Ronaldo's Juventus debut streaming live on Facebook

Cristiano Ronaldo's debut for Juventus is among a series of games from Serie A and Spain's La Liga to be broadcast for free on Facebook in the UK and Ireland this season.

UK rights holders Eleven Sports announced on Monday it had reached an agreement with the social media giant that will see at least one live match from both leagues broadcast every week on the network's own Facebook page.

The deal is just the latest step towards the online sector securing lucrative live soccer contracts after Amazon secured the rights to show 20 Premier League matches a season for three years in the UK, starting from the 2019-20 season in June.