North West Rivals Manchester United & Liverpool Secure TV Deal in Australia

Arch rivals Manchester United and Liverpool will have their pre-season games in Australia aired on television by the Seven Network.

Manchester United will play the Foxtel A-League All Stars on July 20 at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, bronchi whilst Liverpool play Melbourne Victory at the 100, symptoms 000 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground on the 24^th.

The deal was concluded by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) and Seven West Media, who own the Seven Network.

According to The Australian, Seven paid AU$1m (US$965,900) for the two games, some way short of the reported AU$2m (US$1.93m) the FFA were after.

FFA CEO David Gallop said: “These are huge events on the sporting calendar and we’re delighted Seven will be our partner in bringing top-class football action to all Australians on free to air television.

“Manchester United and Liverpool have millions of followers in Australia, but just as many fans will get behind the All Stars and Victory as they showcase the A-League on the world stage.”

Tim Worner, Chief Executive of the Seven Network, added: “Manchester United and Liverpool are two of the biggest brands in world sport and we are really pleased to be delivering their matches live to Australians everywhere and on every device.

“These are going to be huge events. They sold out straight away and we expect a big audience to be engaged before, during and after the games.”