AFC lands Sport 24 deal for additional 5 years

AFC lands Sport 24 deal for additional 5 years

December 12 – Sport 24, the reside sports activities channel distributed to airline and cruise markets, has renewed its cope with the AFC by way of to 2028.

The rights lined embody the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Highway to 26, the Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, Ladies’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, in addition to the AFC Champions League Elite™ for the 2025/26, 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 seasons.

“The AFC is delighted to increase its partnership with Sport 24, which is able to showcase not solely the ever-improving high quality of the AFC’s competitions but in addition increase the attain of Asian soccer to extra audiences,” mentioned AFC basic secretary Windsor John.

“We thank Sport 24 for his or her steadfast perception within the AFC’s world-class competitions and we’re excited to strengthen our partnership with them as we try to create extra memorable moments for our passionate followers and travellers all the world over.”

Sport 24 is owned by sports activities advertising company IMG, and could be seen on greater than 600 aircrafts and over 120 cruise ships, together with Etihad Airways, Emirates, Turkish Airways, Singapore Airways, Cathay Pacific, MSC Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises and extra.

Richard Clever, SVP Content material and Channels at IMG, mentioned: “Soccer is on the coronary heart of Sport 24’s huge portfolio of reside sports activities, which we ship to worldwide passengers throughout airways and cruise ships all year long. We’re delighted to increase our partnership with the AFC to convey its world-class competitions to our international audiences for the subsequent 5 years.”

Sport 24’s reside soccer protection contains the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

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