All-Soccer Network Delivers Telecasts of Final Rounds of CONMEBOL U-20

Championships Live from Venezuela

MIAMI – Jan. 30, 2009 - GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will telecast the 2009 CONMEBOL U-20 final phase matches from Jan. 31 to Feb. 8.  GolTV will provide North American soccer fans with exclusive coverage of the South American Youth Championship final matches live from Venezuela .

Saturday, Jan. 31

·         LIVE –   Argentina vs. Paraguay at 3:30 p.m. ET

·         LIVE –   Uruguay vs. Brazil at 5:30 p.m. ET

·         LIVE –   Paraguay vs. Venezuela at 8 p.m. ET

Monday, Feb. 2

·         LIVE – Brazil vs. Argentina at 3:30 p.m. ET

·         LIVE – Uruguay vs. Colombia at 5:30 p.m. ET

·         LIVE – Paraguay vs. Venezuela at 8 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Feb. 4

·         LIVE – Argentina vs. Uruguay at 5:30 p.m. ET

·         LIVE – Venezuela vs. Brazil at 8 p.m. ET

·         Colombia vs. Paraguay at 11:30 p.m. ET

Friday, Feb. 6

·         LIVE – Colombia vs. Brazil at 3:30 p.m. ET

·         LIVE – Uruguay vs. Paraguay at 5:30 p.m. ET

·         LIVE – Venezuela vs. Argentina at 8 p.m. ET

Sunday, Feb. 8

·         Argentina vs. Colombia

·         Paraguay vs. Brazil 

·         Venezuela vs. Uruguay

All dates and times are subject to change.  A schedule of the matches is available online at www.goltv.tv.

About GolTV

GolTV is where soccer lives in the US 24/7, 365 days of the year.  Founded in 2003 and led by Chief Executive Officer and former international fútbol superstar, Enzo Francescoli, GolTV is the only bilingual US soccer network and the first channel conceived by professional athletes. GolTV is the only all-soccer network with unsurpassed exclusive soccer broadcast rights and an unmatched programming mix that speaks the universal language of soccer. The network brings viewers action from some of the world’s most competitive leagues and elite tournaments, offering over 8,000 hours of soccer action each year and more unique soccer matches than any other network.   For more information, visit www.goltv.tv.

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GOLTV SCORES EXCLUSIVE TELEVISION RIGHTS TO BRAZILIAN SOCCER LEAGUES

The Prestigious Campeonato Brasileiro and Campeonato Paulista Televised Only on

GolTV in the United States and Canada ; Matches to Start Airing Jan. 31

MIAMI - Jan. 22, 2009 - GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, announced today that it has scored the exclusive U.S. and Canada broadcast rights to Brazil’s most prominent soccer league, Campeonato Brasileiro.  Starting in April, GolTV viewers will be able to enjoy live coverage of the best Brazilian soccer teams as they begin their quest for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A league title.

The 2009 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro will provide soccer fans in North America a great opportunity to see premier international talents like Rogerio Ceni, Ze Roberto, Andres D’Alessandro, Gustavo Nery, Amoroso and other players as they star in one of the most competitive soccer leagues in the world.  Twenty teams annually vie for the title that in recent years, has been dominated by São Paulo.

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The football associations of Spain and Portugal have formally agreed to submit a joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

Portuguese Federation president Gilberto Madail signed the official FIFA document with Spanish counterpart Angel Maria Villar in Lisbon yesterday after an Iberian bid had been mooted for over a year.

Under the joint plan, Spain is expected to host the greater share of matches. FIFA regulations stipulate that candidates must provide approximately 12 stadiums capable holding at least 40,000 fans for group matches, and one stadium of at least 80,000 capacity to stage the opening match and final.

“We will create a joint commission to assess all FIFA conditions,” said Portuguese Federation president Gilberto Madail to reporters after signing the document.

The Iberian bid will expect strong support from the three South American representatives on FIFA’s 24-man executive committee.

FIFA announced last month there would be a simultaneous bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Other countries who are proposed to be bidding to host either or both of the tournaments are England, Australia, Russia, China, Qatar, the United States, Japan and a joint bid from Belgium/Holland.

The winning bids will be announced in December 2010.

Inter Milan – Roma - Juventus - Real Madrid - Manchester United - Arsenal - Chelsea - Liverpool

January 13, 2009 ( TORONTO , ON ) – TLN Television continues as the home of the world’s best soccer with comprehensive “Road to Rome ” UEFA Champions League coverage of the ‘final 16’ tournament stage.

