WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH AFTERNOON. A follow-up advisory will be issued with the exact time early next week.
In addition to FOX Sports Networks Chairman & CEO David Hill, members on the call are:
Martin Tyler (UEFA Champions League Final on FOX play-by-play announcer) - Lead announcer for Sky Sports’ coverage of UEFA Champions League and Barclays Premier League matches to audiences in the United Kingdom.
Bruce Arena (UEFA Champions League Final on FOX expert analyst) - Head coach of Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy, Arena led the U.S. Men’s National Team from 1998 to 2006 and to a quarterfinal appearance in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Curt Menefee (UEFA Champions League Final on FOX studio host) - The anchor for FOX NFL SUNDAY, America’s most-watched and award-winning NFL pregame show, Menefee has been an international soccer aficionado for more than 20 years, boasting ticket stubs from venues the world over.
On Saturday, May 22 FOX Soccer Channel kicks-off pregame coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final with a live, 90-minute show from Madrid beginning at 1:00 PM ET. FOX Sports picks up game coverage at 2:30 PM ET with a 15 minute preshow hosted by Menefee – featuring analysis by Arena and Eric Wynalda – en route to presenting viewers with the pinnacle of European club soccer as Bayern Munich takes on Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League Final. Tyler is joined by analyst Andy Gray for match coverage of this epic showdown at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
