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TELEMUNDO DEPORTES TOGETHER WITH NEW YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUB BRING THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™ TO ROCKEFELLER CENTER®
PUBLIC INVITED TO WATCH LIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE COVERAGE OF THE WORLD CUP MATCHES ON GIANT SCREENS IN ROCKEFELLER PLAZA®,
PARTICIPATE IN SOCCER ACTIVITIES ON A CUSTOM-BUILT SOCCER FIELD,
AND MEET NYCFC PLAYERS
JUNE 30 – JULY 15
Telemundo Deportes in partnership with New York City Football Club (NYCFC) today announced the opening of a custom-built soccer field with giant screens displaying Telemundo’s exclusive Spanish-language broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ at Rockefeller Center, in the heart of Manhattan.
Soccer fans will get a chance to partake in all the action as bleachers and giant screens will be set up in Rockefeller Plaza, located between 49th and 50th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues, for the public to watch all live matches that take place from June 30 through the end of the of the Final July 15.
The space will open to the public at 10am on June 30th with a viewing party for the first Round of 16 matches, followed by soccer programming on the pitch, and a viewing party for NYCFC’s away match against Chicago Fire at 8:30pm.
In addition, the custom-built soccer field on Rockefeller Plaza will offer fans a chance to participate in a number of soccer activities, including pick-up games, tournaments, clinics, and meet and greets with players from NYCFC.
Also taking place at Rockefeller Center is a vintage soccer jersey exhibit produced in partnership with Classic Football Shirts, which will take soccer fans through the history of some of the most emblematic shirts of the last 32 years.
All activities are free and open to the public. The full schedule of activities will be revealed soon.