ESPN+ Will Be English–Language Home in U.S. For 2019 CONMEBOL Copa America

ESPN+ will be the exclusive English–language home in the U.S. for the 2019 CONMEBOL Copa America. The streamer announced the agreement earlier today.  

What’s happening:

  • ESPN+ has reached an agreement to be the exclusive English–language home in the United States for the 2019 CONMEBOL Copa America, one of the world’s preeminent international soccer competitions.
  • The 46th CONMEBOL Copa America will be played June 14 – July 7 throughout Brazil.
  • All 26 matches will stream live on ESPN+ with the streamer carrying matches in English and Portuguese.
  • Copa America debuted in 1916 and is the oldest and longest-running continental tournament in soccer.
  • The biennial competition features the 10 South American national teams of the COMNEBOL Confederation:
    • Argentina
    • Bolivia
    • Brazil
    • Chile
    • Colombia
    • Ecuador
    • Paraguay
    • Peru
    • Uruguay
    • Venezuela
  • Additionally, two non-COMNEBOL teams invited to participate and his year those teams are:
    • Qatar
    • Japan

Soccer on ESPN+:

  • In just a year, ESPN+ has established itself as a must-have service for soccer fans in the U.S.
  • In addition to 2019 Copa America, ESPN+ is home to more than a thousand matches from top leagues around the globe, including:
    • Emirates FA Cup – all 79 matches exclusive in the U.S.
    • Italy’s Serie A, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana
    • Over 100 live matches from the Union of European Football Associations Nations League (UNL)
    • MLS LIVE – more than 250 Major League Soccer out-of-market matches
    • Hundreds of matches from English Football League (EFL)
    • The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – the longest running domestic cup competition in the United States
    • Top-division leagues from Netherlands, Australia, China, Denmark, Sweden and India
    • International Champions Cup (ICC)
    • The United Soccer League (USL)

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    • Thousands of live events
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