ESPN+ Becomes Exclusive Presenter of Emirates FA Cup in U.S. Through New Rights Agreement
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ESPN+ has reached an exclusive, multi-year rights agreement in the United States for the Emirates FA Cup, the oldest and longest-running domestic cup competition in soccer. The agreement will bring 79 FA Cup matches – beginning with the First Round in November and running through the Final – exclusively to ESPN+. The FA Community Shield, the annual football match between FA Cup and Premier League titleholders to start the English football season, is also part of the deal.
