Toulon U 21 tournament
Thursday 25 May 18:00CET: Ghana Vrs. Portugal
Saturday 27 may 20:00 CET: Ghana-Ireland [only going to broadcast the second half of Ghana-Ireland live (a friendly between Norway and Slovakia is on live instead).]
Coverage of the Toulon International Under-21 Soccer Tournament Presented on Fox Sports World & Fox Sports World Espanol
LOS ANGELES--(BW SportsWire)--May 24, 2000--Fox Sports World (English-language) and Fox Sports World Espanol (Spanish-language) will broadcast full coverage of the Toulon International Under-21 Soccer Tournament in both English and Spanish, respectively, beginning Thursday, May 25 at 8 p.m. ET.
Several distinguished under-21 soccer teams scheduled to participate in this 16-game tournament include Portugal, Ireland, Colombia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Since 1974, the Toulon International Under-21 tournament has involved national teams of promising players that have gone on to claim world recognition such as Zinedine Zidane (France), Alan Shearer (England), David Beckham (England) and Cesar Sampaio (Brazil). Colombia's best under-21 team took the title in 1999 from Argentina who had won the tournament the previous year. This prestigious event is played in several cities across the French Riviera, with the opening and final matches played in Toulon. Due to the high level of competition, excellent organization and international television production standards, the International Tournament of Toulon has now achieved international recognition in the world of soccer.
``The Toulon International Under-21 tournament is filled with a new generation of young players that will bring a terrific, competitive event to our networks'', said Andrew Thau, senior vice president of Operations and Network Development, Fox Sports International. ``Our viewers have the opportunity to witness promising talent that will evolve as the future stars of national teams and leagues.''
Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol are the only 24-hour, all international sports networks in the United States. Combined, Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol offer the most comprehensive coverage available of championship soccer including the English Premier League, Mexican League, Argentine First Division, Brazilian League, Colombian League, the Chilean League, Salvadoran League, Asian soccer events and world-renown soccer tournaments. In addition, the networks present Rugby Union, Australian Rules Football, boxing, Formula 1 auto racing, Cricket, international baseball and international sports news. Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol are available to cable and satellite homes throughout the United States.
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TOULON INTERNATIONAL U-21 SOCCER TOURNAMENT
FOX SPORTS WORLD & FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL BROADCAST SCHEDULE (a)
Match Network Date Time (ET)
Portugal v Ghana FSWE Thurs., 5/25/00 8 PM
FSW Thurs., 5/25/00 8 PM
Ireland v Colombia FSWE Thurs., 5/25/00 11 PM
FSW Thurs., 5/25/00 11 PM
Italy v Ivory Coast FSWE Fri., 5/26/00 8 PM
FSW Fri., 5/26/00 8 PM
Japan v Mexico FSWE Fri., 5/26/00 11 PM
FSW Fri., 5/26/00 11 PM
Colombia v Portugal FSWE Sat., 5/27/00 12 PM
FSW Sat., 5/27/00 12 PM
Ireland v Ghana FSWE Sat., 5/27/00 2 PM
FSW Sat., 5/27/00 2 PM
Ivory Coast v Mexico FSWE Sun., 5/28/00 7 PM
FSW Sun., 5/28/00 2 AM
Italy v Japan FSWE Sun., 5/29/00 5 PM
FSW Sun., 5/28/00 5 PM
Portugal v Ireland FSWE Mon., 5/29/00 11 PM
FSW Mon., 5/29/00 8 PM
Colombia v Ghana FSWE Mon., 5/29/00 8 PM
FSW Mon., 5/29/00 11 PM
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TOULON INTERNATIONAL U-21 SOCCER TOURNAMENT
FOX SPORTS WORLD AND FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL BROADCAST SCHEDULE (a)
Match Network Date Time (ET)
Ivory Coast v Japan FSWE Tue., 5/30/00 5 PM
FSW Tue., 5/30/00 8 PM
Italy v Mexico FSWE Tue., 5/30/00 11 PM
FSW Tue., 5/30/00 11 PM
Semi-Final #1 FSWE Thurs., 6/1/00 8 PM
FSW Thurs., 6/1/00 8 PM
Semi-Final #2 FSWE Fri., 6/1/00 11 PM
FSW Fri., 6/1/00 11 PM
3rd Place Match FSWE Sat., 6/3/00 12 PM
FSW Sat., 6/3/00 2:30 PM
FINAL FSWE Sat., 6/3/00 2 PM FSW Sat., 6/3/00 5 PM
FSW - FOX Sports World
FSWE - FOX Sports World Espanol
(a) Schedule subject to change.
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