MORE than 250 million people could watch Brisbane Roar’s quest to become the first club to win three A-League championships.

Sunday’s grand final at Suncorp Stadium between the Roar and the Wanderers will be most watched club match in Australian football history.

“The 2014 grand final will be the greatest showcase for Australian football ever seen, thanks to the domestic and international broadcast and internet deals we’ve done over the past year with our agent World Sports Group,” Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop said.

Apart from the live coverage on Fox Sports 2, the grand final will be the first of the A-League era to be broadcast on Australian free-to-air television.

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The band is back together for a grand final edition of the Fox Football Podcast — with a few special guests dropping in as well. Adam Peacock, Simon Hill and Brenton Speed are in the studio, where they are joined by Wanderers fanatic Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, who dropped by for a chat too, and on the line by Brisbane Roar defender Jade North. Daniel Garb is on deck again to talk Mourinho, Liverpool, City and all things EPL & Socceroos.

SBS 2 will show the match on delayed coverage from one hour after the 4pm kick-off.

It will also be the first A-League decider to be broadcast live into major European, North American and Asian markets, and the first to be streamed internationally.

Among the 57 countries showing the match live are Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, China, Singapore, Mexico and South Africa.

Highlights of the match will be broadcast in 53 countries in Asia and the Middle East, including Japan and South Korea, on the ABC’S Australian Network.

The grand final will also be shown via live streaming at the www.aleague.livesport.tv website, a subscription service for people outside of Australia and Oceania.

News_Rich_Media: Brisbane Roar's Shane Stefanutto says his side lives for big moments like Sunday's A-League grand final at Suncorp Stadium, while also hitting back at those questioning his place in the side.

“We have opened the eyes of the world to the A-League and now fans worldwide can watch all of our stars in action on a weekly basis, including Sunday’s blockbuster in Brisbane,” Gallop said.

“The presence of marquee players has been the catalyst, but it’s the quality of play and entertainment value that has convinced broadcasters at home and abroad to invest in our rights.”

In further good news for FFA, Indian broadcaster Ten Sports will broadcast A-League and FFA Cup matches for the next three seasons.

News_Image_File: The Wanderers could be set to gain a legion of new fans.

Ten Sports, who broadcast into Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, will show at least 86 A-League matches and a minimum of 10 FFA Cup games per season.

A crowd of more than 50,000 will pack Suncorp Stadium for Sunday’s match, which will also be broadcast live on ABC Radio.

Brisbane’s only injury concern is winger Dimitri Petratos (ankle), but he was named in an extended 18-man squad yesterday and is due to train today with his teammates at Ballymore.

The Wanderers on Thursday ruled out forward Mark Bridge, who failed to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in Western Sydney’s 2-0 semi-final win over Central Coast Mariners.

Either Tomi Juric or Labinot Haliti is expected to replace Bridge in the Wanderers’ starting line-up.

Watch the A-League grand final LIVE from 3pm (EST) on Fox Sports 2HD.

Originally published as 250 million to watch grand final