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Champions Week on FSC, Presented by Gillette, Begins May 17
Daily Block of Top Matches, Best Goals and News from 2009/10 UEFA Champion League Leads to May 22 Final Showdown Between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan
Los Angeles (May 11, 2010) – On Monday, May 17, Fox
Soccer Channel launches Champions Week on FSC,
presented by Gillette, featuring an expanded line up of
programming from the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League season.
Wall-to-wall coverage of top matches, best goals and exclusive
news from the world’s most prestigious club soccer competition
totals well over 50 hours of programming, and leads into the
Saturday, May 22 UEFA Champions League Final between Bayern
Munich and Inter Milan on FOX. It marks the first time the title
match will air live on U.S. broadcast television in its 55-year
history.
Champions Week on FSC, presented by Gillette, features
highlights from each round of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League
plus full-length match replays, beginning with a group stage
showdown featuring Inter Milan and FC Barcelona on May 17 at 3
p.m. ET. Both epic quarterfinal battles between Bayern Munich
and Manchester United will air on Thursday, May 20 at 1 and 5
p.m. ET. Expanded coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final
will air on Sky Sports News as well as on Fox
Soccer Report, with Jeremy St. Louis reporting all week
from Madrid.
Additionally, the exclusively-produced half-hour program
Road to Madrid premieres Tuesday, May 18 at 8 p.m. ET and
traces the journey that brought Bayern Munich and Inter Milan to
square off for European soccer’s biggest prize. The show
features background information on the two titans – who have
combined to win six previous European championships – and their
quest to earn the first “treble” by any club from their
respective country.
On May 22, FOX and Fox Soccer Channel viewers will be treated to
four consecutive hours of live UEFA Champions League Final
coverage in high-definition, beginning with a 90-minute pregame
show on FSC at 1 p.m. ET. Host Eric Wynalda – a member of the
National Soccer Hall of Fame – joins former England and
Newcastle United defender Warren Barton and respected analyst
Bobby McMahon live from Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to
set the stage for the Bayern-Inter showdown.
At 2:30 p.m., coverage moves to FOX, where pre-match commentary
from Wynalda, Los Angeles Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena and host
Curt Menefee of FOX NFL SUNDAY leads into the clash
between these German and Italian giants. After a winner is
crowned, Fox Soccer Channel recaps the action with a half-hour
of analysis and coverage of the championship celebrations.
For a complete schedule of Champions Week on FSC
programming, visit
msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/tvschedule.
WHAT: Champions Week on FSC, presented by Gillette
WHEN: May 17-22, totaling over 50 hours of exclusive coverage
from the
2009/10 UEFA Champions League season
WHERE: Fox Soccer Channel, America’s premiere soccer television
destination
HOW: Fox Soccer Channel is available through affiliated cable
systems including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter and Cox,
as well as through DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T U-Verse and
Verizon FiOS. For more information, visit Fox Soccer Channel
online at foxsoccer.com.
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Contact:
Chelsea Hettrick, mPRm Public Relations, 323.933.3399
ext.4261, chettrick@mprm.com
Ben Alkaly, Fox Soccer Channel, 310.444.8642,
ben.alkaly@fox.com