Insight TV has an agreement with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) to broadcast the under-21s side’s journey to the 2021 European Championships.

Netherlands Under 21s football team

Insight TV has revealed an agreement with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) to broadcast a five-part documentary following Netherland under-21s’ journey to the 2021 European Championships. 

Under the working title Inside Oranje U21 and produced in partnership with KNVB, the 5x30’ series charts the side’s successful effort to qualify for the European Championships. The competition got under way this week, with Netherlands under-21s drawing 1-1 with Romania in ther first match on Wednesday, next they face fierce rivals Germany in a highly anticipated match on Saturday.

Players such as Mitchel Bakker (PSG), Perr Schuurs (Ajax), Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahçe), Myron Boadu (AZ), Teun Koopmeiners (AZ), Noa Lang (Club Brugge), Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) and Javairô Dilrosun (Hertha BSC) will star in the series. It will be broadcast on Insight TV’s linear digital networks gobally, with ESPN also airing the programme in the Netherlands itself.

Insight TV vice president of content and channels, Arun Maljaars, said: “Never before has the Dutch National Football Federation allowed such intimate access to the country’s under 21 team - so to document this group of players’ journeys to a major tournament is a huge honour for all of us at Insight TV. We can’t wait to broadcast this series to millions of viewers across our global linear and digital network.”

Jean Paul Decossaux, chief commercial officer at KNVB, added: “The Dutch National Team, with our iconic style of football and orange jersey, has always been one of the favourites of fans worldwide - who often support them beyond just their home players.

“The international interest and ever-growing talent pool of Dutch players makes the UEFA Euro’s U21 a unique tournament to provide fans around the world inside access. We are therefore very excited to partner with Insight TV on the global production and distribution of the new Inside Oranje U21 series. Their 4K viewing experience, proposition and global reach make this a win-win-win proposition for our fans, Insight TV and our own international growth ambition.”