by Mark Bassey

The Premier League have announced record-breaking broadcast rights for live games for the 2016-2019 seasons.

Sky Sports and BT have acquired the packages for a whooping £5.13billion.

In addition to Super Sunday and Monday Night Football, Sky Sports have added Friday night coverage to their kitty.

This new deal will see Sky’s total number of games rise to 126, while BT will show 42. It means both broadcasters are shelling an average of £10.2m per game.

The first ever broadcasting deal for the Premier League cost just £191million in 1992.