Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) and Setanta Sports have acquired broadcast rights in the United States for the English FA Cup and England’s national football team matches in a four-year deal with the English FA.

The deal covers the seasons 2008-09 to 2011-12, and includes live rights for the FA Community Shield; FA Cup matches, including the final; and England Senior and Under-21 national team home matches, including friendlies and 2010 World Cup qualifiers. FSC and Setanta will also have access to ancillary FA programming, including preview and review shows, archive matches, and magazine programmes.

Each broadcaster will show exclusive live matches on television under a rights-sharing agreement, which also provides for sharing of clips, internet rights and mobile rights. Both broadcasters will show the FA Cup Final live.

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