BBC Sport will stream this season’s FA Youth Cup Final between Manchester City and Manchester United alongside TNT Sports on Thursday evening, bringing football fans and audiences across the UK one of the biggest fixtures in youth football however they choose to watch, including free-to-air on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
The match, which will be played at the Joie Stadium, will be produced and broadcast by TNT Sports, with the BBC taking TNT Sports’ bespoke feed coverage and commentary for digital audiences.
The all-Manchester final is one of the most eagerly anticipated FA Youth Cup Finals in recent years, with two of the country’s leading academies going head to head.
The agreement builds on the Emirates FA Cup partnership, which sees TNT Sports sublicence matches to the BBC, complimenting TNT Sports comprehensive live coverage.
The FA Youth Cup partnership with TNT Sports means that the BBC will make the match available across BBC digital platforms, bringing the occasion to audiences nationwide and giving fans the opportunity to watch some of the brightest young talent in English football on a major stage live on TNT Sports and HBO Max and free-to-air via BBC digital channels.
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport: “We’re excited to be working in partnership with TNT Sports to bring this year’s FA Youth Cup Final to audiences across the UK. This is a brilliant occasion featuring two outstanding academies and some of the brightest young talent in English football, and we’re really pleased that, through this collaboration, fans who can’t be there in person will also be able to watch the match live across BBC digital platforms. Thank you to TNT Sports and the FA for making this possible.”
Scott Young, EVP Sports Creative and Production, WBD Sports Europe: “We are looking forward to broadcasting the FA Youth Cup Final, a fantastic showcase for emerging football talent, and we are delighted to extend our partnership with the BBC to bring this Manchester Derby to football fans and audiences across the UK, however they choose to watch. Our partnership with the BBC for the Emirates FA Cup has seen audiences grow across all platforms, so we are excited to extend this to the FA Youth Cup.”
The FA Youth Cup Final will kick off at 19:00 and it will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and HBO Max from 6.30pm, The BBC Sport website & app and BBC iPlayer.
