Published: January 22, 2010
Copa Santander Libertadores Returns to Fox Sports En Español
LOS ANGELES - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Fox Sports en Espanol announced today the return of the Copa Santander
Libertadores, the most prestigious soccer championship in Latin America.
Fox Sports en Espanol's live and exclusive game coverage begins on
Tuesday, January 26 at 6:00pm ET/3pm PT with the first preliminary round
match, featuring Club Atletico Colón (ARG) versus U. Católica (CHI). The
tournament encompasses over 100 matches, culminating with the two-part
final in August.
The Copa Santander Libertadores, a fixture in Fox Sports en Espanol's
lineup since 2002, features 38 clubs from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil,
Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia, Chile, Peru and
Bolivia. Headlining the roster are Mexico's most storied teams,
including defending champions Estudiantes de Argentina, plus Chivas of
Guadalajara and San LuÃs. All matches will be telecast exclusively live
in Spanish on Fox Sports en Espanol.
"Fox Sports en Espanol is honored to bring its loyal audience exclusive
and live coverage of the most coveted club soccer tournament in the
continent," said Raul de Quesada, Assistant General Manager and Senior
Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Creative Services for
Fox Sports en Espanol. "We take pride in our network's commitment to
consistently bring fans the soccer action they love."
Acclaimed commentator Raul Orvananos will perform play-by-play duties
and Santiago Puente will call all matches. Well-known commentator
Alejandro Luna and former Mexican soccer goalkeeper Martin Zuniga will
be on-hand to cover all major club tournaments on Fox Sports en Espanol,
including the Copa Santander Libertadores.
Copa Santander Libertadores Preliminary Round Schedule*
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Date
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Match-up
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TIME (ET)
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Tuesday, January 26
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Club Atletico Colón (ARG) v U. Católica (CHI)
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6:00 PM
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Tuesday, January 26
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Dep. Táchira (VEN) v Libertad (PAR)
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8:30 PM
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Wednesday, January 27
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Newell's Old Boys (ARG) v Emelec (ECU)
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4:30 PM
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Wednesday, January 27
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Real Potosà (BOL) v Cruzeiro (BRA)
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6:30 PM
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Wednesday, January 27
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Juan Aurich (PER) v Estudiantes (MEX)
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9:00 PM
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Thursday, January 28
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Deportivo Junior (COL) v Racing (URU)
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6:00 PM
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Tuesday, February 2
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Club Libertad (PAR) v Dep. Táchira (VEN)
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6:00 PM
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Wednesday, February 3
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Cruzeiro (BRA) v Real Potosà (BOL)
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6:30 PM
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Wednesday, February 3
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Estudiantes (MEX) v Juan Aurich (PER)
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9:30 PM
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Thursday, February 4
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Racing (URU) v Deportivo Junior (COL)
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6:00 PM
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Tuesday, February 9
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U. Católica (CHI) v Club Atletico Colón (ARG)
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5:00 PM
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Thursday, February 11
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Emelec (ECU) v Newell's Old Boys (ARG)
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11:00 AM
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*Schedule is subject to change
For a complete schedule of Fox Sports en Espanol's exclusive
telecasts of the Copa Santander Libertadores, please visit the network's
website at www.foxsportsla.msn.com.
About Fox Sports en Espanol
Reaching more than 14 million cable and satellite households in the
country, of which over 5 million are U.S. Hispanic Households, Fox
Sports en Espanol is the leader in Spanish-language sports media. We
feature premier soccer programming with exclusive coverage of the top
leagues and tournaments in Latin America and Europe; coverage of the Major
League Baseball regular season, All-Star Game, American
League Championship Series and World Series; championship
boxing and UFC and mixed-martial arts across four compelling media
platforms. With more than 1,600 hours of live and exclusive programming,
a robust web site brimming with streaming video and portable content
from FSE Móvil, we are and will continue to be the first name in the
U.S. Hispanic sports space.
Fox Sports en Espanol is distributed by Fox Cable Networks Group and
operated by Fox Pan American Sports LLC, an international sports
programming and production entity jointly owned by HM Capital Partners,
LLC and News Corporation's (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) Fox
Sports International. For more information, visit Fox Sports en Espanol
online at foxsportsla.msn.com.
Fox Sports en Español
Jennifer Serna, 310-444-8736
jennifer.serna@fox.com
or
The
Jeffrey Group
Melissa Carrion, 212-620-4100 Ext. 313
mcarrion@jeffreygroup.com
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