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Barcelona and Real Madrid Live on Fox Soccer Channel
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will take center stage on Fox Soccer Channel in early August, as the storied clubs play a series of three highly anticipated matches on U.S. soil
LOS ANGELES, Calofornia USA -- (BUSINESS WIRE ) Sunday July 26, 2009 Spanish league heavyweights FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will take center stage on Fox Soccer Channel in early August, as the storied clubs play a series of three highly anticipated matches on U.S. soil as part of an eight-day bonanza of live soccer programming on the network. The action gets underway on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. ET with MLS Saturday on FSC, featuring a showdown between the Houston Dynamo and D.C. United. This sets the stage for Fox Soccer Channel’s live and exclusive English-language telecast at 10:30 p.m. ET of the match between reigning UEFA Champions League titlist Barcelona and David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The following Saturday, Aug. 8, seven-and-a-half hours of continuous live soccer coverage on FSC begins at 5:30 p.m. ET with a pair of MLS Saturday on FSC inter-conference clashes: the New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy followed by the San Jose Earthquakes hosting the Columbus Crew at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. FC Barcelona will then complete the tripleheader in San Francisco, facing Mexican powerhouse Chivas de Guadalajara in the final match of Barca’s U.S. tour. It will be a rematch of the teams’ August 2008 showdown in Chicago, when the Catalan giants toppled Chivas 5-2. Pregame coverage starts at 10 p.m. ET. Sunday, Aug. 9 sees the final game of Fox Soccer Channel’s international summer series, when Real Madrid fans in the U.S. will get their first look at the club’s two big name off-season acquisitions, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká. The nine-time UEFA Champions League winners will take on D.C. United at Fedex Field in Landover, Md. Live coverage of this exciting match-up begins at 2:30 p.m. ET. WHAT: Summer Friendly Matches Featuring FC Barcelona and Real Madrid WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 1 Los Angeles Galaxy vs. FC Barcelona Pregame at 10:30 p.m. ET, Kickoff at 11:00 p.m. ET Max Bretos (play-by-play), Christopher Sullivan (color commentary) Saturday, Aug. 8 FC Barcelona vs. Chivas de Guadalajara Pregame at 10:30 p.m. ET, Kickoff at 11:00 p.m. ET Mark Rogondino (play-by-play), Christopher Sullivan (color commentary) Sunday, Aug. 9 D.C. United vs. Real Madrid Pregame at 2:30 p.m. ET, Kickoff at 3:00 p.m. ET Dave Johnson (play-by-play), Christopher Sullivan (color commentary) (Business Wire)
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