• January 12, 2005

Forget the Yankees and the Red Sox, and get used to Manchester United versus Arsenal as Fox Sports World transitions into the Fox Soccer Channel on February 7.

Corporate sibling Fox Sports will provide viewers with an exclusive first look at the channel during the Super Bowl XXXIX Pre-Game Show, set for Sunday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Following the Super Bowl, at midnight on Monday, February 7, Fox Soccer Channel will officially unveil all-new, on-air broadcast graphics, music, and promotional messages, complemented by an extensive consumer marketing campaign in support of the transition.

The first week's programming schedule will be highlighted by a live telecast of the "international friendly"--start learning the language now, Yanks!-- between England and Holland on Wednesday, February 9, at 2:45 p.m. EST, and a full weekend slate of seven matches from the English Premier League, the German Bundesliga, the French Ligue 1, and the Argentine Torneo de Clausura.

In connection with the transition, Fox Soccer Channel will introduce several new programs and features, including a soccer scores ticker and a new weekly show debuting in April called "Fox Soccer USA," focusing on the youth and amateur soccer scene in the United States.