ESPN Deportes Resumes Broadcasts of UEFA Champions League.
January 22, 2005
As the UEFA Champions League resumes play with the start of the first knockout stage, ESPN Deportes, the only network with complete, exclusive U.S. telecast rights leading to the championship, will resume its coverage of all remaining matches on Tuesday, Feb., 22. Matchday #1 of the first knockout stage will feature Europe’s best clubs, including Arsenal, Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Juventus FC, Liverpool and Real Madrid CF.
ESPN Deportes coverage of UEFA Champions League will include three teams of announcers made up of ESPN broadcasting veterans Luis Omar Tapia (play-by-play), Randy Alvarez (play-by-play), and Argentine soccer legend Mario Kempes. ESPN Deportes commentator Jose Hernandez (play-by-play) and Claudio Jijon (analysis) will compose a third telecast team.
ESPN Deportes has complete, exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for all remaining UEFA Champions League matches, including the Final in May. Each matchday, ESPN Deportes will televise selected matches LIVE, while featuring the remaining matches on short turnaround. In addition, ESPN2 will also simulcast a selection of games in English.
