Fox Sports to Pay $15 Million for Messi, Neymar Tournament
- Tournament is biggest U.S. soccer event since 1994 World Cup
- Competition had been in doubt after $100 million bribe scheme
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Fox Sports has paid $15 million to broadcast the Copa America Centenario, the biggest soccer tournament to take place in the U.S. in more than 20 years, according to people with knowledge of the contract.
Fox’s contract is about one-quarter of what Univision is paying for the Spanish-language broadcast rights, said the people, who asked for anonymity because details of the agreement are confidential.