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RCN (News - Alert), Boston cable provider, recently announced the addition of FOX Soccer Plus to its sports channel offerings.

The newly added FOX Soccer Plus will provide the best international sports experience and will satisfy fans’ appetites for more of the best players, clubs and competitions.

Officials said that RCN's FOX Soccer Sports Package will offer exclusive match content from the most prominent and highest profile soccer competitions in the world. It will allow subscribers to enjoy captivating match coverage from the most-watched sporting league in the world, The Barclays Premier League which was formed in 1992.

Barclays Premier League, formed in 1992 features some of the best players in the world including Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres, Manchester United stars Wayne Rooney and Antonio Valencia, and Manchester City’s Carlos Tévez, to name a few.

Viewers, with the addition of FOX Soccer will be able to catch 70 matches of The UEFA Champions League which is considered the most important club competition in Europe and arguably the most prestigious in the world.

In addition to The BPL and The UEFA Champions League, viewers can enjoy 15 matches of The Carling Cup, 24 matches of the FA Cup, 108 matches of the Serie A, 100 matches of the French Ligue 1, 60 matches of the nPower Championship, as well as the England Men’s National Team – 3 Senior Team matches, 3 Under-21 Team matches.

In related news, U.S. telecommunication giant AT&T (News - Alert) has announced the addition of FOX Soccer Plus HD to the AT&T U-verse TV channel lineup, an Internet protocol-based television service.