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Football First

Football First

UK television series

Football First – Match Choice is an interactive television programme on Sky Sports that shows extended highlights of every Premier League match played on the day, except matches shown live on BT Sport.[1] Using the red button, the end user can select which match highlights they would like to watch. The programme first aired in 2004.[2]

Match Choice is also a term used by the broadcaster when there are multiple EFL Championship or international games on at once.[3] For the EFL, typically one game is shown live on Sky Sports Football with the other games available via the red button.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Match Choice". Sky. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    Deans, Jason (30 July 2004). "Sky to kick off Match of the Day rival". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Why can you now watch every midweek Championship match live this season?". The Telegraph. London. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Every midweek Sky Bet Championship match live on the red button with Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.


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