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January 21, 2002
28
WUSA games to be shown live in Canada on their Women's Sports Network
(WTSN)
At
last, our friends north of the border will be able to see 25 live
WUSA games in the 2002 season, plus replays of the two 2001 Semifinal
Playoff Games (San Jose at home to New York and Atlanta at home
to Philadelphia), and San Jose vs. Atlanta in the WUSA Founder's
Cup Final at Foxboro Stadium.
WUSA
has added Canadian WTSN to its international that included China
Central Television, and TelstraSaturn in New Zealand last season.
The agreement is for one year with an option for a second season
in 2003.
WTSN,
the world's first 24-hour network dedicated to covering women's
sports, will broadcast 28 games during the league's second season.
WTSN expects to air 25 live games, including playoff and championship
matches, and will have the right to air repeat broadcasts of each
match up to three times. In addition, as a lead-in to the 2002 season,
WTSN will air).
The
WUSA matches will be carried without commercial breaks in action,
except as formatted within halftime. Among the highlights of the
WTSN package are the first match of the 2002 season, the 2002 WUSA
Playoff Semifinals and WUSA Founder's Cup II, the league's championship
game. The balance of games will be a blend of nationally televised
matches in the United States from PAX TV - as well as regionally
televised games - mainly focusing on Canadian national team star
and Atlanta Beat forward Charmaine Hooper, the WUSA's third leading
scorer in 2001.
In
addition to its 25 WUSA games this season, WTSN's soccer programming
also includes Direct Kicks for Chicks - a 30-minute fun-filled soccer
show focusing on tips, skills and drills, highlights of soccer camps
and interviews with athletes. Hosted by Helen Strombous, a former
member of Canada's national team, and Scott Granville, Direct Kicks
for Chicks will air in conjunction with the soccer season.
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