Telemundo Deportes Joins NYCFC To Bring 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia To Rockefeller Center
28 Jun 2018 by Pedro Aristes in Event, Fame, General, Home, Pleasure, Sports, Television
Telemundo Deportes in partnership with New York City Football Club (NYCFC) has announced the opening of a custom-built soccer field with giant screens displaying Telemundo’s exclusive Spanish language broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia at Rockefeller Center, in the heart of Manhattan.
Soccer fans will get a chance to partake in all the action as bleachers and giant screens will be set up in Rockefeller Plaza, located between 49th and 50th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues, for the public to watch all live matches that take placefrom June 30 – July 15.
In addition, a custom-built soccer field will be installed on Rockefeller Plaza offering fans a chance to participate in a number of soccer activities including pick-up games, tournaments, clinics, and meet and greets with players from NYCFC.
The space will open to the public at 10am on June 30th with a viewing party for the first Round of 16 matches, followed by soccer programming on the pitch, and a viewing party for NYCFC’s away match against Chicago Fire at 8:30pm.
Also taking place at Rockefeller Center is a vintage soccer jersey exhibit produced in partnership with Classic Football Shirts, which will take soccer fans through the history of some of the most emblematic shirts of the last 32 years.
All activities are free and open to the public. The full schedule of activities will be revealed soon.