Long-time Australian football pundit and former Socceroo midfielder Robbie Slater has confirmed he won't be a part of Paramount+'s Australian football coverage.
Slater, who has been a commentator and analyst at Fox Sports for over a decade, was touted as being a talent that could be looked at by the new streaming service, along with the likes of Adam Peacock, Mark Bosnich and Andy Harper.
Paramount+ won the rights to broadcast Australian international and domestic football off Fox Sports, paying around $500 million over the next five years.
However, in a recent interview on radio, Slater revealed he won't be on Paramount +'s' broadcast team, which will be covering the Socceroos, Matildas, A-League, W-League and FFA Cup among a swag of different competitions and events.
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The 44-time Socceroo also admitted he was keen to join the Viacom-CBS owned network, which is affiliated with Network Ten in Australia.
"I won't be involved in Channel 10's Paramount+," Slater said on Triple M. "But that's fine, I had a great run.
"Would I have liked to be involved? Yes, I would have, but if my time's done, then my time's done."
Paramount+ - which will cost $8.99 a month - is set to launch in Australia on August 11 and will also stream entertainment such as television shows and movies alongside their sport offering.
It’s unclear as yet whether Paramount+ will offer different subscription tiers and what exactly is included for $8.99.
Most A-League clubs are offering discounts on subscriptions for fans as part of membership deals with a yearly subscription being offered for between $60 and $75.
Melbourne Victory are currently providing the biggest discount for fans with their $60 offer set to save fans $47.88 over the year.
Central Coast Mariners are offering the same deal for $70, while Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC have gone with a $75 price point.
Paramount+'s full football catalogue includes:
- Matildas Friendly Internationals (home and away)
- Socceroos Friendly Internationals (home and away)
- A-League
- W-League
- U23 Men’s Friendly Internationals (home)
- Socceroos’ 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Round 2 matches (home)
- Other Football Australia controlled Youth National Teams matches (home)
- FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian Qualifiers – Round Three (including prospective Play-Off matches)
- AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Finals
- AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Finals
- AFC U23 Asian Cup Finals 2022, 2024
- AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Final Round) for Paris Olympics 2024
- AFC U20 Asian Cup Finals 2023
- AFC U17 Asian Cup Finals 2023
- AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Finals 2022 and 2024
- AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Finals 2022 and 2024
- AFC Futsal Asian Cup Finals 2022, 2024
- AFC Solidarity Cup 2024
- A-League Club Play-Off matches to enter FFA Cup Round of 32
- All FFA Cup matches played from Round of 32 onwards, including the Round of 16, Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and the FFA Cup Final
- All non-Australian matches across AFC competitions, including Round 3 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches and AFC Asian Cup matches
Many Australian football fans have called for the inclusion of long-time Fox Spors commentator Simon Hill to be part of Paramount's new team.
