SUPERSPORT has confirmed that DStv subscribers will enjoy more than 1 000 football games in the upcoming 2007/2008 international season, part of DStv’s unparalleled multi-channel sports offering.
As part of it commitment to offer subscribers across Africa the best possible football coverage, SuperSport has successfully negotiated the rights to even more football. “No one in Africa will be able to see as much thrilling football as DStv subscribers,” Andre Venter, director of operations for SuperSport said.DStv Africa’s coverage of European soccer is dominant, including the planet’s premier club competition, the Uefa Champions League and Spain’s La Liga, home to some of the games biggest stars, including Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto’o.When the English Premier League kicks off on August 11, SuperSport will screen 20 per cent of the league’s games, including Monday and weekend games.Venter said the preliminary English Premier League schedule, which includes games up to the end of November, showed DStv subscribers had access to games played by the top teams in the League – Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.These games include Chelsea’s opening match against Birmingham on August 12, Arsenal vs Blackburn on August 18 and the Manchester derby featuring the league’s most popular team – Manchester United in action against cross town rivals Manchester City on August 19.The Premier League games are part of a package of English football which also includes the FA Cup, Carling Cup, the Coca Cola Cup and coverage of Division 1.This is in addition to the French, Spanish, and Portuguese leagues.Fans also have access to MUTV, Chelsea TV, Liverpool TV, Real Madrid TV and Barcelona TV to keep club fans up to date with their favourite teams.Venter said SuperSport’s recently acquired rights to screen Premier Soccer League games from South Africa strengthened DStv’s already unmatched coverage of African football.SuperSport’s commitment to providing a world-class sports service to Africa has seen it invest heavily in top-quality global sports action, allowing its subscribers to be first to see the widest range of premier sporting events available.”We also offer subscribers the MTN CAF Champions League, and the Nigerian Football League.This is part of an African football and sports package that includes magazine shows like Soccer Africa, Football Africa and DHL Sports Africa,” Venter said.The strong line-up of club football is complimented by the best in international football, including England’s home games, Italy’s home games and exclusive access to the Euro 2008 qualifiers.”We have also secured the rights to more than 100 World Cup 2010 qualifiers,’ Venter said.Football fans also have access to the highest quality analysis from an in-studio team of veteran continental television personalities, including several prominent former sports stars such as Gary Bailey, Kalusha Bwalya, Abedi Pele, Sean Bartlett, Eddie Lewis, Terry Paine, Augustine Eguavoen, Segun Odegbami and Idah Peterside.Venter said there was far more to SuperSport’s offering than soccer, with a strong line-up of major international sporting events, including the Tour de France, Rugby World Cup 2007, athletics, boxing, wrestling and the year’s biggest golf tournaments.”No one in Africa will be able to see as much thrilling football as DStv subscribers,” Andre Venter, director of operations for SuperSport said.DStv Africa’s coverage of European soccer is dominant, including the planet’s premier club competition, the Uefa Champions League and Spain’s La Liga, home to some of the games biggest stars, including Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto’o.When the English Premier League kicks off on August 11, SuperSport will screen 20 per cent of the league’s games, including Monday and weekend games.Venter said the preliminary English Premier League schedule, which includes games up to the end of November, showed DStv subscribers had access to games played by the top teams in the League – Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.These games include Chelsea’s opening match against Birmingham on August 12, Arsenal vs Blackburn on August 18 and the Manchester derby featuring the league’s most popular team – Manchester United in action against cross town rivals Manchester City on August 19.The Premier League games are part of a package of English football which also includes the FA Cup, Carling Cup, the Coca Cola Cup and coverage of Division 1.This is in addition to the French, Spanish, and Portuguese leagues.Fans also have access to MUTV, Chelsea TV, Liverpool TV, Real Madrid TV and Barcelona TV to keep club fans up to date with their favourite teams.Venter said SuperSport’s recently acquired rights to screen Premier Soccer League games from South Africa strengthened DStv’s already unmatched coverage of African football.SuperSport’s commitment to providing a world-class sports service to Africa has seen it invest heavily in top-quality global sports action, allowing its subscribers to be first to see the widest range of premier sporting events available.”We also offer subscribers the MTN CAF Champions League, and the Nigerian Football League.This is part of an African football and sports package that includes magazine shows like Soccer Africa, Football Africa and DHL Sports Africa,” Venter said.The strong line-up of club football is complimented by the best in international football, including England’s home games, Italy’s home games and exclusive access to the Euro 2008 qualifiers.”We have also secured the rights to more than 100 World Cup 2010 qualifiers,’ Venter said.Football fans also have access to the highest quality analysis from an in-studio team of veteran continental television personalities, including several prominent former sports stars such as Gary Bailey, Kalusha Bwalya, Abedi Pele, Sean Bartlett, Eddie Lewis, Terry Paine, Augustine Eguavoen, Segun Odegbami and Idah Peterside.Venter said there was far more to SuperSport’s offering than soccer, with a strong line-up of major international sporting events, including the Tour de France, Rugby World Cup 2007, athletics, boxing, wrestling and the year’s biggest golf tournaments.
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