Facebook Scores 2018-21 UEFA Champions League for LatAm

Facebook has secured the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup in Spanish-speaking Latin American territories.

Facebook will become the exclusive free-to-air home for certain UEFA Champions League live matches across Spanish-speaking territories during the 2018-21 cycle. This covers 32 live matches each season, including the final and UEFA Super Cup.

Matches will be available on the UEFA Champions League Facebook page. Wednesday highlights and magazine programs will also be shared each match week on Facebook.

Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA Events’ director of marketing, said: “We are delighted to welcome Facebook to the UEFA family of media partners. As the largest online social media platform globally, Facebook will ensure wide-ranging free-to-air coverage of the world’s most prestigious club competition. We look forward to the launch of this new partnership that will ensure the large community of local football fans is reached in a highly innovative and accessible manner.”

Peter Hutton, Facebook’s head of global live sports programming, said: “We’re proud to be the exclusive free-to-air home for UEFA Champions League matches across Latin America for the next three years. This world-renowned competition exemplifies how sports can connect communities, so we look forward to helping fans watch these live matches together and are committed to working closely with our great partners at UEFA to deliver an innovative viewing experience.”