DAZN secures option on 2029 Club World Cup rights, British newspaper reports
DAZN has secured an exclusive option on the global rights for the 2029 men Club World Cup, a British newspaper reports. In the 2025 edition with 32 teams the platform paid 1 billion dollars for the rights and now runs an operating loss of 939 million.

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A DAZN garantiu uma opção exclusiva sobre os direitos globais de transmissão do Mundial de Clubes masculino de 2029. A informação é de um jornal britânico, segundo o qual o acordo fortalece a ligação estratégica entre a Fifa e a plataforma de streaming. Para a entidade, o ganho é de previsibilidade comercial, o que ajuda a viabilizar o torneio.
O movimento reforça o peso da DAZN como parceira número um da Fifa nos torneios de clubes. Na primeira edição, com 32 equipes e realizada nos Estados Unidos em 2025, a empresa topou assumir o risco comercial e pagou 1 bilhão de dólares pelos direitos mundiais, depois que concorrentes e emissoras de TV aberta recusaram os valores pedidos.
A ofensiva teve impulso com a chegada do grupo saudita Surj Sports Investment, dono de uma fatia de 10% da companhia de transmissão.
Ainda conforme o jornal, a DAZN opera no prejuízo, mesmo somando mais de 300 milhões de assinantes. Nos números de 2025, o prejuízo operacional passou de 772 milhões para 939 milhões de dólares nos 12 meses anteriores. Mesmo assim, a empresa segue gastando pesado em direitos de transmissão. O valor da opção e o prazo para exercê-la não foram revelados.
Apesar da garantia da plataforma de mídia, o planejamento operacional de 2029 ainda tem desafios. As lideranças do futebol não definiram as sedes oficiais nem se o torneio será ampliado para 48 participantes. Marrocos, que está entre as sedes do Mundial de 2030, surge nos bastidores como o nome mais forte para receber a competição.
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