UEFA considering its own streaming service to broadcast the Champions League and Real Madrid are behind it
UEFA considering its own streaming service to broadcast the Champions League and Real Madrid are behind it Last February, Real Madrid brought the Super League saga to a close, reaching a peace agreement with UEFA for the good of European club football. But while the project may be dead in name, its most ambitious ideas are very much still alive. It has now emerged that one of Florentino Perez’s core demands – a dedicated streaming platform for the Champions League – is being taken seriously by UEFA.
UEFA considering its own streaming platform According to Defensa Central , the football governing body in Europe is now actively considering launching its own streaming service from the 2027-2031 broadcasting cycle onwards. This is a direct consequence of the negotiations that took place between Real Madrid and UEFA. Perez had long championed the idea of the Unify platform, a service that would allow fans across the world to watch matches freely, without depending on traditional television.
Real Madrid are a great supporter of UEFA’s own streaming service. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) It was a central pillar of the Super League proposal, and it appears UEFA have now embraced the concept as their own. For now, UEFA have not revealed specific details about how the service will operate, though it has been reported that it will first be tested in a strategic Asian market before being rolled out globally.
Such a move would help connect millions of fans to the continent’s premier club competition in a more direct and accessible way. Perez had already foreshadowed this at the last Real Madrid Members’ Assembly, where he spoke passionately about making football free and accessible to all. His example of a child in Africa being able to watch the Club World Cup for free through such a platform encapsulated exactly the vision he has been pushing for years.