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Fox Sports World changes to Fox Soccer Channel
US channel Fox Sports World is changing its name to the Fox Soccer
Channel next month and will introduce several new programmes and
features.
From February 7, the channel will make its transition; with a new
show debuting in April called Fox Soccer USA, focusing on the
youth and amateur soccer scene in the US.
The Fox Soccer Channel will also continue airing its current
line-up of news and highlight programs, such as the nightly Fox
Sports World Report, Sky Sports News, Fox Football Friday and MLS
Wrap.
The channel's stablemate Fox Sports, will premiere the channel
during the SuperBowl XXXIX pre-game show on Febraury 6. The first
week's programming schedule will be highlighted by a live telecast
of the international friendly between England and Holland on
Wednesday, February 9, at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, and a full
weekend slate of seven matches from the English Premier League,
the German Bundesliga, the French Ligue 1 and the Argentine Torneo
de Clausura.
Other programming is made up of first-runs from the Barclays
English Premier League, the English FA Cup, the UEFA Cup, the
Toyota Intercontinental Cup, World Cup qualifying matches for the
US and English national teams and numerous European and Latin
American national leagues.
Other global sports related to or derived
from soccer, like futsal (indoor soccer) and rugby will remain
part of the network's programming mix.
The channel has also announced that it will change its website to
the Fox Soccer Channel on MSN via www.foxsoccer.com.
Fox Soccer Channel is available on the DIRECTV, DISH Network, Time
Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Cox Communications and
Adelphia Communications platforms among others.
12 Jan 2005
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