Los Angeles, CA–(HISPANIC
PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–July 17, 2003–The ChampionsWorld Series tour
featuring Manchester United will kick off from Seahawk’s Stadium in Seattle
and live broadcasts of the entire tour will be available on Fox Sports World
beginning Tuesday, July 22 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific time/11:00 p.m. Eastern time.
In addition to Manchester United, the seven-game series tour features some of
the world’s most well renowned soccer teams, including Italian clubs; AC
Milan, the winner of this year’s UEFA Champions League and Italian Cup,
and Juventus, also a finalist in the UEFA Champions League, Argentine powerhouse
Boca Juniors who recently won the prestigious Copa Toyota Libertadores, UEFA
Cup finalist Glasgow Celtic from Scotland, Spain’s FC Barcelona and Mexico’s
Club America.
Some of the top soccer players
in the world, based on current rankings by the leading sanctioning bodies, are
expected to play in the series with a minimum of 55 tour players having participated
in the 2002 World Cup.
Fox Sports World’s
sister network, Fox Sports en Español, will offer live broadcasts of
the matches in Spanish.
The 2003
ChampionsWorld Series Broadcast Schedule
Date
Club Teams Time(ET) Location
Tues., Manchester United 11:00 PM Seahawks Stadium,
Jul 22 vs. Glasgow Celtic
Seattle, WA
Fri., Glasgow
Celtic 8:00 PM Browns Stadium,
Jul 25 vs. Boca Juniors
Cleveland, OH
Sun., Juventus
4:00 PM Gillette Stadium,
Jul 27 vs. Barcelona
Foxborough, MA
Sun., Manchester
United 7:00 PM LA Coliseum,
Jul 27 vs. Club America
Los Angeles, CA
Wed., Barcelona
8:00 PM RFK Stadium,
Jul 30 vs. AC Milan
Washington, DC
Thur., Manchester United
8:00 PM Giants Stadium,
Jul 31 vs. Juventus
East Rutherford, NJ
Sun., Manchester
United 8:00 PM Lincoln Financial
Aug 3 vs. Barcelona
Field,
Philadelphia, PA
WHO:
Manchester United, Glasgow
Celtic, Boca Juniors, Club America, Juventus, Barcelona and AC Milan
WHAT:
ChampionsWorld Series Tour
2003
WHEN:
Kicks off Tuesday, July
22, 2003 at 8:00 PM (PT)/11:00 PM (ET)
WHERE:
Fox Sports World and Fox
Sports en Español
HOW:
Fox Sports World and Fox
Sports en Español are available through affiliated cable systems, and
through DirecTV and Dish Network satellite providers. For more information,
visit the networks online at http://www.foxsportsworld.com or http://www.fse.terra.com.
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CONTACT:
Fox Sports World
Veronica Alvarez
(310) 286-6329