used to number its channels to facilitate access to their users, but this approach was dropped in 2017, when the company decided to brand its channels with the sport they are dedicated to cover in most cases. 

Sky Sports Football is one of Sky Sports’ channels to be rebranded, with its entire focus being football tournaments that don’t take place in the United Kingdom or have to do with top-tier competitions in the region. In the past, Sky Sports Football has covered the EFL Championship, Carabao Cup games, La Liga matches, Scottish Premier League games, MLS matches, and European Football Championship qualifiers. Sky Sports Football has also aired home games involving the following National Football teams: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Wales.

Sky Sports Football broadcasts its content in HD, as most of Sky Sports’ channels. Sky Sports Football is one of eight premium channels available over the basic Sky package, along with Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Arena, Sky Sports Golf, Sky Sports F1, and Sky Sports Action.

All of Sky Sports’ premium channels, such as Sky Sports Football, may also be available on other pay-tv carriers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Check local listings for further details.