Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired the exclusive domestic rights for seven tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The new agreement includes rights for the 2013 and 2015 editions of national team competition the Gold Cup, along with four editions of Concacaf’s leading club competition the Champions League, from 2012-13 to 2015-16.
The deal also comprises men’s and women’s qualifying matches for the 2016 Olympics, the 2013 and 2015 men’s Concacaf U-20 and U-17 Championships, the 2014 and 2016 women’s Concacaf U-20 and U-17 Championships, the Concacaf Futsal Championship in 2016 and the 2014 women’s qualifiers for the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Canada.
Under the agreement, Sportsnet has acquired the exclusive English- and French-language rights for the tournaments in Canada across all platforms.
Navaid Mansuri, vice-president of finance and sports programming for Rogers Media, Sportsnet’s parent company, said: “The addition of these Concacaf events to our already robust soccer portfolio ensures more than ever that Canadians will be able to see all of the action of the beautiful game, from everywhere around the world.”