NEW YORK (AP) — Fox will announce Tuesday that it is launching its second all-soccer network in the United States on March 1.
The new network, called Fox Soccer Plus, will televise matches of the European Champions League, England’s Premier League, the English Football Association Cup and the Italian Serie A. It will complement Fox Soccer Channel, which began operation in 1997 and changed its name to FSC five years ago.
The new network will draw content from Setanta USA, whose sublicenses with Fox are expiring, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity because that detail won’t be included in the announcement.