ESPN to Present Weeklong Coverage of FIFA Presidential Election

ESPN will provide comprehensive, weeklong coverage of the upcoming FIFA Presidential Election with daily OUTSIDE THE LINES shows hosted by Bob Ley, live reports from Zurich, Switzerland, and more.

Coverage begins Sunday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. ET. with Jeremy Schaap's critically acclaimed E:60 Reports documentary on former FIFA President Sepp Blatter. The one-hour program - updated since its original airing in May 2015 - examines the most powerful man in sports, who was banned in December for eight years by FIFA, the organization he served as secretary general (1981-1998) and President (1998-2015).

ESPN FC, the daily soccer news, information and highlights program on ESPNEWS (weekdays at 6 p.m.) will air special editions previewing the FIFA elections, Tuesday, Feb. 23 - Friday, Feb. 26 on ESPN2 at 5 p.m.

Coverage will culminate Friday, Feb. 26, with SPORTSCENTER carrying and reporting live the proceedings at the emergency FIFA Congress in Zurich when the new FIFA president is elected. The five FIFA presidential candidates include:

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (Jordan), President of the Jordan Football Association;
Jérôme Champagne (France), former FIFA executive from 1999-2010;
Gianni Infantino (Italy/Switzerland), UEFA General Secretary;
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa (Bahrain), President of the Asian Football Confederation; and
Tokyo Sexwale (South Africa), businessman.

ESPN TV programming schedule for FIFA Election coverage (subject to change):

Date	Time (ET)	Program	Network
Sun, Feb 21	8-9 p.m.	E:60 Reports: Sepp Blatter Documentary	ESPN2
Mon, Feb 22	1:30-2 p.m.	Outside the Lines - FIFA in Crisis	ESPN
Tue, Feb 23	1:30-2 p.m.	Outside the Lines - FIFA in Crisis	ESPN
	5-5:30 p.m.	ESPN FC TV	ESPN2
Wed, Feb 24	1:30-2 p.m.	Outside the Lines - FIFA in Crisis	ESPN
	5-5:30 p.m.	ESPN FC TV	ESPN2
Thu, Feb 25	1:30-2:30 p.m.	Outside the Lines - FIFA in Crisis Pre-Election Special	ESPN
	5-5:30 p.m.	ESPN FC TV	ESPN2
Fri, Feb 26	3:30 a.m.	Extraordinary FIFA Congress (live feed)	ESPN3
	7 a.m.-1:30 p.m.	SportsCenter Special - FIFA Election	ESPN
	1:30-2:30 p.m.	Outside the Lines - FIFA Election	ESPN
	5-5:30 p.m.	ESPN FC TV	ESPN2

Commentators:

• Bob Ley - host, throughout the week
• Jeremy Schaap and Gabriele Marcotti - reporting from Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 25 and Friday, Feb. 26

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