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TeleFutura Announces Exclusive Schedule of Major League Soccer (MLS) Matches For 2008 Season
First Match Features Chivas USA vs. FC Dallas on March 30
New York, NY–(HISPANIC
PR WIRE – PRNewswire)–February 7, 2008–The TeleFutura Network today unveiled
its schedule of 25 exclusive nationally-televised Major League Soccer (MLS)
matches for the 2008 season, which kicks off on Sunday, March 30. In addition,
TeleFutura will also broadcast the MLS All-Star Game and MLS Cup Final. All
MLS matches (except the All-Star Game and Cup Final) will be broadcast live
on TeleFutura at 3 pm ET (12 pm PT) on Sundays.
"We are looking forward
to another great season of Major League Soccer in 2008 and believe that this
schedule showcases the best Hispanic talent MLS has to offer," said David
Downs, president of sports, Univision Communications. "It is a key part
of our ongoing commitment to providing the U.S. Hispanic community with comprehensive
coverage and analysis of the most exciting games, matches and tournaments in
the world."
TeleFutura's coverage
of MLS' 13th season kicks off on Sunday, March 30th with last year's
MLS Western Conference champions Chivas USA vs. FC Dallas, a team bolstered
by veteran Mexican defender Duilio Davino and Colombian midfield sensation Juan
Toja.
TeleFutura's 2008 MLS
season coverage will feature expert commentary and analysis by returning sportscasters
Jorge Perez-Navarro and Diego Balado, assisted by feature sports reporter Ivan
Kasanzew.
Representing teams from
the top U.S. Hispanic markets, the matches feature soccer superstars Cuauhtemoc
Blanco, Juan Pablo Angel, Claudio Suarez, Marcelo Gallardo, and David Beckham,
among many others. In addition, some of the regularly featured teams include
FC Dallas, Chicago Fire, LA Galaxy, New York Red Bull, Colorado Rapids, San
Jose Earthquakes, Chivas USA, DC United and Houston Dynamo.
Broadcast Schedule:
No. Day
Date KO Time Network
Home Team Away Team
Sun Mar 30 3:05pm ET TeleFutura
FC Dallas Chivas USA
Sun Apr 6 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Houston
Sun Apr 13 3:05pm ET TeleFutura
LA Galaxy Toronto
Sun Apr 20 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Chicago
Fire Kansas City
Sun Apr 27 3:05pm ET TeleFutura NY
Red Bull San Jose
Sun May 4 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Colorado
Sun May 11 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Chivas
USA New England
Sun May 18 3:05pm ET TeleFutura FC
Dallas LA Galaxy
Sun May 25 3:05pm ET TeleFutura NY
Red Bull Chicago Fire
Jun 1 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Colorado
11 Sun Jun
8 3:05pm ET TeleFutura New England
15 3:05pm ET TeleFutura FC Dallas Chicago
22 3:05pm ET TeleFutura DC United San
14 Thu Jul
24 7:05pm ET TeleFutura All-Star Game in
(vs. TBD)
15 Sun Jul
27 3:05pm ET TeleFutura San Jose NY
16 Sun Aug
3 3:05pm ET TeleFutura San Jose LA
24 3:05pm ET TeleFutura NY Red Bull Houston
18 Sun Sep
7 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Houston Kansas
14 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Colorado Chicago
21 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Chicago Fire FC
28 3:05pm ET TeleFutura FC Dallas DC
22 Sun Oct
5 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Kansas City
12 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Chicago Fire Columbus
19 3:05pm ET TeleFutura Chivas USA Colorado
26 3:05pm ET TeleFutura LA Galaxy FC
Nov 2 TBD TeleFutura
Semifinal Playoff Game – TBD
Nov 23 3:30pm ET TeleFutura MLS Cup
Final – TBD
Univision Communications
Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States.
Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language
broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households;
TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television
network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households;
Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network;
Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in
major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language
radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25
U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group,
which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based
Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies;
and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the
U.S. located at http://www.univision.com. Univision Communications also
has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's
pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in Entravision
Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision
Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and
radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please
visit http://www.univision.net.
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