Big news for network TV and the Champions League as word has come out that the 2010 Champions League final will air on Fox this spring.
It's the first time that Champions League final will be aired on a U.S. network (as opposed to cable outlets).
The game takes place at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and it will air live at 2:45pm on Saturday, May 22.
It's the first time that Fox has broadcast a soccer game and also the first time the global event has been moved to a Saturday so you officially have no reason to miss it.
ESPN and ESPN2 had aired the Champions League final since the 1994-1995 season up until last season's 2-0 win by Barcelona over Manchester United.
Fox Soccer Channel gained control of the Champions League this season with a three-year deal and originally the final was going to air on FX but somebody must have woken up Rupert Murdach and told him that was a stupid idea and nobody pays attention to FX (aside from Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia of course).
So in advance, sorry if your regularly scheduled, boring as watching paint dry, Fox saturday baseball game is on at a different time. And good luck trying to convince your grandpa that he'll like soccer.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/02/10/champions.league.ap/index.html
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment