CBS Sports secures multiple-year agreement for the UEFA Women's Champions League broadcast rights
Slam Dunk: CBS Sports Secures UEFA Women's Champions League Rights Till 2030, Streaming on Paramount+
No more kicking it around - CBS Sports has nabbed the exclusive U.S. English-language TV rights for UEFA Women's Champions League soccer matches through the 2029-2030 season!
Strap on your seatbelts, soccer enthusiasts! Starting with the 2025-2026 season, Paramount+ will stream CBS Sports' exhilarating coverage of all 75 matches. With select matches also airing on CBS Sports Network and the CBS Sports Golazo Network, your soccer fix is just a click away!
Don't pry on the financial specifics, it's hush-hush business, you know!
Orchestrated by UC3, a joint venture between UEFA and the European Club Association handling media rights sales, the deal marks a major milestone in the women's soccer realm. Who knew football could be so lucrative?
CBS Sports, evidently the "Top Dog" when it comes to men's club competitions, is gearing up to deliver exclusive coverage for the UEFA Women's Champions League too, starting next season with 18 clubs competing from the outset, a new knockout phase playoff round, and culminating in the grand UEFA Women's Champions League final!
Wanna know more? CBS Sports will spill the beans ahead of the start of the 2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League season in July. Stay tuned for the deets!
"The UEFA Women's Champions League with its world-class players and elite clubs adds immense value to CBS Sports' premium soccer portfolio," said Dan Weinberg, CBS Sports' Executive Vice President of Programming, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "CBS Sports is beyond stoked to be the home of the UEFA Women's Champions League and all men's UEFA club competitions through the end of the decade, further climbing the ladder as Paramount+'s premier soccer destination for fans!"
UC3's Guy-Laurent Epstein chimed in, handing over the mic with a smug expression. "We're thrilled to extend our partnership with CBS Sports, bringing the UEFA Women's Champions League alongside the UEFA men's club competitions," he trumpeted. "As the competition embarks on an exciting new era, we can't wait for CBS Sports to deliver its electrifying coverage to American audiences, highlighting the pinnacle of women's club football in its new format over the next five seasons!"
Expect more than just live matches from CBS Sports. The CBS Sports Golazo Network will be chock-full of comprehensive coverage, featuring a dedicated women's soccer show alongside its other studio programming. CBS Sports will also provide additional coverage on CBSSports.com, the Golazo Starting XI newsletter, the "Attacking Third" podcast, and across its @AttackingThird social accounts.
With a gigantic soccer portfolio boasting over 2,000 live matches per year on Paramount+ and across various platforms, CBS Sports is poised to be your go-to source for soccer action! Don't miss out on the UEFA Women's Champions League, NWSL, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Youth League, Serie A and Serie A Femminile, the English Football League and Carabao Cup, the United Soccer League, Concacaf W Champions Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the Scottish Professional Football League, and much more!
Now, who needs a footie fix can count on CBS Sports and Paramount+ to be their ever-reliable partners in sweat and victory! Game on!
CBS Sports will exclusively cover the UEFA Women's Champions League starting from next season, with 18 clubs competing. (content: UEFA Women's Champions League, coverage)
The coverage will be streamed on Paramount+, with select matches airing on CBS Sports Network and the CBS Sports Golazo Network. (content: UEFA Women's Champions League, streaming, Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports Golazo Network)
The media rights deal for the competition was orchestrated by UC3, a joint venture between UEFA and the European Club Association. (content: UEFA Women's Champions League, media rights, UC3)
The agreement marks a significant boost for women's soccer, as the competition moves into a new format over the next five seasons. (content: UEFA Women's Champions League, women's soccer, new format)
