Fox Deportes to televise UEFA Champions League Final.
April 21, 2012
FOX Deportes is broadcasting the highly anticipated UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday, May 19, with exclusive live coverage from Munich, Germany. The world’s most-watched elite soccer tournament features German club Bayern Munich and England’s Chelsea FC as they face off inside the UEFA Fußball Arena Munchen. Bayern has the advantage of being the first team to play a UEFA Champions League Final in its home stadium, while Chelsea is on a quest to capture its first European Cup. FOX Deportes is broadcasting the event live, with on-site coverage beginning at 1:00 PM ET and dynamic online coverage all week leading to the final.
The lead-up programming on FOX Deportes starts on May 14 and includes the daily show, Rumbo a Munich; 30 minute episodes airing at 10:30 PM ET with a focus on Bayern Munich, Chelsea FC, the city of Munich and all the main storylines surrounding the UEFA Champions League Final.
Match day coverage on FOX Deportes begins at 1 PM ET with the UEFA Champions League Final Preview, live from Munich. Match coverage begins at 2:30 PM ET with Mauricio Cardenas and Bruno Vain calling the action, followed by the post-match celebration at 5:00 PM ET. At 5:30 PM ET, FOX Deportes airs La Ultima Palabra, a special one-hour live postgame show followed by an encore match presentation at 10:30 PM ET. John Laguna, Christian Bozzo and celebrated soccer player and coach, Daniel “El Ruso” Brailovsky, report live from Munich with reporters Nelson Vignolles and well-known sports journalist and FOX Deportes veteran, Alejandro Blanco.