beIN SPORTS to broadcast Match For Hope globally for second year
SINGAPORE – beIN MEDIA GROUP, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment groups, will broadcast Match for Hope, the epic charity football match which raises funds to give disadvantaged people and communities hope for a better future, live for a second year running from Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on 14 February 2025 (15 February, 1am GMT+8).
Following a hugely successful inaugural match last year, beIN SPORTS will once again provide world-class coverage and analysis of the star-studded event to its subscribers in 40 countries across 5 continents, across various linear and digital channels. Subscribers across the beIN network will be able to watch the match live in Arabic, English, French, Spanish and Turkish, with highlights available across beIN’s digital platforms directly after the match.
Organised by Q Life, all proceeds raised from this year’s edition of Match for Hope will go to the Education Above All Foundation (EAA), the global foundation founded by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser in 2012, which aims to transform lives through education. EEA is aligned with UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of education and has the support of government and corporate partners like US Aid, World Bank Group, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Italy, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNESCO, Bharti (India), amongst many others.
Featuring the likes of Thierry Henry, Andrés Iniesta, Mubarak Mustafa, and Andrea Pirlo, Match for Hope combines the power of sport with the influence of the world’s biggest content creators and football legends to raise funds that provides opportunities for a brighter future. This year, the event will also welcome social media stars KSI, Chunkz, Adam Waheed and AboFlah, amongst several others, with a potential reach of over 260 million followers on social media.
beIN MEDIA GROUP is proud to have supported the inaugural Match for Hope event in 2024, under its beINSPIRED initiative. The beINSPIRED project is dedicated to elevating non-mainstream sports and believes in the responsibility of broadcasters to inspire, and support, the next generation of athletes and fans. Match for Hope in 2024 raised more than $8.8m USD for EAA, to help support over 70,000 out-of-school children.