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Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:06 pm**

Relive the dreams

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, Mick Channon and England World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst.

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.

ESPN Classic is all about the great sport that never dies; it is all about being exclusively not live, it is simply about Dead Good Sport.

Catch ESPN Classic Sport on Sky channel 442.

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No doubt it'll be clogged with stuff I don't care two hoots about, but I'd happily put up with 24/7 guff if they dig out full match coverage of some of our classic games. :buttrock

I understand the 1984 final is being screened on the launch night, incidentally.

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:27 pm**

No prizes for guessing where I'll be that night!!!!!!!!! :;):

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:50 pm**

That's getting SKY+'ed.

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:51 pm**

Do you reckon it will be on freeview?

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:06 pm**

adamnbarrett wrote:Do you reckon it will be on freeview?

or If not will you have to subscribe to it on sky.

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:11 pm**

It's definitely not a separate channel - it'll be in with your usual Sky package.

For those without Sky, I'd be very surprised if it didn't find its way onto the net after it airs. :;):

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:26 pm**

what about NTL, and is it a free channel or do you have to pay a monthly fee like Film 4?

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:33 pm**

Think it's Sky only, and as I said above, it's a free channel.

Posted: **Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:16 am**

So that's why they moved all the music channels off 44+

sounds good this channel anyway, more football!

Posted: **Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:26 am**

It'd better be on NTL, otherwise I'll go to their HQ and cry.

Posted: **Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:15 am**

Will they also show the matches where we've ended the hopes and dreams of Everton many times?

Posted: **Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:14 am**

I wish they had the other ESPN channel's and not just classic cos I like watching the basketball games and discussions.

Posted: **Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:05 pm**

Thanks for that! I'll keep a eye out! But i already have the DVD wil all 4 finals! (except 05 , sep disc)

Posted: **Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:34 pm**

nice one. i hope they show the liverpool newcastle games as well

Posted: **Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:17 pm**

Is it on NTL though??

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1984 european cup final to be screened in full - New uk espn channel launching

1984 european cup final to be screened in full - New uk espn channel launching