Eurosport secures German under-21 football rights

Eurosport has acquired rights to show home qualifier and friendly matches of the German under-21 football team.

Under its deal with the German football league, the DFB, Eurosport will become the official broadcaster of the German under-21, under-20 and under-19 national men’s teams, with exclusive Live rights to all home qualifier and friendly matches from the 2012-13 season through to 2014-15.

The deal covers both German and Pan-European exploitation and will include the qualifying matches of the 2013 and 2015 under-21 European Championships and UEFA under-19 competitions. All matches will be shown in Germany, with selected games broadcast on a pan-Euro basis.