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BT Sport secures rights to FIFA World Cup champions Germany's friendlies; First game screened by BT Sport will pit the new World Champions against Argentina
[July 30, 2014]

BT Sport secures rights to FIFA World Cup champions Germany's friendlies; First game screened by BT Sport will pit the new World Champions against Argentina


(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BT Sport, free for a second season for BT broadband customers, is enhancing its European football line-up by securing the rights to broadcast FIFA World Cup champions Germanys home friendly matches. In addition, the broadcaster has secured the rights to the DFB Cup, Germanys prime domestic football cup competition, the equivalent of Englands FA Cup.



The deals build on BT Sports extensive European football line-up which includes Italys Serie A, Frances Ligue 1, and, Germanys Bundesliga, home to the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Goetze who powered Germany to success in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Yesterday (29 July) , BT Sport announced it had signed a deal for up to four exclusively live matches a week from the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The Portuguese rights include exclusively live home and away matches played by the leagues Big Three teams, current league champions Benfica, Porto FC and Sporting Lisbon.

BT Sports coverage of Germanys home friendlies, which excludes matches involving teams from the British Isles, will commence with the mouth-watering re-run of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, pitting Joachim Lows side against Argentina on Wednesday 3 September. The match forms part of a thrilling football line-up on BT Sport in September which includes exclusively live TV coverage of the Barclays Premier League clashes between Arsenal v Manchester City (Saturday September 13) and Liverpool v Everton (Saturday September 27) alongside top-tier football including the UEFA Europa League.


Schedule details of BT Sports DFB Cup coverage will be announced at a later date. The competition, won by Bayern Munich last season with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund after extra time, features teams from the top two tiers of German football the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga.

Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: BT Sport now offers a feast of European football action for fans. Added to Italys Serie A, Frances Ligue 1, and, Germanys Bundesliga, todays announcement gives our viewers a fantastic window into football on the continent.

Our exclusively live TV coverage of Germany v Argentina will provide an early test of the World Champions credentials.

Enquiries about this news release should be made to the BT Group Newsroom on its 24-hour number: 020 7356 5369. From outside the UK dial + 44 20 7356 5369.

E-mail: [email protected] All news releases can be accessed at our web site: http://www.bt.com/newscentre About BT BT is one of the worlds leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving customers in more than 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband, TV and internet products and services; and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of five lines of business: BT Global Services, BT Business, BT Consumer, BT Wholesale and Openreach.

For the year ended 31 March 2014, BT Groups reported revenue was 18,287m with reported profit before taxation of 2,312m.

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Ms Samantha Ireland, Business Support Manager BT Newsroom Tel: 020 7356 2830 Mob: 07739 925055 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bt.com .

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