BeIN Sports to show Süper Lig in France

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has allocated rights in France to the Süper Lig, the top division of club football in Turkey, to its own pay-television channel in the country.

The agreement will run for the 2017-18 season, with beIN set to broadcast between one and four games live per weekend. 

BeIN Media Group subsidiary Digiturk holds global rights to the league for five seasons, from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

The new Süper Lig season is set to commence on August 11, with the league given added French interest with the likes of Mathieu Valbuena, Younes Belhanda, Bafétimbi Gomis and Jérémy Ménez signing for Turkish clubs.