Daily News | U.S. Soccer’s new TV deal Turner Sports will put games on HBO Max, TNT and TBS
The U.S. Soccer Federation’s next English-language TV rights deal has been won by Turner Sports, the two entities announced Tuesday, with an eight-year agreement that multiple sources said is worth around $25 million per year. But for the first time in the governing body’s history, it’s not a TV-first deal.
Of course, this being international soccer, the definition of “home games” isn’t straightforward. Games that U.S. teams play in Concacaf and FIFA tournaments on U.S. soil are in separate deals done with those governing bodies. Many of those friendlies are big deals, and the announcement didn’t hesitate to tout them: World Cup and Olympics send-off games, the U.S. men’s team’s hosting of rival Mexico, and the U.S. women’s team’s SheBelieves Cup. There may also be new mini-tournaments created here that Turner Sports would have a role in.
This deal’s eight-year length is also big news, because it means U.S. Soccer won’t be able to take its rights to market right after hosting the 2026 men’s World Cup. The 2028 Olympics will also come and go, as will the 2027 women’s World Cup. The last year of the deal will be 2030, a men’s World Cup year, with a women’s World Cup to follow in 2031 that could be in the United States. U.S. Soccer is working on a bid to host that tournament, though it could decide to bid for 2027 instead.
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