Huge changes being made to English football schedule next season
EVERY EFL game will be streamed live on the opening weekend of next season - including the matches kicking off at 3pm.
Sky’s new deal with the league means 10 matches across the three divisions will be shown every weekend, with six of them shifted to the 12.30pm Saturday slot.Sky’s £930m five-year deal with the EFL kicks off in August, when the broadcaster will launch a new free streaming channel as part of current subscriptions.
"And by the start of November that will be extended to the beginning of March, to give fans as much notice as we can.”only applies for the 3pm “blackout” rule to apply when 50 per cent of Prem and Championship matches are kicking off - with the top flight starting a week later.fans up and down the country and a fitting way to kick off our ground-breaking new partnership with the EFL.”
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