Singtel Scores Rights for Copa America Centenario

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SINGAPORE: Singtel has clinched broadcast rights for the Copa America Centenario USA 2016, which marks the 100th anniversary of the South American championship.

“We are heightening the excitement for football fans in Singapore by bundling the Copa America 2016 together with the UEFA Euro 2016, so they get to enjoy a double dose of the most exhilarating football action in the world,” said Goh Seow Eng, the managing director for home, consumer Singapore at Singtel.

It is the first time the Copa America tournament will be hosted outside South America. The tournament will feature an expanded 16 competing teams such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile, the U.S. and Mexico in 32 matches held throughout the U.S. from June 3 to 26.