SBS unveils first list of EPL games
SBS has revealed its schedule for the first two months of the new English Premier League season, with champions Leicester City featuring in its first live match.
The public broadcaster picked up rights to show one Saturday match per week from Optus after the telco grabbed the exclusive broadcast rights for the league from Fox Sports at the end of last year.
The announcement:
The Premier League returns to free-to-air home of international football on August 13, when first-time and current champions, Leicester City take on Hull City.
Leicester City captivated the sporting world with their fairytale title success last season after making an incredible turnaround from battling relegation just 12 months earlier.
Leicester’s title defence kicks off SBS’s coverage of the biggest league in the world, with a number of marquee games headlining Saturday nights, including Tottenham versus Liverpool and the eagerly anticipated Manchester derby, as new coaches Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola renew their rivalry.
SBS’s free-to-air live coverage of the 2016-17 Premier League will commence on Saturday, August 13 at 9.00pm, and will be hosted by SBS’s Lucy Zelic and SBS football analyst and former Crystal Palace player, Craig Foster.
SBS Director Sport, Ken Shipp said: “Our goal at SBS has always been to deliver the very best of world football to Australian audiences and we are proud to bring the Premier League to football fans on SBS. It’s the perfect addition to SBS’s strong football offering and reaffirms our commitment to the world game by bringing even more international football live and free to all Australians.”
SBS will broadcast one live match each week of the 2016-17 season, with the matches airing across SBS and SBS HD, along with weekly highlights on The World Game, Mondays at 11pm on SBS and SBS HD.
SBS Premier League match live schedule:
Saturday, 13 August at 9.00pm AEST: Hull City vs. Leicester City
Saturday, 20 August at 11.30pm AEST: Burnley FC vs. Liverpool
Saturday, 27 August at 9.00pm AEST: Tottenham vs. Liverpool
Saturday, 10 September at 9.00pm AEST: Manchester United vs. Manchester City
Saturday, 17 September at 11.30pm AEST: Hull City vs. Arsenal
Saturday, 24 September at 9.00pm AEST: Manchester United vs. Leicester City
Source: SBS press release
should be good HD..daylight savings should happen in November or end of oct…optus arnt doing good job of promoting the prem league seen few bus stop ads but nothing much?? this season will be amazing and a-league to. but then aussies can go watch their beloved afl which needs to change the rules ever 2 games and include tech which fails and makes the game even crapper..NRL cricket afl all heading to the dumb azz zone but hey aussies luv watching whinging useless athletes who are broke by 30 cough and love drug booze culture like afl nrl do..FOOTBALL RULES
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The game on Saturday, 17 September at 11.30pm AEST: Hull City vs. Arsenal starts at 5am, not 11:30pm?
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