Fox Soccer Channel Lands CONCACAF Gold Cup Coverage

LOS
ANGELES, November 24: Fox
Soccer Channel has secured the English-language rights for the 2009 and 2011
editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial tournament that determines the
champion of the North American, Central American and Caribbean region.

Fox Soccer
Channel will air live and exclusive coverage of the next two Gold Cup finals in
English. In addition, the channel has the rights to all matches played by the
U.S. National Team, including three group-stage matches and any potential
quarterfinal or semifinal matches. All Fox Soccer Channel match telecasts will
also be streamed live via foxsoccer.tv.

"The Gold
Cup is the top prize for national teams in the CONCACAF region, and there is
tremendous national pride at stake," said David Sternberg, the executive
VP and general manager of Fox Soccer Channel. "With the strength of soccer
teams in the CONCACAF region at an all-time high, the next two Gold Cups
promise to be exciting and hard-fought."

"We are
very pleased to extend our partnership with Fox Soccer Channel on the Gold
Cup," added CONCACAF's general secretary, Chuck Blazer. "FSC is well
suited to help grow viewership of the tournament in the United States."

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski