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World's Best Clubs Battle it Out On Fox Soccer Channel This Summer
Manchester United, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic FC Among Heavyweights Visiting U.S. Stadiums
Los Angeles (July 15, 2010) – Some of Europe’s
elite club teams descend onto American soil this summer as Fox
Soccer Channel televises a series of highly-anticipated
international showdowns including Football at Fenway, the
Barclays New York Challenge, and matches pitting legendary clubs
Real Madrid and Manchester United against Major League Soccer
opposition.
Soccer returns to Boston’s Fenway Park on Wednesday, July 21 as
Scotland’s Celtic FC battles Sporting Lisbon of Portugal, 42
years after Pele first brought the game to this historic
stadium. Live coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Soccer
Channel.
From July 22-25, the Barclays New York Challenge takes over Red
Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. as the host New York Red Bulls,
England’s Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, and Sporting
Lisbon battle it out in this inaugural event. The tournament
features a unique scoring system in which teams receive
additional points for each goal scored. All matches air live on
Fox Soccer Channel beginning Thursday, July 22 when French
superstar Thierry Henry makes his debut for the Red Bulls vs.
Tottenham, and continuing the next day with Manchester City and
Sporting Lisbon, both at 8:30 p.m. ET.
On Sunday, July 25, Fox Soccer Channel features an enticing
quadruple-header spanning 10 hours of live coverage, starting at
1 p.m. ET with the final two matches of the Barclays New York
Challenge. That leads into FSC’s exclusive English-language
telecast of English heavyweight Manchester United visiting MLS’s
Kansas City Wizards for the first sporting event at
newly-remodeled Arrowhead Stadium. Coverage begins with a live
pregame show at 5:30 p.m. ET. The fourth match of the day finds
MLS taking center stage as the Seattle Sounders host the
Colorado Rapids in a special Sunday night telecast beginning at
10 p.m. ET.
The stars are set to align Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, Calif., when Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy
host Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Spanish giant Real Madrid.
Pregame coverage on Fox Soccer Channel begins at 10 p.m. ET,
leading into kickoff at 10:30 of a match that could feature as
many as 13 players who participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonzo of newly-crowned
World Champion Spain all suit up for Real Madrid, as do
Holland’s Rafael van der Vaart and Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuain.
Below is a complete schedule of upcoming international showdowns
on Fox Soccer Channel:
| Match | Date | On-Air Time |
| Celtic FC (SCO) vs. Sporting Lisbon (POR) | Wednesday, July 21 | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| New York Red Bulls (USA) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) | Thursday, July 22 | 8:30 p.m. ET |
| Manchester City (ENG) vs. Sporting Lisbon (POR) | Friday, July 23 | 8:30 p.m. ET |
| Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) vs. Sporting Lisbon (POR) | Sunday, July 25 | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| New York Red Bulls (USA) vs. Manchester City (ENG) | Sunday, July 25 | 3:00 p.m. ET** |
| Kansas City Wizards (USA) vs. Manchester United (ENG) | Sunday, July 25 | 5:30 p.m. ET** |
| Real Madrid (ESP) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) | Saturday, August 7 | 10:00 p.m. ET** |
*All matches available in high-definition
**Coverage begins with a half-hour pregame show
About Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Soccer Channel offers the most comprehensive coverage of
world-class soccer available in the United States, serving as
the primary television destination for coverage of England’s
Barclays Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. Matches
from Major League Soccer, Italy’s Serie A, Women’s Professional
Soccer and the Australian Hyundai A-League are also featured
prominently, in addition to such global tournaments as the
English FA Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and CONCACAF Champions
League™. The Official Broadcast Partner of the United States
Youth Soccer Association, Fox Soccer Channel also televises the
United Soccer Leagues and NCAA Division I college men’s and
women’s soccer. The Nielsen-rated channel, available to service
providers in high-definition, reaches more than 36 million cable
and satellite households nationwide. For more information, visit
America’s most visited online soccer destination 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