ESPN and ESPN2’s 2009 World Football Challenge Television Schedule and Commentators
All Matches in High Definition; Coverage on ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com will combine to present live coverage of all six matches of the inaugural World Football Challenge, a six-city round-robin tournament in the U.S. July 19 – 26 featuring four of the best club soccer teams in the world – Chelsea FC, AC Milan, FC Internazionale Milano and Club America. All the matches will be available in high definition.
The series will kick off Sunday, July 19, with Mexican Primera Division’s Club America vs. Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan live from Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif., at 7 p.m. ET. The Challenge will conclude Sunday, July 26 with an ESPN2 doubleheader – AC Milan vs. Inter Milan, in a first Milan derby to be played outside of Italy, from Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., at 5 p.m., and Chelsea vs. America from Dallas Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at 7 p.m.
The World Football Challenge gives soccer fans in the United States the opportunity to experience global soccer superstars such as Chelsea’s John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack; AC Milan’s Ronaldinho, Andrea Pirlo and Clarence Seedorf; Inter Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovich, Javier Zannetti, and Douglas Maicon; and Club America’s Pavel Pardo, Guillermo Ochoa and Salvador Cabañas.
Additional highlights:
· ESPN Deportes: live, on-site presentation of its critically-acclaimed studio program Futbol Picante and SportsCenter segments from the state-of-the-art Dallas Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas, surrounding the Chelsea vs. America match (July 26),
· ESPN.com: pre-tournament preview and post-tourney wrap, fixture previews and post-match sidebars and stories, live gamecast and commentary, and photo gallery, and
· ESPNDeportes.com: match previews and post-match stories, interviews with players, and video highlights.
ESPN’s World Football Challenge Commentators
Two commentator teams will call the matches. ESPN’s lead commentator team for U.S. Men’s National Team and Major League Soccer telecasts, JP Dellacamera (play-by-play) with analyst John Harkes, and play by-play commentators Derek Rae with Adrian Healey and Alexi Lalas, former U.S. National Team defender. ESPN Deportes SportsCenter anchor and seasoned bi-lingual sideline reporter Fernando Palomo will work matches featuring Club America.
Bios:
· Dellacamera – has worked six straight FIFA World Cups as a play-by-play commentator…the lead voice for U.S. National Teams (men’s and women’s) and MLS telecasts on ESPN and ABC;
· Harkes – former U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team captain who made his ESPN debut during 2006 FIFA World Cup, is the lead game analyst for U.S. Men’s National Team and MLS matches on ESPN and ABC;
· Healey – play-by-play for Euro 2008 title match…also calls UEFA Champions League matches for ESPN International;
· Lalas – former U.S. Men’s National Team defender is ESPN studio analyst for soccer…joined the network after successful career as a professional and team manager in MLS;
· Palomo – ESPN Deportes SportsCenter anchor has covered many marquee sports events including the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan…works select U.S. National Team and MLS matches providing English and Spanish-language reporting from the sidelines,
· Derek Rae – has called ESPN’s English-language UEFA Champions League Final for the past eight years…lead play-by-play commentator for ESPN International.
2009 World Football Challenge Commentators Schedule u Subject to change
Date |
Time (ET) |
Networks |
Match |
Site |
Su 7/19 |
7 p.m. |
E2/360/ED |
Club America vs. Inter Milan JP Dellacamera, John Harkes and Fernando Palomo |
Palo Alto, Calif. |
Tu 7/21 |
11 p.m. |
E2/360/ED |
Chelsea FC vs. Inter Milan Dellacamera and Harkes |
Pasadena, Calif. |
We 7/22 |
7 p.m. |
E2/360/ED |
AC Milan vs. Club America Derek Rae, Alexi Lalas and Palomo |
Atlanta, Ga. |
Fr 7/24 |
8 p.m. |
E1/360/ED |
AC Milan vs. Chelsea FC Adrian Healey and Lalas |
Baltimore, Md. |
Su 7/26 |
5 p.m. |
E2/360/ED |
AC Milan vs. Inter Milan Dellacamera and Harkes |
Foxboro, Mass. |
|
7 p.m. |
E2/360/ED |
Chelsea vs. Club America Healey, Lalas and Palomo |
Arlington, Texas |
E1 – ESPN E2 – ESPN2 360 – ESPN360.com ED – ESPN Deportes
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