Sportsnet to air 15 Euro ’08 matches

Sportsnet.ca — Rogers Sportsnet and TSN are teaming up to bring you live television coverage of all 31 games from the Euro 2008 soccer tournament, which takes place June 7-29 in Austria and Switzerland.

Sportsnet will broadcast 15 games, including one semi-final, and TSN will broadcast 16 others, including the other semi-final and the final.

Sportsnet and TSN are also combining their on-line coverage with a special Euro 2008 website that can be accessed through Sportsnet.ca and TSN.ca. The site will feature real-time scoring, stats, previews and video highlights.

“This partnership is in the best interest of soccer fans across Canada,” Sportsnet president Doug Beeforth said. “The combined resources of Sportsnet and TSN will cover every minute of every game in high definition, while providing unparalleled analysis.”

TSN president Phil King echoed Beeforth’s sentiments.

“Euro 2008 is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, and thus deserves the kind of quality coverage that we have proven can be achieved by working as a team,” King said.

Sportsnet and TSN previously combined to broadcast the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the Canada-Russia Super Series junior hockey tournament this past fall.

Complementing the coverage of Euro 2008 will be French-language broadcasts on RIS Info Sports and RDS of all 31 games, while Rogers Omni Television will show 22 games in Italian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Polish and Greek.

EURO 2008 – Live Broadcast Schedule
Round Robin Matches
Saturday, Jun. 7 — Switzerland vs. Czech Republic — 12 noon ET — TSN
Saturday, Jun. 7 — Portugal vs. Turkey — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Sunday, Jun. 8 — Austria vs. Croatia — 12 noon ET — SN
Sunday, Jun. 8 — Germany vs. Poland — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN
Monday, Jun. 9 — Romania vs. France — 12 noon ET — TSN
Monday, Jun. 9 — Netherlands vs. Italy — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Tuesday, Jun. 10 — Spain vs. Russia — 12 noon ET — TSN
Tuesday, Jun. 10 — Greece vs. Sweden — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Wednesday, Jun. 11 — Czech Republic vs. Portugal — 12 noon ET — TSN
Wednesday, Jun. 11 — Switzerland vs. Turkey — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Thursday, Jun. 12 — Croatia vs. Germany — 12 noon ET — SN
Thursday, Jun. 12 — Austria vs. Poland — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN
Friday, Jun. 13 — Italy vs. Romania — 12 noon ET — SN
Friday, Jun. 13 — Netherlands vs. France — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN
Saturday, Jun. 14 — Sweden vs. Spain — 12 noon ET — TSN
Saturday, Jun. 14 — Greece vs. Russia — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN
Sunday, Jun. 15 — Switzerland vs. Portugal — 2:45 p.m. ET — SNE & O
Sunday. Jun. 15 — Turkey vs. Czech Republic — 2:45 p.m. ET — SNW & P
Monday, Jun. 16 — Poland vs. Croatia — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Monday, Jun. 16 — Austria vs. Germany — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN
Tuesday, Jun. 17 — France vs. Italy — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Tuesday, Jun. 17 — Netherlands vs. Romania — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN
Wednesday, Jun. 18 — Greece vs. Spain — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Wednesday, Jun. 18 — Russia vs. Sweden — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN

Quarter-Final Matches
Thursday, Jun. 19 — QF1: 1st Group A vs. 2nd Group B — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Friday, Jun. 20 — QF2: 1st Group B vs. 2nd Group A — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN
Saturday, Jun. 21 — QF3: 1st Group C vs. 2nd Group D — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Sunday, Jun. 22 — QF4: 1st Group D vs. 2nd Group C — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN

Semifinal Matches
Wednesday, Jun. 25 — Semi1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN
Thursday, Jun. 26 — Semi2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 — 2:45 p.m. ET — SN

Final
Saturday, Jun. 29 — Final: Winner Semi1 vs. Winner Semi2 — 2:45 p.m. ET — TSN

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