Rooney joins Overlap stable as Disney+ snap up Neville content to take on Lineker’s Netflix deal
QUIDS IN: Disney+ has secured the rights to broadcast Gary Neville's The Overlap’s podcast
Disney+ has secured the rights to broadcast The Overlap’s podcast content in a multimillion pound deal under which Gary Neville’s Stick to Football brand will compete with Gary Lineker’s Netflix-backed Rest is Football in a battle between two of the world’s biggest streaming platforms.
Under the terms of a deal that also includes title sponsorship, Disney+ will broadcast 40 episodes of Stick to Football this season featuring the regular team of Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, Ian Wright and Roy Keane, as well as 50 episodes of a new programme, Stick to United with Wayne Rooney, which will be co-presented by the content creator Mark Goldbridge.
