3A TELESUD, THE PAN-AFRICAN AND AFRO-EUROPEAN TELEVISION NETWORK IS BRINGING YOU THE 2007 African Youth Championship LIVE IN AFRICA ON CANAL SATELLITE AND MMDS AFRICAN PROVIDERS.

The African Youth Championship is the main international football competition for CAF nations, played by under 20 years old players.
The U20 African Championship is held every two years, and the top 4 teams will go on to represent Africa at the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada (the largest FIFA event ever hosted by Canada).
The list of competitors in the event that will take place from 20 January to 4 February in Congo was just finalized with:
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d‚Ivoire, Egypt, the Gambia, Nigeria and Zambia joining Host country Congo in the eight-team tournament. (Read full article…)

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday, December 30th, 2006
17:00 - 19:00 ET– English Premier League: Everton v Newcastle ***DELAY***
After being held to a scoreless draw by Middlesbrough earlier in the week, Everton host Newcastle in a second consecutive home game at Goodison Park. The Toffees currently sit in 8th place, just 3 points behind Tottenham. Newcastle are currently in 3 points and 3 positions back of Everton. The Magpies are hoping to bounce back from their mid-week defeat at the hands of Bolton. (Read full article…)

FOX SOCCER CHANNEL TO BROADCAST LIVE SHOW ON THE FUTURE OF U.S. SOCCER FROM THE NSCAA WORKSHOP AND COACHES CONVENTION

Featured Guests to Include MLS Commissioner Don Garber

Los Angeles, CA – December 28, 2006 – Fox Soccer Channel today announced it will telecast a live two-hour show from the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention on Thursday, January 11. Airing from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (ET), the show titled “Center Circle at the NSCAA Convention” will focus on the future of U.S. soccer and will feature Major League Soccer (MLS) Commissioner Don Garber. Max Bretos will host the two-hour live program that will also feature guest panelists Christopher Sullivan, Christian Miles, and Fox Sports World Report’s Bobby McMahon; as well as Michelle Lissel, formerly of Fox Sports World Report and now with the newest MLS franchise, Toronto FC. (Read full article…)

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday, December 23rd, 200
17:00 - 19:00 ET– English Premier League: Newcastle v Tottenham ***DELAY***

Newcastle play host to Tottenham after falling 1-nil to Chelsea in the Carling Cup quarterfinals. The Spurs too had a mid-week Carling Cup fixture, besting Championship-side Southend late in extra time. Now both teams turn their attention to Premiership. A win for Newcastle would give the Magpies their fourth consecutive home victory and could vault them into the top half of the table. A victory for the Spurs would put the Spurs on pace with Liverpool, and just ahead of Arsenal and Bolton , in a battle for a Champions League spot. (Read full article…)

Watch the six hour marathon of Serie A league action Saturday December 23rd starting at 9:00am ET only on GOLTV. Kicking off the mini marathon is Inter Milan as they go toe-to–toe with Atalanta LIVE Saturday December 23rd at 9:00am ET. First placed Inter will bring to the pitch some of the best including; Figo, Adriano, Ibrahimovic and Crespo. Then don’t miss out as Roma and Cagliary play at 11:00am ET and Udinese matches up with Milan at 1:00pm ET.

Plus the leagues will be taking some much needed time off for the holiday season. Spain ’s La Liga will begin holidays starting today and will return to the pitch January 7th, 2007. Serie A league action will continue until December 23rd and then will resume on January 13th, 2007.Germany’s Bundesliga will return on January 26th, 2007.

Happy Holidays from GOLTV!

GOLTV Match Schedule for December 23, 2006:

@ 9:00am Italy - Inter vs. Atalanta (LIVE)
@ 11:00am Italy - Roma vs. Cagliary (Tape Delay)
@ 1:00pm Italy - Udinese vs. Milan (Tape Delay)

Take in the best of soccer before the holidays begin with Serie A table toppers Inter Milan , as they go toe-to-toe with Messina Sunday December 17th at 9:00am ET. Watch many of soccer’s greatest like Luis Figo, Marco Materazzi and Crespo battle it out with Messina on GOLTV.

La Liga’s finest match up Wednesday December 20th at 5:00pm ET. Third placed Real Madrid is seven points ahead of Recreativo Huelva and the match will bring out a stellar squad that features Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Robinho and Ronaldo.

Watch Germany ’s Bundesliga on GOLTV, with Energie Cottbus sitting 15 points behind third placed Stuttgart they will be looking to make up ground against the likes of Thomas Hitzlsperger and Marco Streller. The two hit the pitch Saturday December 16th LIVE at 9:30am ET. (Read full article…)

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

17:00 - 19:00 ET– English Premier League: Reading v Blackburn ***DELAY***

Reading have won their last three fixtures at the Madejski, and have taken home a total of 13 of 18 possible points in their last 6 outings. A win by Steve Coppell’s side could place Reading as high as 4th in the standings. The Royals host Blackburn , who are suffering a very different run of form. Earning just 4 of 18 points in their last 6 matches, the only sunny spot for the Rovers was their mid-week victory of AS Nancy in the UEFA Cup, which allowed Blackburn to top their group and assured their spot in the Round of 32. (Read full article…)

Globo TV Sports has extended its deal with Al Dowaly Center CO of Kuwait to broadcast Brazilian Magic Football in 2008. The Middle Eastern distributor had already taken the package for 2007 but, betting on the success of Brazilian football, acquired the rights for an additional year. The agreement was signed at SoccerEx in Dubai.

Brazilian Magic Football is a package of 82 live matches in the São Paulo and Brazilian championships and is already airing in more than 125 countries. In addition to the matches, Al Dowaly Center CO also agreed to purchase FootBrazil, a weekly 26-minute program broadcast in English via satellite. FootBrazil provides special behind-the-scenes features on the championships and training, plus profiles and exclusive interviews with players and coaches.

The agreement provides for the airing of matches throughout much of the Middle East, including Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, among other countries.

TELECAST RIGHTS TO UEFA CUP AND UEFA SUPER CUP THROUGH 2009

Exclusive Spanish-Language Coverage to be Provided by Fox Sports en Español

Los Angeles, CA – Monday, November 11, 2006 – Fox Soccer Channel today announced it has renewed live and exclusive English-language telecast rights to the deciding rounds of the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup through the 2008/2009 season. Live and exclusive Spanish-language coverage will be provided by sister network Fox Sports en Español.

The networks’ exclusive UEFA Cup coverage will include six quarterfinal matches, with the home and away legs taking place on Thursday, April 5 and Thursday, April 12, respectively; four semifinal matches (home leg: April 26, away leg: May 3); and the UEFA Cup Final on Wednesday, May 16 from Glasgow, Scotland. The UEFA Super Cup, taking place at Monaco ’s Stade Louis II, will air on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Español in August of 2007. A complete telecast schedule will be announced at a later date. (Read full article…)

Toronto, ON (December 11, 2006) - TSN and RDS today announced a broadcast and multimedia agreement for the UEFA European Football ChampionshipTM 2008 - the most prestigious continental soccer championship, taking place June 7 to 29, 2008 from Austria-Switzerland. The deal provides TSN and RDS with exclusive Canadian broadcast rights in English and French, as well as new media rights including broadband, video on mobile devices, video-on-demand and interactive TV.

Under the deal, TSN and RDS will provide multi-platform coverage of all 31 matches of the quadrennial tournament, which features the Top 16 European national soccer teams, including the final on June 29. Additional coverage includes a highlights show on match day, EURO 2008 Final Draw, magazine programs, and unlimited encores across both networks and media platforms. TSN will also televise pre-game and post-game shows. (Read full article…)