Al Jazeera Sports

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Al Jazeera Sports (Arabic: الجزيرة الرياضية‎) is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network. It has quickly grown and become the most popular sports channel in the Middle East, and has covered a wide range of major sporting events, such as the Euro 2004 soccer games in Portugal and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Al Jazeera Sports is based in Qatar, though unlike the other Al Jazeera channels, it is not based in the same complex in Doha, but instead is headquartered in the Education City. Notable events which Al Jazeera Sports has broadcasting rights to include: Formula One, the English FA Cup, the Italian Serie A, La Liga of Spain , the Portuguese SuperLiga, the Dutch League(Eredivise), Qatar League, the 2006 African Cup of Nations and the Carling Cup.

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Documentaries: Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
Children: Al Jazeera Children's Channel


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