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“Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.”

--Queen Elizabeth II

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Soccer on ESPN

English Premier League (EPL) –English Language only.

-Contract was for only 1 season (2009-2010).

-Matches aired only on ESPN2

-2009-2010 season ratings on ESPN2 Finished at 0.22 avg.

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Soccer on

ESPN

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Spanish Primera (La Liga) – English & Spanish Rights.

-Currently in a deal until end of 2011-12 season.

-Matches air on ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com and ESPN2.

-13 matches on ESPN2 had a 0.13 average rating.

-109 matches on ESPN Deportes had a 1.86 average rating.

Soccer on ESPN

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Major League Soccer (MLS) – English/Spanish Rights.

-Currently in a deal until the end of the 2014 season.

-Matches air on ESPN2, ESPN3.com, ABC and ESPN Deportes.

-Ratings on ESPN2 after 7 matches – 0.15 average rating.

-Ratings on ESPN Deportes after 7 matches – 0.68 average rating.

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U.S. Men’s & Women’s National Team Soccer.

-English only rights.

-Rights to air friendlies and WC Qualifiers until the end of 2014.

-Ratings for men’s matches in 2010 – 0.27 average rating.

-Ratings for women’s matches in 2010 – 0.28 average rating.

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FIFA Rights.

-Current deal is until end of 2014.

-We hold the rights to every language except Spanish rights.

-Matches air on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and ESPN3.com.

-We have the Portuguese rights for ESPN Deportes for 2010 WC.

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FIFA Rights.

-ESPN/ABC have the rights to the 2010 & 2014 World Cup.

-The FIFA Futsal World Cups.

-All FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups.

-All FIFA U-20, U-17 World Cups and women’s U-20 World Cups.

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Other Rights.

-Serie A (Italian League) exclusively on ESPN3.com.

-Bundesliga (German League) airs on ESPN3.com and Deportes.

-We also have the rights to various International Friendlies and World Cup Qualifiers not featuring the U.S. teams.

-The domestic UEFA Champions League rights are held by Fox till 2011-2012 season. ESPN aired the UEFA Champions League since the 1994-1995 season.

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World Cup History

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-7 different countries have one the 18 World Cups.

-Champions: Brazil (5), Italy (4), Germany (3), Argentina (2), Uruguay (2), France and England (1).

-2 countries have repeated: 1958 & 1962 Brazil, 1934 & 1938 Italy.

-Italy is the defending champion.

World Cup History

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United States in the World Cup.

-2010 is USA’s 9th World Cup appearance, 6th in a row.

-Best USA finish was 3rd place in 1930.

-USA also reached knockout stage in 1994 and 2002.

-USA’s upset of England in 1950 is one of the biggest in World Cup history.

-In 2010, USA is in group A with England, Algeria & Slovenia.

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World Cup Facts

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-Played every 4 years since 1930, except for 1942 & ’46 (WWII).

-Over 200 countries complete for the 32 World Cup spots.

-32 teams are spilt into 8 groups of 4; after round-robin play, 2 teams in each group advance to the knockout stage.

-2010 FIFA World Cup marks 1st time tournament is held in Africa.

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World Cup on ESPN

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-1982 World Cup was 1st one broadcast on ESPN.

-2010 FIFA World Cup is 7th World Cup broadcast on ESPN.

-ABC/ESPN has broadcast every World Cup game since 1994.

-In 2010, all 64 matches in 2010 will be live and in HD. 25 games will be broadcast in 3D by FIFA and aired on ESPNHD.

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-Over 200 hours of coverage, live from South Africa.

-Pregame/halftime/postgame show for every game, live from Johannesburg.

-World Cup Live every night from Johannesburg, featuring long-form highlights, analysis, stories and commentary.

-Segments for SportsCenter, ESPNEWS, and other programs.

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ESPN Research

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World Cup Research

-ESPNWC.com is internal World Cup website, complete with news, player biographical and statistical information, historical results and stats, research database.

-To sign up, go to ESPNWC.com and register for an account.

-Site will be updated constantly during the World Cup, with game notes, daily updates, recaps and news.

-All updates will be coming from South Africa during to tournament.

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Other World Cup Web Sites

-FIFA.com: official site of World Cup, featuring news, stats, historical information and more.

-ESPN.com/world cup: ESPN’s official site, with plenty of news and commentary throughout the tournament.

-usasoccer.com: official site of U.S. Soccer, the sport’s national governing body.

ESPN Research


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