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Norway to Challenge Reigning World Champion Germany in UEFA European Women's Championship Final, Live This Sunday on Fox Soccer Channel.


LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- The 2005 UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations

UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A.
 European Women's Championship culminates this Sunday, June 19, when Norway faces off against Germany at Ewood Park Ewood Park is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire and the home of Blackburn Rovers football club. The stadium, which opened in 1890, is an all seater facility which holds 31,367 people and has a pitch size of 115 x 76 yards.  in Blackburn, England. Coverage of the final will air exclusively live on Fox Soccer Channel Fox Soccer Channel is a United States digital cable network, owned by News Corporation, that specializes in soccer. The channel took its current name on February 7, 2005; before then, the network was known as Fox Sports World, Launched Nov. 1, 1997.  beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Reigning world champion Germany hopes to capture a fourth consecutive European championship There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level:
  • athletics: European Championships in Athletics
  • auto racing:
  • European Championship (auto racing) (Grand Prix auto racing
 following its 2001 golden-goal triumph over Sweden. A win this Sunday would clinch a sixth championship for the German side. Norway enters this Sunday's final as a two-time European champion, its most recent triumph coming in 1993.

The UEFA European Women's Championship has been the premier tournament for European women's soccer since its inception in 1982. The tournament has expanded from 16 to 20 teams (including qualifying rounds) and reflects the growing prestige and popularity of the women's professional game in Europe.
Who:     Germany vs. Norway

What:    The 2005 UEFA Women's European Championship Final

When:    Live, Sunday, June 19 at 10:00 a.m. ET

Where:   Exclusive coverage on Fox Soccer Channel

How:     Fox Soccer Channel is available through affiliated cable
         systems, and through DirecTV and Dish Network satellite
         providers. For more information, visit Fox Soccer Channel
         online at foxsoccer.com presented by MSN.

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