Spain: WBD scores ASOBAL rights
September 8, 2026



Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Sports and ASOBAL – Spanish Professional Handball Clubs League have reached a deal t to incorporate the top men’s handball competition in Spain into Eurosport’s multi-sport offering, which will broadcast live matches of the LIGA NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL on its TV channels in Spain starting this season.

Thanks to this new partnership, every week, fans of the best handball will be able to follow live on Eurosport two of the highlighted matches from each of the 30 rounds of the 2026/27 season of the competition, which will be played between September 2026 and June 2027.


The 37th edition of the LIGA NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL, the most important handball competition where the 16 best national clubs of the top men’s handball category in Spain compete, kicks off next Friday, September 11.

Eurosport 2 will debut as the official broadcaster in Spain on the first matchday offering (live on TV and streaming via HBO Max) the matches ‘Dicorpebal Logroño La Rioja – Barça’ (Friday 11, at 19:00) and ‘Cajasol Sevilla BM Proin – Cajasol Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil’ (Saturday 12, at 19:00).

The team of experts and commentators from Eurosport, made up of Paco Trapero, Albert Rocas, JJ Hombrados, Arturo Pérez, and Eduardo de Paz, will be responsible for bringing all the excitement on the court to the audience every weekend from Eurosport’s microphones.

With the incorporation of the main Spanish professional men’s handball competition into Eurosport’s live sports content offering, WBD Sports strengthens its commitment to the best live sports, continuing its constant support for Olympic sports and their athletes.

Fernando Corral, general director of ASOBAL, said: “This agreement represents a new step within the audiovisual model we are promoting at ASOBAL. We are especially pleased to go hand in hand with a leading operator, and that Eurosport has bet on the value and potential of our product. Being able to offer two live matches per round on a globally recognized platform not only rewards the effort of our clubs but also brings the excitement and competitiveness of our competition closer to a global audience, consolidating the growth of this sport and opening new doors for fans across the country.”

Fernando Ruiz, Sports Director of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Iberia, stated: “From WBD Spain, we are thrilled about this project we are starting together with Liga Nexus Energía ASOBAL. As we did in the past with LNFS or more recently with UFC, we will try to put the Eurosport stamp on all handball coverage, both in commentary and in content production around handball. We will develop a 360 editorial plan, starting with our Eurosport TV channels, passing through the HBO Max streaming platform, and ending with digital support on web and social media. As the Home of the Olympic Games in Europe, ASOBAL handball fits perfectly within WBD. Now we just have to work and enjoy this sport, which is spectacular.”