Premier League highlights are coming to social media website Twitter, after an agreement was reached with Sky Sports.
As a result, fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to keep up to date with Premier League action, with Twitter account @SkyFootball posting real-time footage of goals and highlights.
The Sky Sports Football Centre app will feature extended highlights following the end of games, while 3pm Saturday kick-offs will also be exclusively covered for the first time since the '"?Saturday black-out' in the 60's.
Twitter employee Theo Luke was delighted with the agreement, claiming that it would bring action to fans 'in an instant'.
"We can't think of a better way to continue the momentous summer of sport on Twitter than live Premier League video clips", he said, as quoted in the "?Irish Examiner.
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"Sky Sports are incredibly innovative on Twitter so it seemed like a natural fit to work with them to bring fans the most sought after action in sport, in an instant."?
David Gibbs, who is the digital director of Sky Sports and Sky News also admitted his delight at the deal.
"We're delighted to be working with Twitter to bring in-game clips to football fans across the UK & Ireland as part of our biggest ever season of football." He said.
"With more than 30 million users across a variety of platforms, Sky Sports is already the number one digital destination for sports in the UK. By expanding our partnership with Twitter, we can bring even more great action to an even bigger audience."?
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