A select number of games from Spanish soccer's LaLiga will be shown free-to-air (FTA) in Italy throughout the remainder of the ongoing 2025-26 season.
Through a sub-licensing deal with LaLiga's Italian rights-holder DAZN, the Mediaset commercial broadcaster will cover six games simultaneously with the sports subscription platform.
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This means that six of the 380 LaLiga games each season will be available FTA in Italy.
Mediaset has suggested that the six games will include El Clasico (the clash between bitter rivals and heavyweights, Real Madrid and Barcelona), as well as the Madrid derby clash between Real and Atletico Madrid.
DAZN holds LaLiga rights in Italy through a five-year deal (an extension) unveiled in April 2024, which also covers rights to the second-tier LaLiga Hypermotion.
In addition to live match coverage, the deal (which also gave DAZN rights in Portugal) includes highlights rights.
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By GlobalDataDAZN also holds five-year domestic rights to LaLiga, in a deal running through 2026-27.
In terms of recent collaboration between the two broadcasters, earlier this year Mediaset sub-licensed rights from DAZN, in Italy (and Spain), to soccer's FIFA Club World Cup.
Through the agreement, Mediaset broadcast one match from the US-based tournament per day free-to-air, choosing from the best fixtures scheduled in the evening slot. The CWC featured two Italian teams – Juventus and Inter Milan.
Italian players currently contracted to LaLiga clubs include Giacomo Raspadori and Matteo Ruggeri, who both play at Atletico.
