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MUMBAI, April 6: With the FIFA World Cup football just around the
corner, Ten Sports, the world's number one sports channel for south
Asians, will telecast the much acclaimed and awarded documentary
on soccer rivalries, 'Heights of Passion'.
The documentary will be aired in four parts as part of the Ten
Sports' popular 'Legends' series. The first part of the series starts
9:00 pm IST on Friday, April 7. The first telecast of the remaining
three parts will be aired April 14, 21 and 28 at the same time.
Each episode will have repeat telecast during the week.
From the exotic backdrop of South America to the sophisticated
pulse of Europe, Height of Passion explores the culture, history
and rivalry of the most exciting football derbies in the world.
This multi-award winning football series captures not just the stars
of today, tomorrow and yesterday, but the history, culture and social
background of the leading teams and passionate fans throughout the
world.
The four 52-minute episodes entitled Italy, Spain, Argentina and
Brazil, focuses on two particular clubs from the respective countries
and the intense rivalry between them. It looks at the history that
has enforced that rivalry and where they currently stand.
Italy covers the giant Milan clubs AC Milan and International.
The rivalry between these two clubs is one of the most intense in
the world and splits the city in half. Spain covers the rivalry
between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Argentina looks at the fanatical
support and rivalry between Boca Juniors and River Plate. Brazil
looks at another fanatical rivalry between Rio residents Vasco and
Flamengo.
The stars of each club are touched upon, including names like Ronaldo,
Maradona, Edmundo, Romario, Raul - the list is endless.
Only launched in April 2002, Ten Sports is watched by more viewers
than any other sports channel in the Sub-continent. Ten Sports is
available in over 48 million households via cable and satellite
networks across the world. In just a short span of three years,
Ten Sports has also become the world's biggest producers of cricket.
The Channel broadcasts cricket from Sharjah, the West Indies, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka and Morocco throughout the Indian sub-continent and Asia,
as well as in Europe and the Middle East (except Pakistan cricket).
Also, Ten Sports has broadcast cricket from India, the World Cup
2003 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in certain territories.
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