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Apple might be the streaming home of soccer’s next big tournament


The sports streaming space continues to heat up.

By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. According to a report from TheNew York Times, Apple is close to a deal with FIFA — the sport’s global governing body — for worldwide rights for an expanded version of the Club World Cup that will take place in the US in 2025. In 2022, the company signed a 10-year deal for streaming rights to Major League Soccer, which got a big boost a year later with Lionel Messi’s arrival in Miami.

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