The Pitch: DAZN to seek Irish broadcast partner to share its $1bn FIFA risk

The FIFA deal works out at an investment by the platform of €15m per game, almost three times more than the cost of a Premier League fixture.

DAZN branding during a welterweight bout between Conah Walker and Lewis Ritson

Streaming giant DAZN - which paid a record amount of money for a football tournament - is looking to offset some of its enormous investment by seeking free-to-air broadcast partners.

The platform paid an astonishing $1bn for the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup – without big name clubs like Liverpool, Barcelona or Manchester United.