Nine European leagues to broadcast on ELEVEN and OneFootball

In a groundbreaking new deal, ELEVEN and OneFootball won the international broadcasting rights to a number of European soccer leagues.

The Association of European Professional Leagues, simply known as European Leagues, brokered a deal for nine leagues.

Now, live matches, highlights and some editorial work will appear on ELEVEN and OneFootball platforms.

Nine Leagues in the Deal

For those interested in what leagues the two platforms have access to, the leagues are not the top tier. Yet, sides consistently emerge into the Champions League, Europa League and now Conference League.

The nine leagues include some that everyone knows. For example, the Swiss Super League, Polish Ekstraklasa, Danish Superliga and the Northern Ireland Premiership are all part of the deal.

Even then, worldwide fans now have the opportunity to watch some leagues that are less popular internationally. For instance, the top leagues in Iceland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Norway and Slovakia round out the nine teams in the deal.

As stated previously, these leagues do not carry teams that will go on to win the Champions League. For that reason, international fans may simply cast these leagues aside.

However, everyone loves an underdog in European competition. Just this season alone, these leagues provide teams that compete closely against top-tier opposition.

For example, ELEVEN and OneFootball now have the rights to the Swiss Super League. Young Boys, playing out of Bern, Switzerland, dramatically defeated Manchester United in the first game of this season’s Champions League.

Similarly, Legia Warsaw out of the Polish Ekstraklasa sits in 15th in the league table. Despite domestic struggles, the team tops their Europa League group against Leicester City and Napoli, who sit top of Serie A.

Essentially, there are always storylines developing. This new deal between European Leagues, ELEVEN and OneFootball allows you to see these sleeper teams in action each week.

ELEVEN and OneFootball

These two providers focus on allowing broadcast access to smaller teams and leagues. As is the case with the aforementioned leagues, the nine competitions coming to ELEVEN and OneFootball fit that mold.

Still, it is important to note that not every league is simply available via these two. For instance, the new rights are only for the international broadcasts. This means that audiences in Iceland will use a different provider to watch Icelandic Top Football.

Of course, for the United States audiences, eight of the leagues run through ELEVEN and OneFootball. The lone exception is the Polish Ekstraklasa. ESPN+ currently broadcasts games from Poland’s top division.

Additionally, some local rights still take precedence. In certain Nordic countries, the rights still belong to other providers. For example, the Norwegian Eliteserien and the Danish Superliga will not use ELEVEN and OneFootball in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Rather, there are different providers in that region that hold those international rights.

For those unaware of ELEVEN and OneFootball, much of the content is free via the two companies’ platforms. OneFootball is only an app or website. All of the live broadcasts airing on the app or website are free of charge.

On the other hand, ELEVEN actually has a set of linear channels accessible via some providers. Additionally, there is a website that has an array of leagues. Now, that selection widens with nine newcomers.

Coverage of these domestic games starts this weekend. Games from the Solvak Fortuna Liga, Norwegian Eliteserien and Swiss Super League are just some of the leagues to watch.

from World Soccer Talk https://ift.tt/3E7MWAc