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Disney+ buys rights to Gary Neville’s Overlap content in riposte to Lineker’s Netflix deal

The Guardian UK Thursday 13 August 2026, 08:00 UTC By Matt Hughes 1 min read
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Multimillion-pound deal sees podcast in streaming battleRooney and Mark Goldbridge join forces for new showDisney+ has bought the rights to broadcast The Overlap’s podcast content in a multimillion pound deal that will see Gary Neville’s Stick to Football brand compete with Gary Lineker’s Netflix-backed Rest is Football in a battle between two of the world’s biggest streaming platforms. Under the terms of a deal that also includes title sponsorship, Disney+ will broadcast 40 episodes of...

  • Multimillion-pound deal sees podcast in streaming battle

  • Rooney and Mark Goldbridge join forces for new show

Disney+ has bought the rights to broadcast The Overlap’s podcast content in a multimillion pound deal that will see Gary Neville’s Stick to Football brand compete with Gary Lineker’s Netflix-backed Rest is Football in a battle between two of the world’s biggest streaming platforms.

Under the terms of a deal that also includes title sponsorship, Disney+ will broadcast 40 episodes of Stick to Football this season featuring the regular team of Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, Ian Wright, and Roy Keane, as well as 50 episodes of a new programme, Stick to United with Wayne Rooney, which will be co-presented by content creator Mark Goldbridge.

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