The much awaited FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament may be starting TONIGHT , but soccer fans in Singapore are certainly not feeling very excited or very happy about it ! Why ? All because they are going to be ' left out in the cold ' of the whole Tournament totally as Starhub Cable will not be showing any of the Games LIVE or Delayed !
Although , it is still not entirely a ' Media shutout ' of all LIVE Action of this two Week's prestigious Tournament held in South Africa , as a Dress Rehearsal for next year's Actual Showpiece Event , as Indonesia's Free To Air TV Channel - RCTI Channel will be showing EXCLUSIVELY some of the Matches LIVE & selected Matches Delayed , however , not all soccer fans in Singapore do have access to the Channel and thus will still not be able to catch all the Drama & excitement !
When approached for an interview by a particular local Newspaper for the ' no show ' of Confederations Cup Coverage on Starhub Sports Channels , Caitlin Fua , Starhub's senior manager , corporate communications said that " Starhub could not air the Confederations Cup Tournaments because of the high costs of broadcasting rights . A Starhub Spokesman added : " Starhub and the rights holders of the Confederations Cup could not come to an agreement . "
Instead , Starhub Football Channel ( Channel 27 ) will be showing all 15 Matches of the Under 21 Championships Tournament held in Sweden , starting from Tuesday , which features England , Germany , Spain , Finland , Italy , Sweden ( Hosts ) , Belarus and Serbia . However , this apparently does not go very well with the local soccer fans here .
Said one soccer fan who declined to be named : " When u have a senior Tournament , boosting the likes of Kaka , Robinho , Giberto Silva , Pato , Fernando Torres , Xavi , Reina , Zambrotta , David Villa , Buffon , Toni , Casilias etc ... Who would still be interested to watch the Under 21s kids play in a Championships Tournament ? Starhub should have weighed the importance of the two Tournaments and make a wise choice ! "
Indeed ! What this anomyous fan had said sum it up the feelings of soccer fans in Singapore the best regarding the NO LIVE Telecast of the Confederations Cup Tournament on Starhub Cable Sports Channels !
* Catch the first Confederations Cup Coverage on RCTI Channel Tonight between Spain vs New Zealand ( Group A ) Match TONIGHT at 2.30am LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on RCTI Channel ! Don't miss it ! *
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