Major sports app lands on more TV screens showing FREE football for millions in ‘game changer'
A MAJOR sports app is launching on more TV screens, meaning millions will get access to the FIFA Club World Cup for free.
The Club World Cup began this weekend and will see 32 teams from all six FIFA confederations compete for the cup in the USA.
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Channel 5 will be showing 23 of the matches for free in the UK, however, all of the matches will be shown by DAZN, which has the main rights to the tournament.
And although you may think that you don't have access to DAZN, it has just launched across Netgem devices across the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar.
Many internet service providers such as BRSK, Community Fibre, WightFibre and TalkTalk TV offer Netgem TV as part of a TV bundle.
This means that if you are with one of these providers, you should be able to watch all the the Club World Cup games for free.
Thanks to the deal, Netgem TV users now have access to every premium football game via Prime Video, DAZN, Discovery+ (TNT Sports) and NOW (Sky Sports).
DAZN also gives users access to NFL Game Pass,
National League TV, FIBA Courtside 1891, major boxing events, MMA, darts, golf, motorsports, and tennis.
'This is a game-changer for sports fans", said Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director of Netgem Pleio, Streaming services for Operators.
"Partnering with DAZN catapults our entertainment offering to a new level for both our customers and telecom operator partners across Europe.
"Access to world-class sporting events like this will undoubtedly drive massive customer engagement and satisfaction.'
Peter Parmenter, EVP Business Development at DAZN, said: 'This is great news for sports fans in the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar, who will be able to enjoy DAZN's extensive selection of premium sports content in even more ways.
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"We are excited to enter this partnership with Netgem, as we continue to set the standard in digital sports entertainment experiences.'
DAZN Club World Cup games will be commentated by pundits including Luke Wileman, Tony Husband, Andres Cantor and Kevin Egan.
Alex Scott, Lauren Jbara and Katie Witham will host programmes on the network.
Studio analysis and co-commentary will come from the likes of Steve McManaman, Juan Pablo Angel, Brian Dunseth, Mo Adams, Conor Coady and Brad Guzan.
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Gary Lineker has now agreed a deal with DAZN after stepping down as presenter from BBC's Match of the Day that will see his The Rest Is Football Podcast broadcast highlights of the Club World Cup.
The show, which features Alan Shearer and Micah Richards as co-hosts, will show the best bits from matches in the video version of the podcast.
The FIFA Club World Cup began on June 14, with the final taking place on July 13.
It is being held in 12 cities across the US and teams such as Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Man City are all in the tournament.
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