NEW YORK – American broadcaster CBS will get an early start on its Champions League deal, showing games next month when the pandemic-delayed competition resumes.The rights to the rest of this Champions League season and all of next season became available last month when Turner opted out of its 2018-21 deal for exclusive English language rights in the United States.CBS said Thursday it acquired the rights — including two Champions League finals in less than 10 months — to add to the 2021-24 European club competitions deal it signed with UEFA last November.This season’s competition resumes on Aug.
7 and ends with an eight-team knockout tournament in Lisbon, Portugal. The final is on Aug. 23.Next season’s 32-team group stage starts in.