Sky Sports launches new soccer season with some new features
The new very rich soccer season on Sky Sport starts on Wednesday, August 13, with the three UEFA Cups presented in the original Sky campaign with Paolo Sorrentino on air from tomorrow and more than 2,000 matches for over 4,000 hours of live coverage, 580 of these dedicated to studies and in-depth reports. On Sky and streaming on NOW a real full immersion in the most anticipated events of the year, including big matches, great exclusives and original productions, with the unmistakable touch of the editorial signature of Sky Sport.
On Sky as at the cinema: from major Italian championships to international ones, from women’s soccer to European qualifiers to the FIFA World Cup 2026, and even the spectacle of the European Cups. Although the UEFA Champions League movie cannot be written: it simply happens. That’s what Paolo Sorrentino explains to Fabio Caressa in the new Sky campaign that will launch the return of the three European Cups tomorrow. Under the spotlights of an evocative deserted San Siro and at night, the famous director and Sky’s voice of soccer interpret and bring to life an original scene that fuels the dream and the anticipation, under the sign of unpredictability.
The campaign will be launched on Wednesday, August 13.
And just on Wednesday, August 13, opening the doors of the new 2025/2026 season will be the European Super Cup between PSG and Tottenham staged at the Friuli Stadium in Udine, from 9 p.m. exclusively on Sky and NOW. It is the first major event out of 11 months of great nonstop soccer told by the Sky Sport team: coming up the championship the Serie A Enilive kicking off on Saturday, August 23 – three matches out of ten per day in the evening slots, the big matches with at least 30 of the best 76 league matches including four direct clashes between the biggies, with pre and post-match studies of all ten matches of each round – the Sky Wifi Serie C (from 22/08) and the big international leagues: starting with the novelty of the return of French Ligue 1 from 15/08, the same start date as the English Premier League (exclusive on Sky until 2028). From 22/08, the start of the German Bundesliga, just confirmed on Sky exclusively until 2029 (with the German Cup starting on 15/08 and the Super Cup scheduled for 16/08).
All this while waiting for the big European nights, starting with the UEFA Champions League, which from next September 16 will kick off with four Italians on the field after the play-off preliminaries scheduled on Sky on August 19/20 and 26/27. As many as 185 of the 203 matches in Europe’s top competition will be exclusively broadcast on Sky and streamed only on NOW for every season until 2026/2027, and thanks to Diretta Gol, all UEFA Europa League (from 24/09) and UEFA Conference League (from 2/10) matches will also be exclusively broadcast. Also not to be missed are the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Sept. 4/6 and 7/9, Oct. 9/11 and 11/14, Nov. 13/15 and 16/18, with playoffs scheduled for March 26 and 31, 2026) and the new Serie A Women’s Cup starting on Aug. 22 (in January, also the Italian Super Cup and Coppa Italia, from the quarterfinals), with Sky’s commitment to supporting the women’s soccer movement, promoting its growth and visibility.
All with quality editorial coverage, 7 days a week, where technology occupies a prominent role as always. Sky Sport Skill is born, to closely study the individual skills of footballers and the match-deciding star plays, putting the game of soccer and the footballers at the center of the narrative, not only the tactics but also and above all the technique, flair, and quality of football. Also returning are the analyses of Sky Sport Tech, the tool that allows detailed reconstruction of moments and tactics directly on the field, thanks to the attentive eye of Sky Sport’s talent. An authentic dream team that will tell the entire season step by step, composed of Fabio Capello, Zvonimir Boban, Alessandro Del Piero, Beppe Bergomi, Fauzi
Ghoulam, Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Di Canio, Luca Marchegiani, Riccardo Montolivo, Massimo Gobbi, Walter Zenga, Michele Padovano, Giancarlo Marocchi, Lorenzo Minotti, Fabio Quagliarella, Aldo Serena and Nando Orsi, with new arrivals further enriching the team. At the center of the story will be Sky Sport editorial staff journalists such as Stefano De Grandis and great columnists such as the “first signature” of the Champions League studio Paolo Condò, Marco Bucciantini, Angelo Carotenuto, Giancarlo Padovan and Gianfranco Teotino. Fabio Caressa, Massimo Marianella, Maurizio Compagnoni, Stefano Borghi, Federico Zancan, Riccardo Gentile, Paolo Ciarravano, Daniele Barone, Antonio Nucera, Pietro Nicolodi, Davide Polizzi, Dario Massara, and Nicola Roggero will be faces of the Italian and international soccer studios, as well as voices in the commentaries of the Sky Sport-branded matches.
They will be the voices of the studios of Italian and international soccer, as well as voices in the commentaries of the Sky Sport-branded matches.
Always live analysis and commentary also on Sky Sport 24, which will as always provide leading daily coverage. Also always updated and rich in content is the skysport.it website, with the latest news and insights from the Sky Sport Insider premium space. Images, highlights and trivia also on Sky Sport’s social accounts, so you won’t miss a single one of the day’s most important news stories.
And again, top viewing quality, thanks in part to the Sky Sport 4K channel, entirely dedicated to the world of soccer and sports in 4K HDR for Sky Q satellite customers, Sky Glass, Sky Stream, as well as augmented reality, to allow the viewer to participate in the sporting event at 360 degrees and to enrich the editorial story in the studios. Also always available are Sky Sport Plus, to access match centers, results and standings, Split Screen (for Sky Q satellite customers) to watch two live events simultaneously on the same screen and always be at the center of the action, and the Sky Go APP.
