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PARAMOUNT SNATCH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE UK TV RIGHTS FROM TNT AS SKY TAKE EUROPA GAMES

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What we know

  • Paramount+ win rights to the majority of the Champions League games in the UK for four years from the 2027-28 season.
  • Amazon Prime keep their ‘first pick’ Tuesday night game.
  • Sky Sports will show the Europa League and Europa Conference League after taking the rights from TNT.
  • FREE-TO-AIR highlights remain on the BBC.

TNT Sports has lost its live European football rights to Paramount+ and Sky Sports in a major shake-up.

Paramount+ will take over TNT rights Champions League rights from the start of the 2027-28 season.

Amazon Prime will keep their current rights which gives it the ‘first pick’ Tuesday game in the UK.

And in a further blow to TNT, Sky Sports has snatched its Europa League and Europa Conference League rights. Again the deal will come into force from 2027.

Paramount already hold the Champions League rights in America where they broadcast matches through CBS Sports and Paramount+. Clips of their acclaimed studio coverage – hosted by Kate Abdo and including Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards – regularly gain traction on social media in the UK.

Paramount are the parent company of Channel 5 in the UK which will lead to speculation that they could make some matches free-to-air, although it is in no way guaranteed that would be a strategy they’d pursue. TNT currently make the finals of all three competitions available without a subscription online.

The cheapest UK subscription for Paramount+ is £4.99, although Sky Cinema subscribers get it bundled in their package for free.

Sky are heralding their new Europa deal as meaning they can offer live football every day of the week along with their other rights which include the Premier League, EFL, Scottish football and Women’s Super League.

The BBC has also retained its highlights package. It will continue to produce the Champions League version of Match of the Day and have mini highlights packages on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport.

WHICH CHANNEL IS THE CHELSEA FINAL ON IN THE UK?

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Which channel is showing Chelsea in the Club World Cup Final?

UK viewers can watch the Chelsea v PSG final on both DAZN and Channel 5. Both broadcasters are showing the match free-to-air, although DAZN subscribers have a UHD version available to them too.

When and where is the final?

It kicks off at 8pm at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, July 13.

What time does coverage start and is it the same programme on both broadcasters?

Coverage starts from 6.30pm. DAZN is the broadcaster of the Club World Cup and Channel 5 will simulcast DAZN’s coverage as in previous matches.

WHICH CHANNEL IS THE CLUB WORLD CUP ON?

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2025

DAZN – ALL 63 MATCHES FREE-TO-AIR

All 63 matches from the tournament are available free-to-air on DAZN’s streaming service. You have to register which will make you what DAZN call a ‘freemium member’ giving you access to the Club World Cup games and other free content DAZN provides.

People taking the full premium subscription will also be to watch the games in HDR, Dolby 5.1 surround sound and on-demand.

CHANNEL 5 – 23 MATCHES FREE-TO-AIR ON MAIN CHANNEL

Channel 5 will also be showing 23 of the 63 matches after striking a deal with DAZN. There will be 15 group games, four last 16 matches, two quarter-finals, one semi and the final itself.

It’s thought Channel 5 will simply simulcast DAZN’s coverage and won’t have their own presentation.

THE FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP RUNS FROM JUNE 14 TO JULY 13.