‘MISL GAME OF THE WEEK’ DEBUTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16

ON FOX SOCCER CHANNEL WITH BALTIMORE VS. MONTERREY

Al Palowski and Kenn Tomasch To Share Play-by-Play Responsibilities for

20-Game Major Indoor Soccer League Package

LOS ANGELES & WESTPORT, Conn. (Thursday, November 8, 2007) – Fox Soccer Channel’s coverage of the Major Indoor Soccer League’s MISL Game of the Week package begins Friday, November 16 with the three-time league champion Baltimore Blast hosting expansion team La Raza de Monterrey (MX) live at 8:00 p.m. ET. 

The 20-game schedule – the most comprehensive national television coverage in the league’s seven-year history – features all U.S.-based MISL teams appearing at least four times.  Chicago Storm faithful have the opportunity to see their two-time post-season participants six times on Fox Soccer Channel this season, while the defending champion Philadelphia KiXX and the Baltimore Blast each make five appearances.  The California Cougars and the expansion New Jersey Ironmen and Orlando Sharks each appear five times as well, while the 2007 championship finalist Detroit Ignition and the Milwaukee Wave make four appearances each.  Matches will air on Fridays during the 8-10:00 p.m. ET broadcast window.

Play-by-play responsibilities will be shared by a pair of experienced announcers.  Providing the call on 13 broadcasts is Al Pawlowski, formerly the announcer for Fox Sports World’s MISL broadcasts during the 2002/03 season.  Currently, Pawlowski hosts pre- and post-game shows for approximately 140 Cleveland Indians broadcasts per year on SportsTime Ohio, and has served as radio play-by-play announcer for Cleveland State University men’s basketball since 2005.

Handling the other seven MISL Game of the Week broadcasts will be Kenn Tomasch, the inaugural television voice of the MISL’s Chicago Storm (2004-06) who also spent three seasons in the booth announcing games for Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire.  Tomasch has also called games at all levels of the United Soccer Leagues system, and currently announces college soccer for the Big Ten Network.

Michigan-based AeroEFX, LLC will coordinate all production aspects MISL Game of the Week package, with Mike Saint-Amand serving as lead producer.

Following is the complete schedule for Fox Soccer Channel’s 2007/08 MISL Game of the Week telecasts:

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MISL Game of the Week Debuts on Friday, November 16 on Fox Soccer Channel

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2007 MISL Game of the Week Schedule on Fox Soccer Channel*

*    Schedule subject to change; home teams are listed first

+    Denotes live telecast

About Fox Soccer Channel

Fox Soccer Channel offers the most comprehensive coverage of world-class soccer available in the United States, including Major League Soccer, England’s Barclays Premier League, Italy’s Serie A and the Argentine First Division as well as global tournaments such as the UEFA Cup, UEFA Women’s Championship, English FA Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, CONCACAF Champions’ Cup and FA Community Shield.  The Official Broadcast Partner of the United States Youth Soccer Association, Fox Soccer Channel also televises United Soccer Leagues and NCAA Division I college soccer matches.  The channel reaches more than 30 million cable and satellite households in the U.S. and Caribbean. 

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About the MISL

The Major Indoor Soccer League, a single-entity organization with a coast-to-coast presence, represents the major league of professional indoor soccer, featuring the finest indoor soccer players from 32 countries around the world. The nine MISL clubs competing in the 2007-08 season are the Baltimore Blast, California Cougars, Chicago Storm, 2007 championship finalist Detroit Ignition, Milwaukee Wave, and the defending MISL Champion Philadelphia KiXX, with the addition of three expansion clubs, La Raza de Monterrey (MX), New Jersey Ironmen, and the Orlando Sharks.  The 2007-08 MISL regular season commences on the weekend of October 19-21, 2007 and concludes on the weekend of April 4-6, 2008.  Each Club plays a thirty-match (30) regular-season schedule (15 home / 15 away).  The 2008 MISL Championship Series consists of six MISL Member Clubs competing in three rounds, the Quarterfinal Round (April 11-13), the Semifinal Round (April 18-20), and the Championship Series Final on April 26 at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee. For more information on the MISL, visit the League’s official website www.MISL.net.