ESPN-U to carry U-17s
ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, and ESPN360.com, ESPN's customized broadband service, will continue its exclusive English-language coverage of FIFA events this summer by combining to present all 52 matches of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup from eight Korean cities, Aug. 18-Sept. 9.
ESPNU will televise 23 matches, including the championship on Sunday, Sept. 9 live at 5:45 a.m. ET, while ESPN360.com will offer 29 matches live from the round robin stage.
ESPNU's coverage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup will kick-off with the opening match – Korea DPR vs. England -- Saturday, Aug. 18 at 12:45 a.m. from Jeju World Cup Stadium. In all, ESPNU will feature all U.S. team matches in pool play, plus the entire round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match from Seoul, Korea’s Seoul World Cup Stadium. ESPN2 will simulcast the USA vs. Tunisia match on Aug. 23 at 3:45 a.m.
ESPN360.com will feature matches from the opening round, beginning Saturday, Aug. 18 with Costa Rica vs. Togo and Brazil vs. New Zealand at 3:45 a.m. and concluding Sunday, Aug. 26 with Germany vs. Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia vs. Ghana at 5:45 a.m. Both ESPNU and ESPN360.com will utilize the English-language world feed and commentators provided by FIFA throughout the event. In addition, all live FIFA U-17 World Cup events on ESPNU will be re-aired at a later time to accommodate U.S. viewers.
USA first round appearances on ESPNU, include:
Mon Aug 20---6:45 am and 12:00 pm vs Tajikistan
Thurs Aug 23---3:45 am and 12:00 pm vs Tunisia (simulcast on ESPN2)
Sun Aug 26---2:45 am and 2:00pm vs Belgium
FOX ADDS PROGRAMS
In conjunction with the start of the 2007/08 Barclays Premier League season, Fox Soccer Channel is debuting two new live studio shows.
Fox Soccer Match Day is a half-hour pregame show every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET/6:30 a.m. PT that will prepare fans for the day’s Premiership contests. Every Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT, Fox Soccer Channel will air Super Sunday +, a review of the weekend’s action that will also include coverage of Italian Serie A, Major League Soccer, and – seasonally – the United Soccer Leagues and college soccer.
CELTIC REACHS AGREEMENT WITH SIRIUS
Starting Sunday, August 5, with Celtic v. Kilmarnock (9:00 am ET), SIRIUS will broadcast every Celtic Premier League game live, including the matches against their historic rivals, Rangers. All games, which will feature the official Celtic FC broadcast, will air on SIRIUS channel 126. Additional non-Premier League Celtic matches may be added to the schedule.
SIRIUS also broadcasts UEFA Champions League matches and, as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the English Premier League, airs multiple live Premiership soccer matches each week. SIRIUS is also the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of Chelsea Football Club and airs every Chelsea Premier League game live.