News (Noticias) Tagged ‘soccer’

GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will launch this week in New York City and Los Angeles on Time Warner Cable, making GolTV’s exclusive and in-depth soccer coverage available to subscribers in both Spanish and English.

Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., will add GolTV to the Sports tier at channel 459 and the DTV en Español package at channel 820 in New York City. In Los Angeles, it will be added to the core Hispanic packages including the new El Paquetazo package, and available on channel 856.

Additionally, Time Warner Cable will launch GolTV in several of its Texas systems, including systems in Dallas, Austin and Waco, as well as on its Hudson Valley system in New York.

“Soccer has more participants than any other sport in the Americas, and as the popularity of soccer increases in North America – so does the reach of GolTV,” said Enzo Francescoli, Founder & CEO of GolTV. “Now Time Warner Cable subscribers won’t miss a match as the 2008-2009 seasons kickoff and the road to the 2010 World Cup begins.”

The Time Warner Cable launch comes as GolTV gears up for Europe’s 2008-2009 season openers. On August 15, only GolTV has exclusive coverage of the opening match of Germany’s Bundesliga, and then off to Spain for La Liga’s season kickoff on August 29. In addition to exclusive league coverage, GolTV also has rights to the 2010 World Cup qualifying matches for reigning champions Italy, as well as Germany and Spain.

About GolTV

GolTV is where soccer lives in the US 24/7, 365 days of the year. Founded in 2003 and led by Chief Executive Officer and former international fútbol superstar, Enzo Francescoli, GolTV is the only bilingual US soccer network and the first channel conceived by professional athletes. GolTV is the only all-soccer network with unsurpassed exclusive soccer broadcast rights and an unmatched programming mix that speaks the universal language of soccer. The network brings viewers action from some of the world’s most competitive leagues and elite tournaments, offering over 8,000 hours of soccer action each year and more unique soccer matches than any other network. For more information, visit www.goltv.tv. “

MIAMI, FL – August 3, 2008 – GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, regrets Dish Network’s decision to discontinue carriage of GolTV’s unmatched international soccer coverage effective Friday afternoon, August 1. Dish Network’s loss of GolTV was the result of its decision to impose unreasonable contract demands and terms on the independent and privately-owned minority network, GolTV.

Millions of DISH subscribers have lost GolTV’s exclusive, live from London, TV coverage of the Emirates Cup. This decision also falls on the verge of 2010 World Cup qualifying matches and season kick-offs of GolTV’s exclusive TV coverage of the Spain’s La Liga on August 31 and Germany’s Bundesliga on August 15.

The satellite giant decided to remove GolTV, from its America’s Top 250 and Dish Latino programming packages. Consistently ranked in the top five Hispanic satellite and cable-delivered networks, Spanish and English-speaking soccer enthusiasts have been calling the South Florida-based soccer programming network over the weekend to voice their stunned reaction by the sudden and unprecedented loss of one of their favorite sports networks.

“Dish Network has demonstrated total disregard for independent networks, the millions of soccer fans we represent, and minority-owned businesses by this action,” said Rodrigo Lombello, GolTV COO. “We urge upset Dish viewers to contact us or Dish to voice their concerns.”

Dish Network subscribers can take action by emailing GolTV at info@goltv.tv .

About GolTV

GolTV is where soccer lives in the US 24/7, 365 days of the year. Founded in 2003 and led by Chief Executive Officer and former international fútbol superstar, Enzo Francescoli, GolTV is the only bilingual US soccer network and the first channel conceived by professional athletes. GolTV is the only all-soccer network with unsurpassed exclusive soccer broadcast rights and an unmatched programming mix that speaks the universal language of soccer. The network brings viewers action from some of the world’s most competitive leagues and elite tournaments, offering over 8,000 hours of soccer action each year and more unique soccer matches than any other network. For more information, visit www.goltv.tv.

