Defending NASL Champions NY Cosmos Debuts April 3rd on ONE World Sports
ONE World Sports announces its latest schedule coverage for the opening week of the NASL as the reigning champions New York Cosmos host the Ottawa Fury for a rematch of last year’s Championship Final. The network company will also cover the NASL Game of the Week that includes the Tampa Bay Rowdies hosting Indy Eleven on Saturday.
Soccer News: Live coverage of the New York Cosmos returns to ONE World Sports, America’s Network for Global Sports, on Sunday, April 3 at 6:00 PM ET when the reigning champions host Ottawa Fury FC, a rematch of last year’s Championship Final. ONE World Sports will carry all 32 of the Cosmos’ 2016 matches live across all of its platforms.
“The popularity of the New York Cosmos has only intensified since its return to the NASL in 2013 and its prowess on the pitch is clearly evident with the Cosmos capturing two NASL titles in the past three years,” said Joel Feld, Executive Vice President, Programming & Production, ONE World Sports. “With the top two broadcasters in soccer, JP Dellacamera & Shep Messing, the addition of Tina Cervasio on the sidelines and top caliber soccer action, ONE World Sports viewers are in for a real treat.”
Returning this season for all the play-by-play action is premier soccer broadcaster JP Dellacamera alongside former Cosmos goalkeeper and top soccer analyst Shep Messing. Tina Cervasio, who made her ONE World Sports debut at the NASL Championship game in November, will join the home broadcast as sideline reporter and halftime host. Producer Mitch Green is also returning this season along with veteran director and newcomer to the Cosmos broadcast, Jim Dadonna. A complete listing of ONE World Sports broadcast schedule of the New York Cosmos can be found here.
“ONE World Sports has been a fantastic partner of the New York Cosmos the past three seasons with superb production of our matches and complementary programming in the off-season such as A Bridge To Cuba documentary and Champions Again season recap,” said Erik Stover, Managing Director, New York Cosmos. “With all of our matches this year, home and away, being made available to the largest possible audience on all of ONE World Sports’ platforms, fans around the world can follow the action no matter where they are.”
In an effort to make as many games available to the Cosmos fans, ONE World Sports will also stream every match, home and away, live here, unrestricted, to all viewers. In addition, all Cosmos matches will be available to authenticated users via the Watch ONE World Sports mobile app.
Previously this week, ONE World Sports announced the return of its NASL Game of the Week, beginning Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 PM as the Tampa Bay Rowdies host Indy Eleven. ONE World Sports will also premiere the second season of its weekly highlights show, NASL This Week, on April 5 at 6:00 PM ET.
Source: ONE World Sports Photo Credit: NY Cosmos
