News story

Government adds women鈥檚 international football tournaments to listed events regime

皇冠体育app FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup and the UEFA European Women鈥檚 Championship will remain available for free-to-air television broadcasters

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Football in goal

皇冠体育app Government is absolutely committed to supporting women鈥檚 sport at every opportunity - pushing for greater participation, employment, commercial opportunities and visibility in the media.

皇冠体育app past few years have seen fantastic progress, with record breaking audiences tuning in to watch women鈥檚 sport and attendances at venues growing.

That is why the Government has confirmed that two women鈥檚 sports events will be added to the Listed Events Regime - the FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup and the UEFA Women鈥檚 European Championships.

皇冠体育appse two events will join the 鈥渃rown jewels鈥� of sporting events that must be offered to free-to-air broadcasters, and will help these events remain available to the biggest audiences. 皇冠体育app revised list is set out below.

This move also represents a further step towards the greater inclusivity and diversity of the Regime, following on from the addition of the Paralympic Games in January 2020.

Group A (Full Live Coverage Protected)

  • 皇冠体育app Olympic Games
  • 皇冠体育app Paralympic Games
  • 皇冠体育app FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament
  • 皇冠体育app FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup Finals Tournament
  • 皇冠体育app European Football Championship Finals Tournament
  • 皇冠体育app European Women鈥檚 Football Championship Finals Tournament
  • 皇冠体育app FA Cup Final
  • 皇冠体育app Scottish FA Cup Final (in Scotland)
  • 皇冠体育app Grand National
  • 皇冠体育app Wimbledon Tennis Finals
  • 皇冠体育app Rugby World Cup Final
  • 皇冠体育app Derby
  • 皇冠体育app Rugby League Challenge Cup Final

Group B (Secondary Coverage Protected)

  • Cricket Test Matches played in England
  • Non-Finals play in the Wimbledon Tournament
  • All Other Matches in the Rugby World Cup Finals Tournament
  • Six Nations Rugby Tournament Matches Involving Home Countries
  • 皇冠体育app Commonwealth Games
  • 皇冠体育app World Athletics Championship
  • 皇冠体育app Cricket World Cup - the Final, Semi-finals and Matches Involving Home Nations鈥� Teams
  • 皇冠体育app Ryder Cup
  • 皇冠体育app Open Golf Championship

Updates to this page

Published 25 April 2022