Charter Communications to Offer Free Three-Day Preview of Fox Soccer Channel, Starting Friday, December 1

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charter Communications in Louisiana is offering its subscribers a free preview of Fox Soccer Channel from Friday, December 1 through Sunday, December 3. As part of the preview, soccer fans will gain free access to more than 13 hours of Fox Soccer Channel’s signature live programming, including a Barclays English Premier League soccer match featuring defending champions Chelsea FC against Newcastle United on Saturday, December 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET/7:00 a.m. PT; coverage from the prestigious English FA Cup on Saturday, December 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT; as well as the channel’s nightly global news program Fox Sports World Report.

Soccer is the world’s game, and the fastest growing sport in America. As America’s soccer network, Fox Soccer Channel is the leading broadcaster of U.S. and international soccer, and international sports news, including the Barclays English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Argentine League, Mexican League and Major League Soccer. The channel also features exclusive broadcasts of top soccer tournaments including the FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Cup Final, English FA Cup, CONCACAF Champions’ Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

To order Fox Soccer Channel or receive more information about the free preview, contact Charter Communications at 1-888-GET CHARTER.

Fox Soccer Channel Free Preview Weekend Highlights

Date           Event                                      Time (ET)
Fri, Dec. 1    FC Fox                                     7:30 p.m.
               Fox Sports World Report                   10:00 p.m.(a)

Sat, Dec. 2    English Premier League: Chelsea vs.
                Newcastle                                10:00 a.m.(a)
               English Premier League: Middlesbrough
                vs. Manchester Utd.                      12:00 p.m.(a)
               English Premier League: Reading FC vs.
                Bolton                                    2:30 p.m.
               United Soccer Leagues: Soccer Fest         5:00 p.m.
               English FA Cup                             8:00 p.m.
               Fox Sports World Report                   10:00 p.m.(a)

Sun, Dec. 3    Italian Serie A: Cagliari vs. Milan        9:00 a.m.(a)
               English Premier League: Everton vs.
                West Ham                                 11:00 a.m.(a)
               Italian Serie A: Torino vs. Empoli         1:00 p.m.
               Argentine Soccer                           3:00 p.m.(a)
               Fox Sports World Report                   10:00 p.m.(a)
(a)Denotes live telecast

About Fox Soccer Channel

Fox Soccer Channel offers the most comprehensive coverage of world-class soccer available in the United States, including Major League Soccer, the Barclays English Premier League, Argentine First Division and Italian Serie A; as well as global tournaments such as the UEFA Cup, UEFA Women’s Championship, English FA Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, CONCACAF Champions’ Cup, and FA Community Shield. The Official Broadcast Partner of the United States Youth Soccer Association, Fox Soccer Channel also televises United Soccer Leagues and NCAA Division I college soccer matches. The channel reaches more than 28 million cable and satellite households in the U.S. and Caribbean.

Fox Soccer Channel is one of 28 national and regional programming networks within Fox Networks Group, an operating unit of the News Corporation (NYSE:NWS). These broadcast, cable, satellite and telephony delivered networks reach more than half a billion U.S. television homes, and represent one of the media industry's most diverse collections of programming operations. Fox Networks Group consists of FOX Sports, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Cable Networks and Fox Networks Engineering & Operations. For more information, visit America’s most visited online soccer destination at foxsoccer.com.