CBC SPORTS UNVEILS 2008 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Former Canadian national soccer team captain Jason De Vos joins CBC broadcast team
CBC Sports takes the field for another exciting season of Toronto FC beginning April 5!
This year CBC will present a 15-game broadcast package featuring the 2008 MLS All-Star Game at BMO Field, Toronto FC’s home opener on April 19 and five games versus Eastern Conference opponents. The schedule is rounded out with ten games versus Western Conference opponents including the David Beckham-led Los Angeles Galaxy and back-to-back MLS Cup champs Houston Dynamo.
CBCSports.ca will provide live and on-demand coverage of all MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC broadcasts, in addition to Toronto FC and MLS highlights, while CBC Country Canada will provide live simulcast coverage of seven games and exclusive coverage of Toronto taking on Salt Lake City on Monday, July 28.
This season CBC welcomes a new addition to the MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC broadcast team.
Jason De Vos, Canadian national soccer team captain from 1999 to 2004 and veteran defender for Ipswich Town FC, returns to CBC this summer as an analyst. De Vos, current captain of Ipswich Town FC, previously worked as an analyst during CBC’s coverage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and brings more than 18 years of professional and international experience to his role with CBC.
Gemini Award-winner Scott Russell, host of the hugely successful FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007, returns this season and will share hosting duties with Brenda Irving. Nigel Reed, former host and producer for BBC’s English Premier League coverage, takes his familiar place in the broadcast booth as the play-by-play voice of MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC, alongside new analyst De Vos.
Additionally, Bob Lenarduzzi, current president of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and former Canadian national team member and coach, will also hit the broadcast booth to provide analysis for the first two games of the regular season. Mitch Peacock also returns as a sideline reporter on CBC’s broadcasts this season.
CBC sets the stage for the upcoming MLS season on Saturday, April 5 at 5:30 pm ET with MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC:
Preview 2008, and then kicks off regular season coverage on Saturday, April 19 at 12:30 pm, with coverage of Toronto FC’s home opener versus Real Salt Lake.
Other 2008 schedule highlights include the second-annual CBC’s Soccer Day in Canada on May 31 at Noon.
CBC’s Soccer Day in Canada includes the potential Canadian MLS debut of international soccer icon David Beckham, as Toronto FC hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy at 3:30 pm (more broadcast details around CBC’s Soccer Day in Canada will be announced in the coming weeks).
CBC’s schedule also includes a showdown with the 2006 and 2007 MLS champion Houston Dynamo on Saturday, September 27 at 3:30 pm.
Plus, as the 2008 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC season fast approaches, CBCSports.ca continues coverage of Toronto FC exhibition matches from the Carolina Challenge Cup on March 19 at 6:00 pm and March 22 at 6:00 pm, to prime fans for the upcoming season.
Viewers can log on to CBCSports.ca 24 hours a day, seven days a week for comprehensive news and results throughout the entire MLS season.
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. With 28 services offered on Radio, Television, the Internet, satellite radio, digital audio, as well as through its record and music distribution service and wireless WAP and SMS messaging services, CBC/Radio-Canada is available how, where, and when Canadians want it.
2008 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(all games eastern time; schedule subject to change)
CBC TELEVISION
Sat, Apr 5 … MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ON CBC: Preview 2008 … 5:30 pm
Sat, Apr 19 … Salt Lake City at Toronto … 12:30 pm
Sat, Apr 26 … Kansas City at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, May 17 … Columbus at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, May 31 … CBC’s Soccer Day in Canada … Noon
Sat, May 31 … Los Angeles at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, Jun 21 … Kansas City at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, Jul 19 … San Jose at Toronto … 3:00 pm
Thu, Jul 24 … MLS All-Star Game at BMO Field … TBD
Sun, Aug 3 … Dallas at Toronto … 4:00 pm
Sat, Sep 6 … Chivas USA at Toronto … 4:00 pm
Sat, Sep 13 … Columbus at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, Sep 27 … Houston at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, Oct 11 … Toronto at Dallas *
Sat, Oct 18 … Chicago at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, Oct 25 … Toronto at San Jose **
delayed broadcast, following CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada
* LIVE on CBC Country Canada and CBCSports.ca at 8:30 pm)
** LIVE on CBC Country Canada and CBCSports.ca at 10:00 pm)
CBC COUNTRY CANADA
Sat, Apr 19 … Salt Lake City at Toronto … 12:30 pm
Sat, Apr 26 … Kansas City at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Sat, May 17 … Columbus at Toronto … 3:30 pm
Mon Jul 28 … Toronto at Salt Lake City … 9:00 pm *
Sun, Aug 3 … Dallas at Toronto … 4:00 pm
Sat, Sep 6 … Chivas USA at Toronto … 4:00 pm
Sat, Oct 11 … Toronto at Dallas … 8:30 pm
Sat, Oct 25 … Toronto at San Jose … 10 pm
* Available exclusively on CBC Country Canada and CBCSports.ca
TORONTO FC EXHIBITION GAMES ON CBCSPORTS.CA
Sat, Mar 22 … Toronto FC vs Charleston Battery (LIVE) 6:00 pm ET
No comments yet.