The English Football League have reached a huge deal with Sky Sports to allow every club in all three divisions to stream every match from next season live on their websites.
This will be for a fee of around £10 for the more casual supporters, whilst the season-ticket holders will be able to watch their team’s home matches free of charge.
The deal is largely down to help raise funds after the loss of matchday revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This is according to a report in the Daily Mail, who say that whilst Sky Sports pay £119m for the exclusive rights of the Championship, League One, League Two and the Carabao Cup, they do have sympathy for the clubs who have lost out as a result of this global pandemic.
Sky will allow every club to stream their games online that were scheduled to be televised without the club having to pay the broadcasting company, as long as the majority of supporters are still not allowed in the stadiums.
This plan will be reviewed to try and help clubs out on a more regular basis, but for the time-being, this will be in place until the Government allows more than 50 percent of the stadium’s capacity back in the ground.
October is when we expect to see supporters back in attendance, but that is expected to be just 33 percent, or perhaps even lower according to some recent reports.
