Euro 2025 Scores 1st US Media Deal as England FA Ups Lionesses Bonus

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With the 16-team UEFA Euro 2025 set to kick off in Switzerland in less than five weeks, UEFA is seizing the opportunity to expand its global footprint following a breakout 2022 tournament.

The continental governing body is starting stateside, with Fox Sports announcing Wednesday that its platforms will air 20 matches from the upcoming 31-game European Championship live — marking the women’s side’s largest US media deal on record.

With no major events scheduled for the USWNT, international women’s soccer will take center stage this summer, as the Euro, Copa América, and Africa Cup of Nations all return in July.

Fox Sports will also bring Copa América action to US viewers for the first time ever this summer, with broadcast details still to come.

Thousands gather in London's trafalgar Square to celebrate the Euro 2022 champion England team.
A second Euro trophy this summer would earn the Lionesses a £1.7 million bonus. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

England raises prize money for Lionesses

England is also upping its investment, with the FA agreeing to pay the Lionesses a record £1.7 million bonus package — nearly $2.3 million — should they successfully defend their 2022 title.

This year’s total more than doubles the amount England players received for reaching the 2023 World Cup final.

While exact sums will vary,…

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