Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on ESPN2 Brazil

UEFA Europa League

2027-2031

ESPN is the official broadcaster of the UEFA Europa League in Latin America, including Brazil, after securing the rights to Europe’s second-tier club competition with a four-year deal. This agreement extends the network’s previous UEL rights package through the 2027-28, 2028-29, 2029-30, and 2030-31 seasons, with the previous deal ending in 2026-27.

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UEFA Nations League

2022-2028

ESPN Latin America is the official UEFA Nations League broadcaster in 16 territories in South and Central America. Fans can watch select live Nations League matches each matchweek with Spanish-language commentary in the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname and Venezuela.

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UEFA Conference League

2027-2031

ESPN has renewed its exclusive UEFA Conference League broadcast rights in Latin America, including Brazil, for the 2027 to 2031 TV cycle. This means fans across Latin America can watch UEFA Conference League games live and exclusively on ESPN, while viewers who prefer to stream the Conference League will need the Disney+ streaming app.

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England - Premier League

2025-2028

ESPN has secured the exclusive Premier League broadcast rights in Latin America for the 2025-26 to 2027-28 seasons, with this extension covering Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Live coverage for all 380 matches per season is available on the video-on-demand OTT (over-the-top) streaming service Disney+.

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Spain - La Liga

2021-2026

ESPN maintains non-exclusive multimedia LaLiga broadcast rights in Latin America until 2026, following a multi-year extension. This long-term TV contract covers Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The pay-TV provider exclusively covers up to five LaLiga matches per round and shares coverage with fellow commercial broadcaster DirecTV.

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Italy - Serie A

2024-2027

Italian Serie A matches are shown live each week on ESPN in Latin America; namely, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela).

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Italian Serie A matches are shown live each week on ESPN in Latin America; namely, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela).

The broadcaster has the rights to show all 380 Italian Serie A matches live across its linear network, including ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN Brasil and their streaming service, Disney+, until the end of the 2026-27 season.

All Italian Serie A matches in Latin America are broadcast live with Spanish-language commentary, and all matches can also be caught on-demand online or via recap through a dedicated Serie A highlights show.

Portugal - Primeira Liga

2023-2026

The Liga Portugal Betclic is aired live on ESPN Brasil. Five games are broadcast each matchday and are available for live and on-demand streaming, along with comprehensive highlights. Disney’s sports network, which owns ESPN Brasil, has five games per round between linear pay-TV and Disney+. This is an equivalent of 170 matches throughout the Primeira Liga season with Portuguese commentary.

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England - FA Cup

2025-2028

ESPN has acquired English FA Cup broadcast rights in Brazil from 2025-26 to 2027-28. The commercial broadcaster, which is owned by the Walt Disney Corp, carries matches on both its linear channels (ESPN, ESPN3) and digital platform (Disney+ Brazil). Fans in Brazil can stream matches live and on-demand via multiple devices, including mobiles (Android and iOS), tablets (Android, iOS, Amazon Fire), smart TVs (Sony, Vizio, LG, Samsung, Hisense), streaming devices (Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast), computers (PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks using Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari browsers), and gaming devices (Xbox and PlayStation).

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England - League Cup

2024-2027

Carabao Cup matches can be watched live on ESPN Latin America in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Carabao Cup action is distributed to local ESPN channels in each region for supporters who want to watch the action on TV, while the online streaming platform, Disney Plus, can be used to live stream Carabao Cup matches from all these territories.

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Carabao Cup matches can be watched live on ESPN Latin America in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Carabao Cup action is distributed to local ESPN channels in each region for supporters who want to watch the action on TV, while the online streaming platform, Disney Plus, can be used to live stream Carabao Cup matches from all these territories.

ESPN Latin America and Disney Plus require a subscription to access meaning fans in Latin America are unable to watch the Carabao Cup on free-to-air television.

ESPN Latin America and Disney Plus broadcast all matches exclusively in Spanish except those shown in Brazil where the action is broadcast in Portuguese.

