ESPN to Air 'Beckham' Special

By Jon Lafayette

ESPN is pulling out the stops for David Beckham’s first game for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer on July 21.

Coverage starts with an expanded edition of “SportsCenter” at 6 p.m. (ET); a special titled “David Beckham: New Beginnings” at 7:30 p.m. (ET); a pregame show at 8:30 p.m. (ET) and the actual game at 9 p.m. (ET).

The game will be covered with 19 cameras, including Skycam, super slo-mo cameras and robotic goal cams. There will also be a Beckham cam following the British star form ESPN360.com.

ESPN will also be following Mr. Beckham on ESPNSoccernet.com and ESPNNews.

“Beckham’s move to Major League Soccer is a landmark moment for the league and for soccer in America,” said Scott Guglielmino, ESPN’s VP of programming and acquisitions. “Our coverage will appear across several ESPN platforms and will chronicle this historic moment well beyond the game telecast with the depth and context it deserves.”

(Editor: Worrell)