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Comcast Cable Communications to Offer Free Three-Day Preview of Fox Soccer Channel, Starting Friday, November 24

Business Wire, Nov 21, 2006

Weekend Preview will Feature the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup

LOS ANGELES -- Comcast Cable Communications is offering its subscribers, in the Illinois area, a free preview of Fox Soccer Channel from Friday, November 24 through Sunday, November 26. As part of the preview, soccer fans will gain free access to more than 17 hours of Fox Soccer Channel's signature live programming, including a soccer match featuring Manchester United of the Barclays English Premier League taking on defending champions Chelsea FC on Sunday, November 26 at 11:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. PT; the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Final on Sunday, November 26 at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 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, log onto Comcast.com.

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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.

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