Emerging U.S. Talent at the Center of Fox Soccer Channel's Upcoming Coverage of the Cal South National Cup; One-Hour Tournament Highlights Program to Air Saturday, May 20.

LOS ANGELES -- Fox Soccer Channel and the California Youth Soccer Association-South today announced the creation of a one-hour highlights program dedicated to the 2006 Cal South National Cup, the first leg of the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship Series. Cal South is the Southern California-based youth state association of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer Association. The Cal South National Cup is the organization's premier annual soccer tournament. Debuting on Saturday, May 20, at 4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT, the program will feature exclusive footage from the boys' and girls' Under-15 and Under-17 finals, as well as results and interviews from the Cal South National Cup U14, U16 & U18 Boys and Girls finals.

The show will be hosted by Fox Soccer Channel's Mark Rogondino, best known among FSC viewers for his pre- and post-game commentary during the Barclays English Premier League season.

The Cal South National Cup has enjoyed tremendous success over the past three decades and is regarded as the single greatest launching pad for this country's men's and women's soccer stars of tomorrow. In fact, many of the game's biggest stars playing today in the U.S. participated in the Cal South National Cup. Seven players on the 23-man roster named to the U.S. World Cup Team have roots in the Cal South program, including Landon Donovan, Carlos Bocanegra, Steve Cherundolo, Jimmy Conrad, Frankie Hejduk, Eddie Lewis and John O'Brien. On the women's side, national team legends Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett emerged onto the national scene after their participation in the Cal South National Cup; other notable tournament alumnae include standouts Shannon Boxx and rising star Amy Rodriguez.

In addition to capturing the coveted Cal South National Cup, winners in each of the various age groups automatically qualify for the U.S. Youth Soccer Western Regional Championships. Winning their age bracket at the Western Regionals will send the teams to the prestigious U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, which will be televised exclusively on Fox Soccer Channel in August 2006.

About Cal South

The California Youth Soccer Association - South (Cal South) is the premier state association of United States Youth Soccer Association and the United States Soccer Federation representing over 10,200 teams and 137,000 players, coaches and league administrators throughout Southern California. Cal South's teams and players have excelled at every level, winning more national championships and placing more players on U.S. National Teams than any other state association in the country. Cal South is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, organized in the State of California for the purpose of providing athletic opportunities for our community's youth in the sport of soccer. For more information, visit www.CalSouth.com.

About Fox Soccer Channel

Fox Soccer Channel is affiliated with Fox Sports International, an international sports programming and production entity housed within Fox Networks Group. Fox Networks Group, an operating unit of News Corporation, consists of the FOX Broadcasting Company, Fox Cable Networks, FOX Sports and Fox Networks Engineering & Operations (FNE&O). For more information, visit Fox Soccer Channel online at foxsoccer.com.