Sky Sports lands four-year deal for MLS broadcast rights


Sky Sports logos are seen on the side of offices at their UK company headquarters in west London July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville

(Reuters) - Sky Sports has agreed to a four-year deal to broadcast live Major League Soccer, the British broadcaster and North American league said on Wednesday.

The deal, which begins with the 2015 MLS season in March, follows an announcement earlier this month that pay-TV group Sky Plc agreed to pay 4.2 billion pounds ($6.51 billion) to show English Premier League matches

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