Canal Plus to follow Spanish Liga stars at Copa America

Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights to the next two editions of the Copa America national team football tournament.

The deal includes rights to the forthcoming 2015 Copa, which is being hosted by Chile from June 11 to July 4, along with the special edition of the tournament next year.

The Copa America Centenario will commemorate the centenary of the birth of the competition and will be held in the United States, the first time it has stepped foot outside South America.

A host of Spanish Liga stars are set to feature in the 2015 Copa, headlined by Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar, along with Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez (pictured).