UEFA Champions League Coverage on ESPN360.com

Next-Generation Live Sports Broadband Network to Feature 61 UEFA Champions League Games

September 13, 2007 -- ESPN360.com, the next-generation live sports broadband network, kicks off its season-long coverage of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, September 18. Fans can watch 61 games throughout the season, including the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final from Moscow. Each Tuesday and Wednesday match day ESPN360.com will deliver soccer fans three UEFA Champions League matches, one of which will be a simulcast of ESPN2’s coverage. Two of the matches each week will be offered in both English and Spanish-language feeds.

“The UEFA Champions League is a prime example of what ESPN360.com can deliver for fans, and how it can enhance what we do across our television networks,” said Jeff Cravens, vice president and general manager, ESPN360.com. “We are able to expand the programming options in a broadband environment and deliver not just more games, but multiple language options for games – and do it all live and simultaneously. It allows us to create distinctly valuable programming for fans and for affiliates.”

One of the world’s premier club soccer competitions, and among the biggest global sporting events, the UEFA Champions League is comprised of a group stage and four knockout rounds. Beginning in September and stretching through May, the group stage features 32 teams in eight groups of four, playing 96 Matches. The first knockout stage features 16 matches over two weeks, the second (quarterfinals) features eight matches over two weeks, and the third (semi-finals) features four matches over two weeks. The final is a single match.

ESPN360.com’s schedule for the first four match days of UEFA Champions League coverage includes:

Tuesday, September 18 -- 2:30 p.m. ET

Real Madrid vs. Werder Bremen (English)*
Real Madrid vs. Werder Bremen (Spanish)
FC Porto vs. Liverpool (English)
FC Porto vs. Liverpool (Spanish)
AC Milan vs. Benfica (Spanish)**

Wednesday, September 19 -- 2:30 p.m. ET

Barcelona vs. Lyon (English)*
Barcelona vs. Lyon (Spanish)
Sporting Lisbon vs. Man. United (English)
Sporting Lisbon vs. Man. United (Spanish)
Rangers FC vs. Stuttgart (Spanish)

Tuesday, October 2 -- 2:30 p.m.

VfB Stuttgart vs. Barcelona (English)*
VfB Stuttgart vs. Barcelona (Spanish)
Man. United vs. AS Roma (English)
Man. United vs. AS Roma (Spanish)
Inter Milan vs. PSV Eindhoven (Spanish)

Wednesday, October 3 -- 2:30 p.m.

S.S. Lazio vs. Real Madrid (English)*
S.S. Lazio vs. Real Madrid (Spanish)
Liverpool vs. Marseille (English)
Liverpool vs. Marseille (Spanish)
Celtic FC vs. AC Milan (Spanish)

* = simulcast with ESPN2; will also be available on demand for 48 hours after completion.

ESPN360.com is ESPN's signature broadband sports network. It is the online home for live sports, giving fans a 24/7 online destination delivering more than 2,000 live, global sports events a year (more than ESPN and ESPN2 combined). The service is available at no additional charge to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection from an affiliated service provider, and is currently available in nearly 17 million homes nationwide. It has more than doubled its distribution since August 2006, and is available via more than 25 Internet service providers around the country including AT&T, Verizon, RCN, Frontier, Cavalier, Charter, Mediacom, Conway, Grande Communications and more.

Consumers wanting more information about ESPN360.com, which Internet services currently provide it, and how they can get it should go to www.espn360.com.

Source: ESPN

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