BT Sport snaps up Portuguese Liga rights

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights for the Portuguese Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country.

BT Sport will show exclusive live coverage of up to four matches per week in the UK and Ireland.

The deal includes exclusive coverage of home and away matches featuring Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon, the three biggest clubs in Portugal.

The length of the deal was not disclosed. BT Sport will show six European football leagues during the 2014-15 season, with coverage of the top divisions in England, Scotland, Germany, France and Italy, as well as Portugal.