Sky Sports to offer free day of football

Sky has announced that it will be offering subscribers free live sport from the first day of the Premier League.

From August, Sky Sports viewers will be able to watch live Barclays Premier League matches, which will include 116 live fixtures on Sky across Saturday evenings, Sunday double-headers, Monday nights and bank holidays.

Sky Sports’ new line up of football programmes from Sky Sports 1 will replace the regular programming on Sky 2 (on Sky and other pay TV services) and Pick TV (on Freeview and You View) on August 17 – available at no cost.

The free day will include the new show ‘Saturday Night Football’ for Sky’s 5.30pm Saturday evening Premier League fixture.

The show is part of Sky Sports’ ‘weekend of football’, which also includes the new pairing of Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville for ‘Monday Night Football’ and a new Saturday schedule running from Soccer AM through to extended evening highlights of all 3pm matches.

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: “It’s our biggest ever season of Premier League football and we’re inviting every home in Britain to enjoy the opening day. All fans can join the action as we launch our new Saturday schedule for the most eagerly awaited Premier League season in years.

“With more matches than ever before, including 116 live Premier League fixtures, there’s never been a better time to be a Sky Sports viewer. If you don’t have Sky Sports, this is a great opportunity to sample what our football coverage has to offer throughout the year.”