CONCACAF Champions’ Cup Returns to Fox Sports en Espanol for Fourth Consecutive Year

Posted on: March 10th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Media ] [ Press Releases ] [ Sports ]
Tags: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, soccer, Spanish-language, television
Knowledge is Power!

Fox Sports en Español announced today the return of the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup for the fourth consecutive year. The 2008 edition will once again be televised exclusively in Spanish by the leading all-sports cable network, starting with live coverage of the quarterfinal between Motagua of Honduras and Mexico’s Pachuca tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

The eight-team field for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup includes Mexico’s Pachuca and Atlante FC, Costa Rica’s Saprissa, Jamaica’s Harbour View, Honduras’ Motagua, Guatemala’s Municipal, and Major League Soccer’s D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo.

“The CONCACAF Champions’ Cup is a key event on the international soccer calendar and the participation of the Mexican teams, as well as of D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo, makes it a must-watch for our viewers across the country,” said David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Sports en Español. “We’re proud to be the exclusive Spanish-language television home of the longest-running international competition in the region.”

Semifinal rounds will take place on April 2-3 and April 9-10, while the finals will take place April 23 and April 30.

The CONCACAF Champions’ Cup is the longest running international competition in the region and has crowned the CONCACAF Confederation champion club since its inception in 1962. The winner of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup will again qualify to the FIFA Club World Championship in Japan later this year. The Champions’ Cup runner-up will be one of three CONCACAF invitees to the 2008 Copa Nissan Sudamericana.

2008 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup Quarterfinals Broadcast Schedulea

DATE

TEAMS

TIME (ET)
Tues., March 11 Motagua (HON) vs Pachuca (MEX) 8:00 p.m.
Wed., March 12 Municipal (GUA) vs Houston Dynamo (USA) 2:00 a.m.
Wed., March 12 Harbour View (JAM) vs D.C. United (USA) 3:00 a.m.

Thurs., March 13
Atlante FC (MEX) vs Saprissa (CR) 11:30 p.m.
Tues., March 18 D.C. United (USA) vs Harbour View (JAM) 7:30 p.m.
Wed., March 19 Houston Dynamo (USA) vs Municipal (GUA) 8:30 p.m.
Wed., March 19 Pachuca (MEX) vs Motagua (HON) 11:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 20 Saprissa (CR) vs Atlante FC (MEX) 10:00 p.m.

a Home team is listed first and all times are Eastern. Telecast schedule is subject to change; not all games will air live.

For a complete schedule of Fox Sports en Español’s exclusive telecasts of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup, www.foxsportsla.msn.com.”*