beIN SPORTS to Host Football Legends Wenger and Mourinho
For the first time in the history of sports TV broadcasting, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho will feature live from beIN SPORTS’ studios in Doha
Football greats Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger will join beIN SPORTS, the global sports broadcaster, this Saturday as part of the UEFA Champions League Final coverage, which viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) can enjoy exclusively on the leading sports channel.
In their first TV appearance ever together, the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager will discuss various exciting topics alongside former Arsenal manager and other expert analysts exclusively covering the highly anticipated game:
- The UEFA Champions League Final, Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, on Saturday 1st June at 22:00 Mecca Time (GMT+3) on beIN SPORTS HD1,2,3,4 for the Arabic studio, beIN SPORTS HD11 for the English studio, beIN SPORTS HD14 for French commentary and beIN 4K.
From the famous touchline bust-up to press conference disagreements, both Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho will light up the beIN SPORTS studio with fascinating discussions, heated opinions and world class analysis of the best football competition Europe and the world has to offer.
With both manager’s futures currently undecided, it will be interesting to see what this special night has in store for viewers from around the world.
Yousef Al-Obaidly, Chief Executive Officer at beIN MEDIA GROUP said: “We are thrilled to be hosting two of the all-time greats in the world of football. For the first time in sports TV broadcasting, both Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho will be live in one studio, covering the biggest European football competition and sharing fascinating stories from their illustrious careers. As a pioneering global sports broadcaster, beIN SPORTS will continue to make history by providing the best content coupled with the expertise of the greatest analysts for its viewers around the world”.
Both managers have previously featured separately on beIN SPORTS and drew huge audiences across the Middle East and North Africa region, and also internationally on social media, as fans tuned-in to see the best football managers in history discuss the English Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, the AFC Asian Cup and other major tournaments.
The UEFA Champions League Final will be live and exclusive in English, Arabic and French and will also feature beIN star analysts, presenters and commentators from around the region.
Jose Mourinho is one of the most successful managers in UEFA Champions League history, winning the competition with Porto and Inter Milan respectively. Arsene Wenger also has a proud history with Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League, qualifying for 19 consecutive seasons, and reaching the Final in 2006.
Both managers are a part of a long list of names from the footballing hall of fame who have appeared as part of beIN SPORTS’ premium football coverage, including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Scholes, Peter Schmeichel, Ruud Gullit, Marcel Desailly, Yaya Touré, Nemanja Vidić, Wesley Sneijder and Graeme Souness.
For more information about beIN’s sports and entertainment schedule, visit www.bein.net/en/tv-guide.