Germany - DFB Pokal

2022-2026

Argentina - Primera División

2021-2030

ESPN, owned by The Walt Disney Company, streams matches from the Argentine Primera División across South America on Disney+. The agreement with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) is valid until the end of the 2030 season. These rights were previously held by Fox Sports. Following the 2021 merger of ESPN and Fox in Latin America, the Fox portfolio was transferred to ESPN.

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Belgium - Pro League

2024-2027

ESPN Brasil has the exclusive rights to the Belgian Pro League, but the pay-TV broadcaster pushes all coverage of the league onto Disney+, its streaming partner. The biggest matches from the competition are shown live on Disney+ each week in Brazil, with fans requiring a registered account and an active paid subscription to access the content.

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Brazil - Serie B

2025-2027

Fans in Brazil can watch and stream live Campeonato Brasileiro Série B games on ESPN and its Disney+ streaming platform, courtesy of a three-year rights deal spanning the 2025, 2026, and 2027 seasons. The major global cable and satellite television network struck this broadcast rights agreement with the Futebol Forte União (FFU), although the number of games licensed to ESPN per season has changed from year to year.

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England - Championship

2024-2028

ESPN holds linear and digital EFL media rights in multiple Latin American territories from 2024 to 2028. Fans in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela can watch select matches from the EFL on ESPN’s linear channels and stream games via ESPN’s corresponding streaming service, Disney+.

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England - League Two

2024-2027

France - Coupe de France

2023-2026

AFC Champions League Elite

2024-2029

Live coverage of the AFC Champions League is available exclusively on Disney+ in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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Copa Libertadores

2027-2030

Copa Sudamericana

2027-2030

Recopa Sudamericana

2027-2030

Netherlands - Eredivisie

2025-2028

ESPN has linear and digital Dutch Eredivisie broadcast rights in multiple Latin American and Caribbean territories from 2025 to 2030. Subscribers in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Uruguay, and Venezuela can watch Eredivisie matches on ESPN’s linear and digital platforms.

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United States - NWSL

2023-2027

ESPN Latinoamérica holds the broadcast rights for the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in Latin America from 2024 to 2027, with games on its television channels and Disney+. The network airs 20 regular-season matches, along with three postseason games, one of which may include the NWSL final. NWSL matches on ESPN Latinoamérica are available both live and on-demand via Disney+, where replays are uploaded two hours after the original broadcast.

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About

ESPN2 Brazil history, coverage, features

ESPN is the Brazilian sister channel for ESPN. It is owned by the Walt Disney Company and by Hearst Communications, who launched the channel in 1989. The Brazilian version of the U.S-based network has operated four channels (ESPN Brasil, ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN Extra), and one streaming service comprising all of their TV feeds.

Just like its American counterpart, ESPN specializes in sports coverage. The network has covered various disciplines over the years, which have included football, action sports, baseball, basketball, boxing college sports, cricket, cycling, esports, futsal, golf, American football, handball, horse racing, ice hockey, marathon, mixed martial arts, motorsports, poker, rugby, surf, tennis, volleyball, and yatching.

Each of the channels operated by ESPN in Brasil is dedicated to cover specific disciplines. In ESPN’s case, the focus of the channel has been to air U.S.-based competitions, such as NBA games, MLB games, NFL matches, or NHL games. The channel has also aimed to cover all tennis tournaments to which the company has access, along with some international football competitions. This channel has also been used to broadcast sports-related movies and Brazilian productions in the past.

ESPN’s football coverage over the years has included the following leagues and international competitions: English Premier League, La Liga, the Primeira Liga, the Eredivisie, the Chinese Super League, the American Major League Soccer, and Mexico’s Liga de Expansión, UEFA Women’s Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and friendly competitions such as the Audi Cup, the Premier League Asia Trophy, the Emirates Cup, and the Joan Gamper Trophy. FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches for the African Football Confederation and CONCACAF have also been aired on this channel. 

ESPN started out as a SD channel back in the day. Nevertheless, an HD feed of this channel was made available for users since March 2011. A downscaled version of this feed is available for users who are not able to watch the HD feed.