Sky Sports win rights to show FIFA Women’s Champions Cup finals | OneFootball

FIFA have secured TV rights for the inaugural Women’s Champions Cup, with Sky Sports set to broadcast the finals in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Four teams are left in the competition, which unites the six continental champions, including Champions League winners Arsenal.

The semi-finals, third-place playoff and final will all be held in London between January 28th and February 1st.

Sky Sports to broadcast inaugural Women’s Champions Cup

With just under two weeks until the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions Cup, Sky Sports have been announced as the broadcaster for the inaugural competition.

Sky’s coverage of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup will feature Izzy Christiansen, Caroline Barker, Natalie Gedra, Ellen Ellard and Courtney Sweetman-Kirk

Outside of the UK and Ireland, most territories will have to watch the tournament on DAZN.

In December, it was reported that the rights had remained unsold. The Guardian had reported that Women’s Super League broadcasters BBC and Sky Sports had been offered the rights, but showed “little interest”.

A near last-minute deal has been reached with Sky Sports accepting to take the rights, though it is unclear how much they have paid to show the tournament.

Arsenal and Brentford will host the Women’s Champions Cup. The Gunners will host the final, meaning Arsenal could win the trophy on home soil.

The Emirates Stadium will be known as the Arsenal Stadium during the tournament.

Women’s Champions Cup schedule

Concerns over football calendar

The Women’s Champions Cup comes at a time when there are concerns over the growing football calendar.

FIFA have also announced the introduction of the Club World Cup, which will feature 16 teams, including at least five from Europe.

The Women’s Champions Cup will run annually, except in years where the Club World Cup takes place.

The first Club World Cup will take place in January 2028, with Qatar interested in staging the tournament.

Women’s football fans expressed concerns over the growing calendar. In a letter from the Football Supporters’ Association to the WSL and FA, “serious concerns” were expressed over the Women’s Club World Cup in particular.

The letter was co-signed by 34 supporter groups, including fans of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United.

The letter expressed concerns over the health of the players and how the domestic landscape could be distorted if an English team won the competition and took a huge financial prize.