Doha: beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment broadcaster and its flagship sports channel beIN Sports gets set to host a thrilling summer of sports starting with the long-awaited UEFA Euro 2020 and the Copa America 2021 live and exclusively to its millions of viewers and subscribers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east – and every country in between.
The UEFA Euro 2020, which kicks off from 11 June until 11 July 2021, is the second biggest international football competition after the FIFA World Cup.
A total of 24 teams will compete for the coveted trophy, including heavyweights England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain. The UEFA Euro 2020 will also be played in 12 cities, including London’s Wembley Stadium, Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena, and Munich’s Allianz Arena.
The Copa America 2021, which was initially set to be hosted by Argentina and Colombia, has now been moved to Brazil and will run from 13 June until 10 July. Participating teams in this year’s Copa America include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, as well as Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela, among others.
The beIN Sports’ MAX channels will be the exclusive home in the MENA region of all this summer’s UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 action. The UEFA Euro 2020 will be available exclusively on beIN Sports’ MAX 1 and MAX 2 for Arabic coverage, MAX 3 for English coverage and MAX 4 for French coverage. Copa America 2021 coverage will be available in Arabic and English on MAX 5 and MAX 6.
The global sports channel will start with pre-UEFA Euro 2020 programs and shows from 6 June until 10 June as all beIN Sports MAX channels will revisit classic matches and stories from previous tournaments. ‘beIN Teams’, a show that discusses the top six groups of the tournament with analysts, will start from 21:00 Mecca Time (GMT +3).
The entertainment show ‘The Questions’ - which features beIN presenters, commentators and analysts testing their knowledge of the UEFA Euros – will follow from 22:00.
Daily coverage of the UEFA Euro 2020 gets underway at 13:00 Mecca Time in brand new state of the art studios on beIN Sports’ MENA channels with the daily show ‘Euro Today’ – which will showcase highlights, previews and reactions of the tournament from 6 June until 12 July.
‘This Night’ is another daily program with analysis, tactics and stats of both UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 tournaments, which will be hosted by Hichem Al Khalsi and broadcast from midnight Mecca Time.
Viewers and subscribers across the MENA region will be excited to see their favourite South American national teams this year as beIN SPORTS will broadcast the Copa America 2021 with dedicated English and Arabic studios and special guests on beIN Sports MAX 5 and MAX 6.
beIN will also bring an incredible 15 hour live daily studio coverage during the tournaments featuring talents such as Mohammad Aboutrika, Hatem Trabelsi, Ruud Gullit, Arsene Wenger and Marcel Desailly as well as Gianfranco Zola, Peter Schmeichel, Bacary Sagna, Julio Cesar, current Aston Villa full back Ahmed Al Mohammadi, Nader Elsayed and Badr Eldin Aledresi amongst others.
