Soccer

All soccer matches live and in High Definition; 29 Matches Simulcast live on ESPN360.com; All Matches on ESPN Deportes

May 8, 2008 -- For the first time, ESPN, Inc., will present exclusive live coverage of the UEFA European Football Championship 2008 Saturday, June 7, through Sunday, June 29, from eight cities in Austria and Switzerland.

ESPN2, ESPN, ESPN Classic and ABC will combine to present all 31 matches live – five on ESPN Classic, 17 on ESPN2 and seven on ESPN. ABC will broadcast two matches – a quarterfinal contest on June 21 and the Euro 2008 title match Sunday, June 29 at 2:30 p.m. ET from the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria.    » read more »

ABC to broadcast MLS Cup; ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes Radio to air Thursday night matches; 16 ESPN Soccernet.com Pre-Game Shows; Simulcasts on ESPN360.com

March 24, 2008 -- ESPN’s high definition coverage of the 13th Major League Soccer season will kickoff with a rare doubleheader Thursday, April 3 – New England Revolution, 2007 MLS Cup finalist, visiting Mexican National Team striker Cuauhtémoc Blanco and the Chicago Fire at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the return of the new San Jose Earthquakes (making their season debut) at the David Beckham-led Los Angeles Galaxy at 10:30 p.m. – on ESPN2. The MLS doubleheader will mark the return of ESPN2’s MLS Primetime Thursday, the exclusive primetime window featuring the only live MLS match in the country.

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- Deal Provides Exclusive Spanish-language Rights for ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com
- Tournament to Showcase Young International Talent On Road to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Agreements for Serie A and Italian Cup Matches Adds to Lineup of Top Global Soccer

January 23, 2008 -- ESPN360.com, the signature broadband sports network from ESPN, has reached agreements to add two more of the world’s top International soccer competitions to its programming lineup – Italy’s Serie A (aka Serie A TIM) and Coppa Italia (aka TIM Cup, Italian Cup).    » read more »

Thursday, December 20, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS---For the fifth consecutive year, all 88 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships will receive television exposure, including 10 fall sports to be featured in a one-hour special.

“CBS Sports Presents Championships of the NCAA” will air at 3 p.m. Eastern time Saturday, December 29, on CBS Sports. Highlights and stories from cross country, field hockey, soccer and volleyball will be featured in the program. For the 2007-08 academic year, CBS Sports will feature over 40 of the NCAA’s 88 championships in the three seasonal shows.    » read more »

Week-Long Coverage across ESPN Media Platforms

November 14, 2007 -- ABC, the broadcast television home of Major League Soccer and FIFA World Cup events, will present the Adidas MLS Cup 2007 live Sunday, Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. ET from RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. The broadcast, presented in high definition, will feature the Houston Dynamo and the New England Revolution in a rematch of the 2006 MLS Cup won by Houston and will conclude ABC’s 12th season of coverage of Major League Soccer – the premier professional soccer league in the United States.    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- ESPN Deportes will offer an exclusive live presentation of the Scotland vs. Italy EURO 2008 qualifier Saturday, November 17 at 11:55 a.m. ET from Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2008, ESPN will provide exclusive coverage of all 31 matches of the quadrennial tournament set to take place Saturday, June 7 – Sunday, June 29, from Austria-Switzerland.

ESPN Deportes lead soccer play-by-play commentator Fernando Palomo will call the match with World Cup legend Mario Kempes as analyst.    » read more »