ESPN has secured the right to broadcast the UEFA Europa League, formerly known as the UEFA Cup, for the next three seasons.
Ties in the competition, which this year begins in earnest on September 17 following a round of qualifiers, will be broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday nights throughout the season.
As part of the deal, ESPN will serve as host broadcaster for any live home matches featuring British clubs that it selects to show.
ESPN is building up its schedule around football and coverage of the Europa League will to a degree compensate for some the Premier League games that the broadcaster will lose from the 2010-11 season onwards.