8 momentous soccer matches on 4 glorious days for soccer fans February 24/25 and March 10/11

The English Premiere League’s top contenders go head-to-head with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Italian powerhouses Inter, Roma and Juventus in a fight for a spot in the quarter-finals.  Catch TLN’s UEFA Champions League nail-biting coverage all the way to the much anticipated final in Rome, Italy on May 27.

TLN’S UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT STAGE COVERAGE

FEBRUARY 24/25 & MARCH 10/11

Knockout Stage - 1st Leg

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24

Inter Milan vs Manchester United (Italian Language)

2:40pm/et, LIVE

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Contest kicks off the final round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying series for both teams

ESPN2 will televise the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team vs. Mexico Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. ET, live from Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.  The telecast, available in high definition on ESPN2 HD, will feature the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) regional rivals in their first match of the final round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying series.

ESPN’s lead team of play-by-play commentator JP Dellacamera and analyst John Harkes will call the game with sideline reporter Pedro Gomez, who is fluent in English and Spanish and has handled several sideline reporting duties for U.S. Soccer and MLS events, including the 2008 MLS Cup on ABC.

The February 11 match will mark the third straight final round of FIFA World Cup qualifying matchup between the two CONCACAF powerhouse teams in Columbus.  In the first meeting Feb. 28, 2001 - dubbed the “Guerra Fria” (’Cold War‘) because the game-time temperature topped out at 29 degrees - for the 2002 World Cup, the U.S. won 2-0.  Four years and six months later, Sept. 3, 2005, the U.S. team earned a place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany with another 2-0 victory over Mexico.

The U.S., Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Trinidad & Tobago are the six nations competing in the 10-game home-and-away series, Feb. 11 - Oct. 14.  The top three teams will automatically advance to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The fourth-place team will compete in a two-game playoff to be held Nov. 14 and 18 against the fifth-place team in the South American (COMNEBOL) World Cup qualifying series.

GOLTV DELIVERS LIVE TELECASTS OF 2009  U-20 SOUTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

All Soccer Network Follows CONMEBOL Youth Teams to Venezuela as they Compete to Represent South America in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

MIAMI – Jan. 12, 2009 - GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will telecast the 2009 CONMEBOL U-20 South American Youth Championship live from Venezuela from Jan. 19 – Feb. 8.  Only GolTV viewers will score live coverage of the competition that determines which teams will represent South America in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Monday, Jan. 19
·         LIVE – Peru vs. Ecuador at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Venezuela vs. Argentina at 8 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Jan. 20
·         LIVE – Bolivia vs. Uruguay at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Brazil vs. Paraguay at 8 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Jan. 21
·         LIVE – Colombia vs. Peru at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Ecuador vs. Venezuela at 8:30 p.m. ET

Thursday, Jan. 22
·         LIVE – Uruguay vs. Chile at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Brazil vs. Bolivia at 8 p.m. ET

Friday, Jan. 23
·         LIVE – Ecuador vs. Colombia at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Argentina vs. Peru at 8 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 24
·         LIVE – Chile vs. Bolivia at 4 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Paraguay vs. Uruguay at 6 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 25
·         LIVE – Colombia vs. Argentina at 4 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Peru vs. Venezuela at 6 p.m. ET

Monday, Jan. 26
·         LIVE – Bolivia vs. Paraguay at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Chile vs. Brazil at 8 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Jan. 27
·         LIVE – Argentina vs. Ecuador at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Venezuela vs. Colombia at 8 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Jan. 28
·         LIVE – Paraguay vs. Chile at 6 p.m. ET
·         LIVE – Uruguay vs. Brazil at 8 p.m. ET

Possible starting XIs

Man United: Van der Sar, Neville, Vidic, Ferdinand, Vidic, Park, Fletcher, Carrick, Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney

Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Mikel, Kalou, Cole, Drogba

Manchester United Squad (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, O’Shea, Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Rooney, Welbeck, Gibson, Possebon.

Chelsea Squad - (from): Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Mancienne, A Cole, J Cole, Obi, Lampard, Kalou, Anelka, Drogba, Stoch, Carvalho, Di Santo, Deco, Mineiro, Belletti, Ballack.

Manchester United host Chelsea on Sunday aware that a maximum haul would put them within a point of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side with two games in hand.

An expectant Old Trafford will demand a marked improvement from the dire display which saw them lose a Carling Cup semi-final first leg at Derby in midweek, but with Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Dimitar Berbatov all to come in it shouldn’t be a problem.

After a week of domestic cup action both clubs will welcome a return to their bread and butter of league fare, with Chelsea eager to put a line under recent indifferent form that has seen them drop points against Fulham, Everton and West Ham in three of their last four Premier League games.

