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Published 18 September 2023 4 min read
England Men's Senior Team

ITV secures exclusive rights to broadcast England Men's football matches from 2024-2028

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Communications team

Minimum of 40 matches to be shown across the four years after ITV signs exclusive deal with UEFA

ITV will show live, exclusive, free-to-air coverage of all England men’s senior team football matches in the UK, outside major tournament finals, from September 2024 through to June 2028, in a new deal with UEFA.

The first qualifying campaign will be England’s bid to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals in North America, followed by the European Qualifiers to UEFA EURO 2028.

All matches – home and away – for both campaigns will be shown across ITV. 

In addition, all England matches in the UEFA Nations League, plus all England friendlies will be shown by ITV.

In total at least 40 matches – approximately ten each season – will be shown by ITV over the period this new rights deal covers.

Former England internationals Jill Scott and Ian Wright are among the pundits who work across England games
Former England internationals Jill Scott and Ian Wright are among the pundits who work across England games

The broadcaster had previously held the rights for England European Qualifiers from 2018 until 2022.

“We’re delighted to bring the England men’s team back to ITV, which keeps coverage of their progress between major tournaments on free-to-air television," said Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport. 

"We have an experienced team here who are looking forward to bringing viewers all the action and insight from England’s qualification campaigns in the coming years.”

ITV currently holds the rights to show both UEFA EURO 2024 and UEFA EURO 2028, sharing coverage with the BBC. The broadcaster also holds the rights for England Women’s football team matches until 2025 and shared rights for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

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