TSN Announces Its BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Broadcast Schedule Through the End of February

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TORONTO (January 14, 2014) – TSN today announced its BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE broadcast schedule through to Feb. 23, 2014 (see below for confirmed schedule). TSN’s slate of platforms – TSN, TSN2, TSN.ca, and TSN Radio – will continue to deliver up to five games per week throughout the 2013-14 season as part of the network’s 190-game package.

TSN’s multi-platform BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE coverage continues this weekend with five matches, and is headlined by doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday culminating in a battle of Premier League giants on Sunday as Chelsea takes on Manchester United at 11 a.m. ET on TSN. Additional highlights of TSN’s confirmed schedule include Manchester City vs. Chelsea Monday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. ET on TSN2 and Arsenal vs. Man United on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN.

TSN also confirmed five games featuring Tottenham and Jermain Defoe, including possibly his final BPL home game as a Spurs player when Everton visit Tottenham on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET on TSN2 and what may be his last BPL game in a Tottenham uniform on Sunday, Feb. 23 when Norwich plays Tottenham at 11 a.m. ET on TSN.ca. The England international was announced yesterday as the newest member of TFC, and will be leaving the BPL for Major League Soccer at the end of February.

The broadcast schedule for TSN Radio – including TSN Radio 1050 Toronto, TSN Radio 690 Montreal, TSN Radio 1200 Ottawa, TSN Radio 1260 Edmonton, and TSN Radio 1290 Winnipeg – will be confirmed weekly on each station’s homepage.

This is the first season of a new multi-year broadcast agreement with BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE that gives TSN Canadian media rights to half of all games through to the 2015-16 season.

TSN, TSN2, and TSN.ca’s BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE broadcast schedule through to Feb. 23 is as follows:

Saturday, Jan. 18

• Sunderland vs. Southampton at 7:45 a.m. ET on TSN
• Manchester City vs. Cardiff at 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Norwich vs. Hull at 10 a.m. ET on TSN.ca

Sunday, Jan. 19

• Swansea vs. Tottenham at 8:30 a.m. ET on TSN
• Chelsea vs. Man United at 11 a.m. ET on TSN

Tuesday, Jan. 28

• Man United vs. Cardiff at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN
• Norwich vs. Newcastle 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Swansea vs. Fulham at 2:45 p.m. ET on  TSN.ca
• Crystal Palace vs. Hull at 3 p.m. ET on TSN.ca

Wednesday, Jan. 29

• Chelsea vs. West Ham at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, Feb. 1

• West Ham vs. Swansea at 7:45 a.m. ET on TSN
• Hull vs. Tottenham at 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Everton vs. Aston Villa at 10 a.m. ET on        TSN2
• Fulham vs. Southampton at 10 a.m. ET on TSN.ca

Monday, Feb. 3

• Man City vs. Chelsea at 3 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, Feb. 8

• Norwich vs. Man City at 10 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Aston Villa vs. West Ham at 10 a.m. ET on TSN.ca
• Crystal Palace vs. West Brom at 10 a.m. ET on TSN.ca

Sunday, Feb. 9

• Tottenham vs. Everton at 8:30 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Man United vs. Fulham at 11 a.m. ET on TSN2

Tuesday, Feb. 11

• Hull vs. Southampton at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN
• West Ham vs. Norwich at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN2

Wednesday, Feb. 12

• Arsenal vs. Man United at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN
• Newcastle vs. Tottenham at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN.ca
• Man City vs. Sunderland at 2:45 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, Feb. 22

• Chelsea vs. Everton at 7:45 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Man City vs. Stoke at 10 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Cardiff vs. Hull at 10 a.m. ET on TSN.ca

Sunday, Feb. 23

• Newcastle vs. Aston Villa at 8:30 a.m. ET on TSN.ca
• Norwich vs. Tottenham at 11 a.m. ET on TSN.ca

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