Real football to air on network TV on Super Bowl Sunday

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Not more of the the pointy-ball type.

From the Associated Press:

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox will televise the first English Premier League match on free television in the United States on Super Bowl Sunday, when Chelsea plays Manchester United.

The match on Feb. 5 is one of four Premier League games the network will show this season. It will begin at 7:30 a.m. PT.

The other three games will be televised on tape delay to complement NFL games over the next three months.

The telecasts will be the first EPL matchup between Man United and Chelsea (Sept.
18); Tottenham against Arsenal on Oct. 2; and Chelsea facing Liverpool on Nov. 20.

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