CBS Sports confirmed its UEFA plans, after news leaked last week about the company’s new deal, which will see the world’s most popular soccer club tournament be carried by the company (along with Univision) from the 2021-2024 seasons. In the CBS quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, CBS Corporation President and Acting CEO Joe Ianniello stated that the tournament, along with the rights to the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, would hit CBS and CBS Sports’ platforms “with all matches available on All Access and select games available on broadcast.”
“We will now have more than 400 matches per year spanning nine months across the calendar,” he said. “Soccer fans know these rights represent some of the most prestigious and popular soccer tournaments in the world, so we couldn’t be more pleased that we’ve won this hotly contested process. We’re currently finalizing contracts for this multi-year deal.”