New Sports Channel

[floyd]

Sounds like a good one.

 

ESPN link

 

ESPN has announced that their first UK television channel, ESPN Classic, will launch on Sky from 7pm on Monday 13 March 2006.

 

The channel will be available 24/7 on Sky channel 442,offering viewers the chance to watch some of the greatest sporting moments of all time.

 

 

The football line-up on ESPN Classic includes a six part series called Champions of the World focusing on the great World Cup winning teams of Latin America from Uruguay winning in 1930 to the dazzling Brazilian and Argentinian teams of recent years.

 

There is an original documentary series ranging from the Liverpool and Arsenal stories to the great names in football from Johan Cruyff to Eusebio.

 

Also featured is Great European Finals - full match coverage of finals over the last four decades featuring Manchester United (????) , Liverpool, Aston Villa, Everton, Aberdeen and Nottingham Forest.

 

Plus, viewers will also be able to watch classic Superstars featuring footballers Kevin Keegan (ooooo remember that bike), Mick Channon and England World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst. ( What about Brian Jacks)

 

ESPN Classic is a brand new sports channel in the UK, devoted entirely to the greatest moments and legends of sport with a mix of all-time classic highlights, matches, movies, interviews, profiles and documentaries.

Edited March 3, 2006 by floyd

[libero]

ESPN actually do some good documentary series type thingys , the Legends of Cricket is on SKYveveryday after the test match.

[Swipe]

Does anyone remember the Channon and Ball show??

[LFCNeil90]

will it be one of those crappy ones you have to pay to get or will it be available to everyone?

[Spike]

Does anyone remember the Channon and Ball show??

 

I do, remember the Best and Marsh show as well?

[fitzy]

brilliant, been saying there should be a channel like this for a while

[Paul_LFC]

On launch day, the 1984 European Cup Final will be shown in full I understand.