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Champions League and Europa League rights: Should BT Sport still have it?0342392000033464500 INCLUDEPICTURE "" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "" \* MERGEFORMATINET Since the 2015/16 season right until the 2020/2021 season BT Sport will have access and the rights to show Champions League and Europa League football. BT Sport had bought the rights to this originally in November 2013 however on 6th March 2017 BT Sport had further extended their rights for the Champions League and Europa League until 2021.0000 INCLUDEPICTURE "" \* MERGEFORMATINET (BT Sport currently show these 4 competitions exclusively). Champions LeagueWho were the past broadcasters before BT Sport had the rights? In 1999 ITV acquired exclusive live rights to broadcast the Champions League in a deal worth ?299 million.In 2002 ITV and Sky won the race for Champions League rights despite stiff competition from the BBC; Sky and ITV paid ?83m a year between them after the rights package was restructured at the behest of EU competition authorities.What moments did we witness with ITV and Sky Sports?Manchester United beating Bayern Munich 2-1 in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final.Zidane volley which was winner against Leverkusen in 2002.Liverpool beat AC Milan 3-2 on penalties to win their 5th European cup in the 2005 Champions League final.Arsenal make it to their first ever Champions League final in 2006 to lose to Barcelona 2-1.In 2008 ‘s UEFA Champions League final we witnessed an all English final which Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties.Barcelona beating Manchester United 3-1 in 2011 Champions League final at Wembley.In 2012 Chelsea defied the odds and beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties which was Didier Drogba’s last game for the club and scored the equaliser and winning penalty.Europa League (formely known as the UEFA Cup)Who were the past broadcasters?ITVChannel 5ESPNWhat moments did we witness with ITV, Channel 5 and ESPN?Middlesbrough reaching the final in 2006 and losing to 4-0 Sevilla.Zenit Saint Petersburg beat Rangers 2-0 in 2008 in ManchesterFulham beating Juventus in 2010 to end up losing 2-1 to Atletico Madrid in the final in 2010.Porto beating Braga 1-0 in 2011 in Ireland courtesy of Radamel Falcao.Atletico Madrid beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in 2012Gareth Bale scoring two freekicks against Lyon in 2013 to beat them 2-1 in the first leg as well as a superb equaliser from Samuel Umtiti.Chelsea beating Benfica 2-1 in the 2013 Europa League final courtesy of Fernando Torres and a last-minute header from Branislav Ivanovic.What have we witnessed on BT Sport regarding both competitions?Manchester City reaching the Champions League semi-final in 2016.Real Madrid becoming 11 time winners in 2016.Liverpool reaching the Europa League final in 2016 to lose 3-1 to Unai Emery’s Sevilla which was his third Europa League triumph in a row.Real Madrid winning the Champions League for a 12th and becoming the first club to ever retain the Champions League and Zinedine Zidane becoming the first coach to do so in 2017.Leicester City going through to the last 8 for the first time ever in the Champions League in 2017 beating Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate.Manchester United defeating Ajax 2-0 to win the Europa League in 2017 and build their route to the Champions League in the 2017/18 season.Real Madrid win the Champions League for a 13th time beating Liverpool 3-1 in the final courtesy of Karim Benzema and 2 great strikes from Gareth Bale in 2018.Atletico Madrid beating Marseille 3-0 in the 2018 Europa League final and Antoine Griezmann winning the Europa League in his home country of France.What are the issues of these competitions being on BT Sport?Biased/Boring punditry.More people illegal streaming.Offbeat commentators unlike Clive Tyldesley on ITV.The finals free-to-air on YouTube but the stream falls behind.Verdict:I personally don’t think big competitions like the Champions League and Europa League should be on BT Sport live and exclusively. My reason is that with BT Sport it’s expensive and hard to get so it will be hard to stream matches on their channels. They recently bought the rights back for ?12bn the thing is that the Champions League and Europa League viewing ratings has dropped massively since going to BT Sport. Being an Arsenal fan, I personally think one season out of Europe would do us massive favours considering the Champions League and Europa League will be unwatchable and it will be hard to find a stream.If the Champions League and Europe League returns to free-to-air channels like BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, etc. It will attract more views and it will be more beneficial for football fans like myself as I wouldn’t have to either pay a heavy fee and it will be available for me to watch the match live on free-to-air channels. When it comes to attract more views in will be more beneficial for UEFA themselves. Reference: Bbccouk.?2017.?Champions League: BT extends TV rights until 2021 in deal worth ?12bn.?[Online].?[15 February 2019].?Available from: Bbccouk.?2013.?Champions League: BT Sport wins ?897m football rights deal.?[Online].?[15 February 2019].?Available from: John cassy.?2002.?Sky and ITV win Champions League rights.?25 September.?The Guardian.?[Online].?[15 February 2019].?Available from: ................
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