Facebook to broadcast some Champions League matches in Latin America


FILE - In this Wednesday, May 9, 2018 file photo, FC Barcelona's Lucas Digne, left, duels for the ball against Villarreal's Rodri Hernandez, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Villarreal at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. France left back Lucas Digne has joined Everton from Barcelona as the second signing of recently hired manager Marco Silva. Everton announced the arrival of the 25-year-old Digne on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, a little over a week before the start of the Premier League season. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

SAO PAULO: Social network Facebook will broadcast some Champions League matches in Spanish-speaking Latin America on a free-to-air basis over the next three seasons, UEFA said on Aug 15.

The deal, which runs from this season until 2021, gives Facebook exclusive free-to-air rights to 32 live matches each season, including the Champions League final and UEFA Super Cup, the European soccer body said in a statement.

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