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CaribeVision Television Group announced today the launch of its much-anticipated broadcast of local soccer games of the Atlante Soccer Club.
During the broadcast by CaribeVision you’ll have a chance to watch Federico Vilar in action, one of Argentina’s star goalkeepers.
From the land of coffee and cumbia, the great Colombian player Luis Gabriel Rey will show what he can do on the front line, and the Venezuelans, who have one of the up-and-coming teams, will be introducing Giancarlo Maldonado as one of their featured players, a major asset of the Vino Tinto team. All of these stars will be coached by Jose Guadalupe Cruz, better known in Mexican soccer as “Professor Cruz,” Head Coach of the Azulgranas.
Everything is set for the whistle to kick off the action. On this Saturday, July 26, at 10:00 p.m. when Atlante’s Potros de Hierro will be coming face-to-face at Andres stadium in Quintana Roo, Cancun with the Diablos Rojos of Toluca, who are not in Cancun on vacation, but instead seeking the first 3 points of the 2008 opening tournament, and led by Jose Pekerman, with stars such as Hernan Cristante and Antonio Naelson “Zinha,” in a contest whose outcome is anybody’s guess.
“CaribeVision will be bringing exclusive coverage of the people’s team to your homes and I am very honored to be able to broadcast games of Atlante’s Potros de Hierro, unquestionably a team with one of the strongest backgrounds in Mexican soccer, over CaribeVision,” added Ernesto Amador.
Our network is proud to be providing our TV viewers with exclusive coverage of the Atlante Soccer Club. CaribeVision brings the tradition of soccer straight to you, in the place where the Hispanic family comes together.
This great soccer fiesta will only be available on CaribeVision — on Saturdays from 10:00 p.m. to midnight, with sportscaster Ernesto Amador.
About CaribeVision Television Group.
CaribeVision Television Network, which reaches more than 7 million households, is owned by Pegaso TV (owned by the Burrillo Azcarraga family, TeleCinco and Quantek) and Barba Television. CaribeVision is the only 24/7 television network serving the entertainment, news, sports and information needs of both Hispanic and general audience viewers who have an interest in the culture and lifestyle of the Caribbean.
Carried by the nation’s top MSOs, including Time Warner Cable and Comcast, the fully advertising-supported network currently serves the markets of New York (WPXO-TV), Miami (WFUN-TV) and Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, CaribeVision is available via WJPX Channel 24 (San Juan), WIRS Channel 42 (Jayuya), WKPV Channel 20 (Ponce), WJWN-TV Channel 38 (Aguada), Choice Cable - Cannel 21, Liberty Cable - Channel 24, One Link - Channel 24. The four full power stations provide 100 percent coverage of the island.
In addition to airing first-run, originally produced series and specials that directly reflect the beauty, rhythm, and passion of the tropics, CaribeVision also airs some of Spain’s most popular programming and news shows from Italy (as a result of its partnerships with TeleCinco.). For more information about CaribeVision, please visit: www.caribevision.com
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But despite his talents and his development as a player in the United States, Castillo will never play for the national team. He holds dual American and Mexican citizenship, and after being wooed by Mexico’s former coach, Hugo Sánchez, Castillo decided earlier this year to represent Mexico in international competition. FIFA rules prohibit a player from changing countries after turning 21.

Even more frustrating for United States soccer officials, Castillo said he would have liked to have played for the United States but never attracted much interest until Mexico reached out to him first. “*

All-Soccer Network Offers Opportunity For U.S. Soccer Players and Coaches to Discover Training Secrets from One of the World’s Most Successful Soccer Nations

MIAMI – July 22, 2008 - GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will unveil the training secrets from one of the world’s most successful soccer nations in Argentine Soccer Secrets, premiering on July 26 at 11 a.m. ET. Former professional soccer player, Daniel Melendi, offers an insider’s peek in his three episode instructional series as he trains amateur youth soccer players in his clinic in Argentina.

“Millions of soccer players, coaches and fans will get exclusive access to the coveted training secrets that have made Argentina one of the most well-respected soccer nations,” said Rodrigo Lombello, COO of GolTV. “At GolTV, we make an effort to cover the game from every angle, including instruction for amateur players that can improve their technical skills and take them to the next level.”

GolTV will deliver Argentine Soccer Secrets in three episodes covering how to defend, how to pass, and how to attack. Viewers will takeaway important lessons derived from Melendi’s experience as a professional soccer player in Argentina, a country that has won two FIFA World Cup championships and took home the gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

About GolTV

GolTV is where soccer lives in the US 24/7, 365 days of the year. Founded in 2003 and led by Chief Executive Officer and former international fútbol superstar, Enzo Francescoli, GolTV is the only bilingual US soccer network and the first channel conceived by professional athletes. GolTV is the only all-soccer network with unsurpassed exclusive soccer broadcast rights and an unmatched programming mix that speaks the universal language of soccer. The network brings viewers action from some of the world’s most competitive leagues and elite tournaments, offering over 8,000 hours of soccer action each year and more unique soccer matches than any other network. For more information, visit www.goltv.tv.

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For more information, please contact:

Angela Hein

Bob Gold & Associates, Inc.

(310) 784-1040

angela@bobgoldpr.com

Futbol Mundial, the largest Spanish language sports magazine in the U.S., will produce and distribute a special issue dedicated to FCBarcelona (FCB), one of Europe’s top soccer clubs. The 16-page special issue will dedicate its entire editorial content to FCB’s history, success, and 2008 U.S. tour, which will take place on August 3 versus CD Guadalajara at Chicago’s Soldier Field, and August 6 against the New York Red Bulls at Giants Stadium in E. Rutherford, NJ.

The tour, recently announced between Major League Soccer (MLS) and FCB, is part of a five-year partnership — the first-ever European club to establish a long-term agreement with MLS in the United States — which includes the organization of a minimum of six international matches throughout the term.

Based upon the success of the 2006 tour of FCB, the publisher of Futbol Mundial Magazine decided to release another special commemorative issue since the previous tour registered the highest average attendance for any club tour in U.S. history, averaging 80,734 in three matches, and is the only one among club soccer tours in the U.S. featuring three or more games to sell out every stadium. In 2006, FCBarcelona played in front of three sold-out crowds: at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (vs. CD Guadalajara, 1-1 on Aug. 6 in front of 92,650), at Houston’s Reliant Stadium (vs. Club America, 3-3 on Aug. 9, with a crowd of 70,550), and at Giants Stadium in E. Rutherford, NJ (vs. NY Red Bulls, 4-1 on Aug. 12, in front of 79,002).

