The Ultimate Soccer Getaway for two fans: Spain, Italy or England

TORONTO – With soccer frenzy set to take hold around the world, GOLTV Canada has launched a major consumer promotion, the “Experience Soccer, Your Way” contest.  

The contest gives soccer fans a chance to win the ultimate soccer trip to Spain, Italy or England to watch their favourite team play action during the 2006/07 league season. 

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Free Preview of GOLTV Canada To Rogers Digital Cable Customers

TORONTO – With the start of Germany 2006 less than two weeks away, GOLTV Canada is offering a free preview to soccer fans, starting tomorrow with two games.

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The top countries in the world play in their final warm-up matches before Germany, exclusively on GOLTV Canada. All the action kicks off with toe-to-toe matches starting LIVE at 2:00pm ET Saturday May 27th with Serbia & Montenegro vs. Uruguay. Then at 4:00pm ET Spain meets Russia LIVE with David Villa, Iker Casillas and Cesc Fabregas hoping Spain will take the world by storm at Germany 2006 with a result against Russia going a long way! This is a team full of stars that you can see each week during the La Liga Season only on GOLTV.

Two of the top teams in the world clash before Germany 2006 LIVE Sunday May 28th at 9:30pm ET. The eighth ranked and ’98 Champions, France, hope to redeem themselves against the fourth ranked nation in the world Mexico.

World Cup newcomers Angola will hit the pitch LIVE at 3:00pm ET against Argentina, one of the strongest teams in the 32-team field, Tuesday May 30th.  Capping off GOLTV’s International Friendly matches Holland plays Mexico at 9:00pm ET on Wednesday May 31st. (Read full article…)

ESPN, ESPN2 AND ABC SPORTS  - 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP SCHEDULE
ALL matches live; Simulcast live in high definition by ESPN HD,
ESPN2 HD and ABC HD; Nightly World Cup Live studio shows

ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports, in conjunction with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), will present live coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9 from Germany.
ESPN2 and ESPN will combine to present 52 matches – 31 on ESPN2 and 21 on ESPN.  ABC Sports will broadcast 12 matches including the title match Sunday, July 9 at 1:30 p.m. ET from Berlin’s Olympiastadion (preceded by a 30-minute pre-game show at 1 p.m.).
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While thirty-one countries fine-tune their preparations for the biggest showpiece event in the world, Italy and its World Cup hopes flutter in a maelstrom of controversy. As phlegmatic as Italy coach Marcello Lippi is, the press revelations of the sordid dealings of Luciano Moggi must be taking their toll even on him.

On Friday, May 19, Lippi appeared in front of magistrates to assure the authorities and a morbidly intrigued Italian public that he never gave in to ‘Moggi pressure’ when selecting players for the Italian national team.
The idea that Moggi had influenced Lippi’s decisions gained momentum when prosecutors scrutinized the mischievous figure’s sporting agency, GEA. The agency, in which Lippi’s son Davide is also an employee, represents a sizeable chunk of Italian football players. Allegedly, Moggi had put pressure on Lippi to not select Juventus players for the national team so that injuries and fatigue would not impinge on the club’s and GEA’s commercial interests.

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The race for the Italian Serie A championship comes to a close this Sunday live on GOLTV Canada.

Juventus looks to lock up the title when they take on Reggina LIVE on Sunday May 14th at 9:00am ET. Czech Republic star Pavel Nedved and Italy’s Gianluca Zambrotta highlight the Juventus roster.

At the same time, GOLTV will also provide bonus coverage of the match between AC Milan vs. Roma – looking in live to give viewers instant updates on goals, penalty shots and any other major in-game highlights. (Read full article…)

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

09:30 - 11:30 ET- German Bundesliga: Hamburg v Werder Bremen ***LIVE***

Seperated by a single point, Hamburg and Werder Bremen meet in their final match of the season. 2nd-place Hamburg needs only force a draw to secure their 2nd-place finish and their automatic qualification to the Champions League group stages. Should Werder Bremen win however, the situation will reverse, and Hamburg will finish 3rd and have to settle for a spot in the Champions League qualifiers. (Read full article…)

LEE GODFREY, host:
Lee Godfrey brings an extensive amount of soccer broadcast experience to GOLTV Canada, where he is the host of “The Contenders” and also the play-by-play commentator for “Match Capsule,” a GOLTV original production.

Before joining the team at GOLTV, Lee worked at Rogers Sportsnet as their soccer reporter filing regular stories for Soccercentral and providing insight along the sidelines during live broadcasts. Lee was the sideline reporter for the 2003 Women’s World Cup, 2004 U-19 Women’s World Championship Qualifying and 2006 Men’s World Cup Qualifying. (Read full article…)

GOLTV Canada Previews Germany 2006 With New Series “The Contenders”
Additional unique, web-only content available free of charge at GOLTV.ca highlights all 32 nations

TORONTO - The countdown to Germany 2006 is on, and GOLTV Canada readies Canadian soccer fans with an exclusive new six part series, The Contenders, starting May 4 and airing each Thursday night at 8 pm ET until the world’s biggest soccer tournament begins.

But that’s not all. As a bonus to fans across the country, eight unique in-depth “webisodes” – content not seen on-air – will highlight how each team qualified for the big tournament and provide detailed biographical profiles of star players. (Read full article…)