Serie A & MLS return to ESPN
August 10, 2010 · 0 Comments
ESPN has extended it’s agreement to broadcast live and exclusive coverage of Italy’s Serie A and America’s Major League Soccer in the UK.
The deals enhances ESPN’s schedule of top-flight UK and European football, with at least two matches each week from Italy’s elite division, alongside Coppa Italia games and at least two matches each week from the MLS regular season and playoff games.
Following ESPN’s successful first season of Serie A coverage, ESPN will broadcast ESPN Kicks – Serie A, showing the goals from the weekend, and, a weekly preview show, Total Italian Football. The Coppa Italia also returns to ESPN for a second season, with live matches set to be broadcast throughout the competition.
ESPN’s coverage of Major League Soccer includes broadcast of top weekly MLS regular season games as well as access to all of the league’s playoff matches. MLS is bouyant following the US national teams performance at the World Cup and its profile has been further enhanced after Arsenal and Barcelona striker, Thierry Henry joined the New York Red Bulls.
Jeroen Oerlemans, Vice-President TV Channels, ESPN EMEA, said: “The renewal of these agreements is an excellent result for all football fans in the UK, giving them access to live and exclusive coverage of two of the world’s most talked about leagues. We are building an excellent portfolio of live football and sport on ESPN.”
Tags: Major League Soccer, MLS, Serie A
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