In addition to the special FCB issue, Futbol Mundial magazine has also
co-produced the official 2008 bilingual InterLiga program for the Mexican-club tournament with MLS’s marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing.

FCBarcelona 2008 Tour Schedule

Sun., August 3
CD Guadalajara
Chicago, IL
Soldier Field
6:00 p.m. CT

Wed., August 6
NY Red Bulls
E. Rutherford, NJ
Giants Stadium
6:45 p.m. ET “*

For the second straight year, the Carolina RailHawks host a Mexican First Division team. Rayados de Monterrey face the RailHawks today at 4 p.m. at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.

RailHawks President Chris Economides hopes the annual match becomes a tradition between the two nations.”*

While walls are being built on their border, the sport of soccer is building bridges between Mexico and the United States.

The $1.5 million SuperLiga tournament, involving four teams from Mexico and four from the US, will illustrate the camaraderie and rivalry between the countries”*

Puerto Rico has created a soccer league of eight teams that will debut in a 56-game tournament.

Four teams have international backing from Argentina’s River Plate, Brazil’s Fluminense, Mexico’s Pachuca and Spain’s Sevilla.”*

When you can’t understand the language or the customs, warming up to someone from another culture is no easy task.

Jose Galan has made strides in breaking down those barriers by overseeing the Latino Soccer League, that includes players from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.”*

Brazilian soccer legend Pele has been held at gunpoint by a gang of youths who robbed him of his gold necklace, phone and a watch, it was revealed yesterday.

The robbery took place near the city of Santos on June 13. It was not reported to police by Pele, and was not revealed until yesterday when it was reported on the magazine Veja’s website.”*

“Nuestro Orgullo. Nuestra Cerveza.” That’s Crown Imports’ tagline—which translates to “Our Pride. Our Beer”—for the latest Corona Extra TV and radio campaign, targeting non-Mexican Latinos.

TV ads for the Spanish effort, created by Casanova Pendrill, Costa Mesa, Calif., started appearing this week and will run nationwide. One vignette celebrates Hispanic music and traditions with a San Antonio scene showing Mexican Americans dancing at a fiesta, followed by a wedding in New York featuring a Caribbean-style band, and revelers dancing to Norteña music in Los Angeles. A second spot focuses on sports and features a runner of Caribbean-Hispanic descent racing in a Los Angeles marathon, in addition to Latinos in baseball, boxing and soccer.”*

Spanish speakers in Winston-Salem soon will be able to flip to a new TV program geared for them.

But unlike the Spanish-language cable channels that offer melodramatic novelas (soap operas) with Mexican actors, European soccer matches or news from Latin America, this one will have more local flavor.

Winston-Salem’s government channel, WSTV-13, plans to broadcast a public-service program called Tu Comunidad (Your Community) in Spanish. The goal is to make Hispanics aware of the services that the city offers, officials said yesterday.”*

his week Quepasa.com (www.Quepasa.com), one of the world’s largest, bicultural, Latino online communities, launched the “Alianza de Futbol Hispano” online community as part of its sponsorship of “Copa Alianza.” The community will serve as Alianza’s primary internet home and gives Quepasa the unique opportunity to connect with 500,000 plus Latino soccer players, fans, and coaches across the United States through Alianza’s program.

“We are proud to be providing ‘Alianza de Futbol Hispano’ with a home for its fans,” commented Quepasa CEO John C. Abbott. “We want to harness the passion of soccer fans by giving them new tools to interact in ways that they have never been able to do before.”

Through the community, members can upload pictures and video footage from matches, share their tournament experiences, and stream events through the community web site. The community also features “Alianza de Futbol Hispano” tournament information and integrates Alianza participants into Quepasa’s social network.

“Soccer is in the DNA of the Latino community,” said Jeff Valdez, Quepasa’s Chairman. “And as fans become more technologically sophisticated so do their needs for more creative ways to share their enthusiasm. We are excited about bringing Alianza into our community and giving fans more ways to connect.”

As an official sponsor of Copa Alianza, Quepasa will have a presence at several of the key tournaments, kicking off this weekend in Phoenix, AZ from June 14-15 at Red Mountain Soccer Complex. Other kickoff dates include Houston, TX: July 12-13, New York, NY: August 2-3, Chicago, IL: August 9-10, and Los Angeles, CA: August 23-24. Quepasa will also be on-site for the All-Star game in Los Angeles on September 20th, 2008 where the 20 best players from the Alianza tournaments will compete against Club Chivas of Guadalajara Division A in a televised game on FOX Sports en Espanol.

For more information or to visit the Alianza de Futbol Quepasa community log onto:

After months of speculation by soccer fans and meetings with city officials, Chivas USA of Major League Soccer confirmed it is in talks to build fields and possibly a stadium for youth at an aging golf course in Santa Ana.

The team’s conversations with the city were made public at a State of the City address by Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido this week. The talks have been going on for months.”*