Stan Sport secures last-minute rights to Celtic & Rangers Europa qualfiers

Zanda Wilson

August 23, 2021 2:45

Nine-owned Stan Sport will air UEFA Europa League qualifier matches featuring Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers following significant public interest around the games in Australia.

This Friday, 27 August will see Celtic take on dutch size AZ Alkmaar at 4:15am AEST, while Rangers will play against Armenia’s FC Alashkert beforehand at 1am.

The qualifiers for the Europa League sat outside of Stan Sport’s deal with UEFA, announced in June, to broadcast the Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Super Cup and Youth League.

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Zanda Wilson

Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.