From 6.00am on the morning of Friday 22nd January to 6.00am on the morning of Monday 25th January, ESPN will be allowing all digital TV customers across the UK and Ireland, including all Freeview households, the chance to enjoy access to some of the biggest footballing clashes from around the world, along with a host of other international sporting action. ESPN HD will also be available to viewers throughout the promotional weekend, where available.
Among the highlights over the weekend, ESPN will be bringing live coverage from two huge Serie A matches as Juventus take on Roma at 7.45pm on Saturday, January 23rd, followed on Sunday, January 24th with the Milan derby at 7.15pm, with a chance to catch David Beckham back in action on Italian soil against Jose Mourinho’s men.
From the other side of the world, fans have the chance to see all the drama from another of the most proudly contested derbies on the planet, as Argentinean arch rivals Boca Juniors meet River Plate in the Torneos de Verano at midnight on Sunday, 24th January. Live action from another game in the same tournament will kick of 24 hours earlier at midnight on Saturday, 23rd January as Independiente play host to Racing Club.
Other live football that fans can watch over the weekend includes Motherwell v St. Mirren from the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, Freiburg v Stuttgart, Dortmund v Hamburg, Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich & Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen from the Bundesliga and Ajax v AZ Alkmaar from the Dutch Eredivise.
Jeroen Oerlemans, vice president channels, ESPN - Europe, Middle East and Africa said: “It’s only fair once in a while to give people a chance to see just what they’re missing. This weekend, nowhere else on a single UK television channel will sports fans be able to find such a wide range of top flight sporting action from across the globe, featuring some of football’s fiercest rivalries.”
ESPN’s weekend promotion begins at 6.00am on Friday 22nd January and will revert to subscribers only at 6.00am on Monday 25th January.
ESPN is available on the following channel numbers:
- Virgin Media:
ESPN (channel 529), ESPN HD (channel 530)
- BT Vision:
ESPN (channel 34)
- Top UP TV:
ESPN (channel 34)
- TalkTalk TV:
ESPN (channel 555)
- Chorus ntl (in Ireland)
ESPN (channel 407)
- Sky:
ESPN (channel 417), ESPN HD (channel 442)
