Global soccer’s governing body FIFA has unveiled a partnership with international streaming service DAZN, covering the relaunch of its FIFA+ in-house content and broadcasting platform.
The new platform will launch in 2026, branded as the 'global home of football' and aiming to deliver a personalized experience for soccer fans globally.
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It will combine live and on-demand matches, highlights, and behind-the-scenes features, while a multi-channel news service will also be offered in multiple languages.
The platform will be available as a freemium basic version, while fans will then have the opportunity to purchase additional premium content.
The new FIFA+ will "leverage DAZN's global reach and technological expertise, powerful marketing capacity, extensive rights portfolio, and distribution network."
It will cover over 100 men's and women's leagues and national teams.
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By GlobalDataFIFA+ was first launched in April 2022 as a platform designed to offer fans a range of live games from soccer competitions and tournaments worldwide, as well as FIFA World Cup archive highlights, full-game replays, and feature-length programming.
In April this year, FIFA and the Infront sports marketing agency expanded their relationship, in a deal which sees the Infront Productions arm provide satellite downlinking, multi-lingual commentary services, and SRT (secure reliable transport) distribution for over 300 matches on FIFA+.
Last month, meanwhile, a distribution deal was struck, covering FIFA+, with streaming platform aggregator ScreenHits TV.
The relaunch is timed to coincide with the men's 2026 FIFA World Cup next year, to be held across Mexico, the US, and Canada between June 11 and July 19.
Mattias Grafstrom, secretary general at FIFA, said: "In a short period of time, the partnership between FIFA and DAZN has proven to be a remarkably successful one, as witnessed through the record-breaking FIFA Club World Cup tournament in the United States earlier this year."
DAZN held global broadcast rights to the Club World Cup through a deal struck in late 2024.
Shay Segev, DAZN's group chief executive, added: "Our new global football platform marks a significant milestone in our successful partnership with FIFA, and is an exceptional addition to DAZN’s extensive portfolio of premium football content. From next year, millions of fans around the world will be able to enjoy even more top-tier football content for free on FIFA+ on DAZN."
