October is Soctober on ONE World Sports

STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE World Sports, America's Network for Global Sports, announced its second annual month-long Soctober celebration of the network's premium soccer content.  From a sweepstakes offer for a trip to Germany to see Bayern Munich, to free network previews on Verizon and RCN, to a weekend filled with championship soccer telecasts, October is Soctober on ONE World Sports.

Beginning October 1, fans can enter a sweepstakes to win two tickets for a trip to Germany to see Bayern Munich host Schalke 04 at Allianz Arena.  To enter, fans vote for their favorite European club – Bayern Munich, Arsenal or Chelsea, all of whom are featured on ONE World Sports – and receive a free, customized, "virtual jersey" in that club's locker room. The virtual jersey can then be shared via social media using the hashtags #Soctober and #DemandOWS. Secondary prizes for the sweepstakes include signed club memorabilia and merchandise. Fans can enter the sweepstakes by visiting www.oneworldsports.com.

Throughout the month of Soctober, Verizon FiOS and RCN will offer subscribers a free preview of ONE World Sports and the opportunity to view intense soccer matches as well as other top sporting events from around the globe. ONE World Sports will also devote October 10-11, to "Super Soctober Weekend" featuring 11 soccer matches showcasing some of the best contests from the past year, including:

• 2015 FA Community Shield featuring Arsenal v Chelsea,
• AFC Asian Cup Championship featuring Korea v Australia,
• FA Cup featuring Arsenal v. Aston Villa,
• Bayern Munich v. Borussia Dortmund,
• EPL-clinching match of Chelsea v Crystal Palace, and
• The historic visit to Cuba by the New York Cosmos for a friendly against the Cuban National Team.

The weekend culminates with live coverage of the New York Cosmos match vs FC Edmonton on October 12 at 5:00 PM ET, exclusively on ONE World Sports. 

About ONE World Sports

ONE World Sports is America's Network for Global Sports, producing best-in-class, captivating live sports content from around the world.  With multi-platform capabilities and superior production quality, ONE World Sports is one of the fastest growing independent sports networks available throughout the United States. Currently available to more than 30 million homes nationally on cable, telco and satellite, ONE World Sports delivers live and exclusive coverage of some of America's most popular sports played professionally outside the USA -- basketball, baseball, golf and ice hockey -- plus sporting events with the largest global followings, including soccer and cricket. ONE World Sports is distributed through Verizon FiOS, DISH Network, Charter Communications, Cablevision's Optimum TV, Mediacom Communications, Google Fiber, Suddenlink, RCN and a growing number of systems through the NCTC.  In addition, the network's mobile app, Watch ONE World Sports, features a live stream of the network for authenticated subscribers and on-demand content for all users. More information on ONE World Sports and its availability in particular markets can be found at www.oneworldsports.com or consumers can call their television distributor. Watch ONE World Sports is available in the Apple and the Google Play stores.

SOURCE ONE World Sports