A 1-1 draw with Southend United is hardly the ideal preparation for a trip to Manchester but an away day could provide a welcome relief for Scolari and his side given it is games at Stamford Bridge that have proved their Achilles heel to date.

Away from the capital Chelsea have been sensational and it is nine victories on the road that have fuelled their title bid to date. Key to Chelsea’s potential success will be to quell the attacking threat provided by Rooney and co and on that score, the return of John Terry from a three-match suspension can only help.

Michael Ballack’s return will also be welcomed by Scolari, with the Brazilian likely to field the German alongside Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel in a three-man midfield. Deco and Salomon Kalou will compete for a wide right role.

Jose Bosingwa has picked up a knock this week but the buccaneering full-back is expected to hand his manager another fitness fillip and declare himself fit to play.

Nicolas Anelka may be the Premier League’s top goalscorer but 16 goals in all competitions is unlikely to save him from the axe, as Didier Drogba will be given the nod to start.

With participation in the Club World Cup proving somewhat of a mid-season distraction, Sir Alex Ferguson will be eager to make up ground on leading duo Chelsea and Liverpool as quickly as possible. Few of those on the periphery made a case for regular involvement in midweek against Derby, so it will be a case of the big guns returning to the fray on Sunday.

First choice strike pair Rooney and Berbatov will reclaim their respective places ahead of Carlos Tevez, while a fortunate Ronaldo will figure after emerging from writing off his Ferrari on Thursday without a scratch.

Edwin van der Sar will return between the posts, while Rio Ferdinand will partner Nemanja Vidic at the heart of United’s defence providing he can shrug off a back complaint. Gary Neville will also likely start ahead of the exciting but inexperienced Rafael da Silva at right-back.

While history has dictated United usually play Chelsea for the final time at the back nd of the season, both managers will be well aware three points on Sunday could play a major role in deciding the eventual destination of this term’s title crown.

THREE OF THE TOP-FIVE CLUBS TAKE TO THE PITCH IN LIVE

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION SATURDAY ON SETANTA SPORTS

TORONTO (January 8, 2009) – Aston Villa host West Brom Albion Saturday, January 10 at 7:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 a.m. PT in the first of three consecutive live Barclays Premier League matches on Setanta Sports. The Home of International Soccer.

Aston Villa, currently fourth in the league table, will have their eye on both of the other live Premier League matches Saturday on Setanta. Both Arsenal (fifth in the table) and Liverpool (leaders of the Barclays Premier League) are in action in separate matches:

Arsenal vs. Bolton Wanderers                    @ 9:30 a.m. ET/ 6:30 a.m. PT
Stoke City vs. Liverpool                        @ 12:15 p.m. ET/ 9:15 a.m. PT

The French Football League also returns to Setanta this Saturday after a brief holiday hiatus as Auxerre hosts Marseille in Ligue 1 action at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 noon PT.

The live soccer action on Setanta continues Sunday, January 11 with a pair of matches beginning at 8 a.m. ET/ 5 a.m. PT when seventh-place Wigan Athletic host Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham are treading water in the race to avoid relegation. Currently, the club is locked in a three-way for third from the bottom in the table. The bottom three clubs will be relegated for the 2009-10 season.

Later in the day at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 noon PT the focus shifts back to Ligue 1 when Bordeaux host Paris Sain-Germain.

Complementing the live soccer action are a pair of same-day Barclays Premier League match-ups Saturday on Setanta:

Portsmouth vs. Manchester City  @ 5 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. PT
Middlesbrough vs. Sunderland    @ 6:45 p.m. ET/ 3:45 p.m. PT

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family with a reported fortune of £15 billion, toppled Roman Abramovich in British football’s rich list.

It is the first time that the Chelsea owner has been knocked of the top spot of the UK’s Football Rich List, researched and published by FourFourTwo magazine, since buying Chelsea in the summer of 2003. Abramovich has slipped to third in the list behind second-placed Lakshmi Mittal, the 58-year-old Indian industrialist worth £12.5 billion who joined Formula One’s Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore after investing in fellow West London club Queen’s Park Rangers in December 2007.

It is believed the Russian oil tycoon lost an estimated £3billion in the economic downturn, reducing his wealth to around an estimated £7 billion.

Celtic shareholder and Irish entrepreneur Dermot Desmond is the richest person in Scottish football, eighth on the list overall, said to be worth £1.2billion.

The Rich List says David Beckham is the richest player associated with British football with a reputed personal fortune of £125 million, ahead of second-placed Michael Owen (£40 million) and third placed Wayne Rooney (£35 million). Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is at number 78 in the list (£22 million) and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at number 92 (£14 million).