By The Associated Press GRAHAM DUNBAR (AP Sports Writer)
Quick Read Fox wins English-language US TV rights for 2018, 2022 World Cups, outbidding ESPN and NBC
Photo credit: AP | FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter speaks during a press conference in Zurich , Switzerland , Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Blatter announced that the FIFA will reveal the documents concerning the ISL bribe affair. (AP Photo/Keystone/Walter Bieri)
(AP) -- Fox won the English-language U.S. television rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on Friday, outbidding ESPN and NBC for soccer's showpiece tournament.
Fox agreed to pay more than $400 million for the two-tournament package, a person familiar with the bidding told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the figure was not made public.
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