FS1 OFFERS EXTENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FIFA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Six-Plus Hours Planned from Los Angeles and Zurich on Feb. 26

One-Hour Scene-Setter Airs on Election Eve

Los Angeles - FS1 is planning extensive live coverage of the FIFA Presidential Election taking place in Zurich on Friday, Feb. 26.

"This is an important news story with international repercussions, and as the primary home for televised soccer in the U.S., it's our duty to cover it, and cover it well," said David Nathanson, FOX Sports' Head of Business Operations. "We look forward to working closely with FIFA and the incoming president as we gear up for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and beyond."

FS1's wall-to-wall coverage begins on Thursday, Feb. 25 with a one-hour pre-election special at 6:00 PM ET. Hosted by Rob Stone, the program features exclusive sit-down interviews with each of the five candidates, Prince Ali Al Hussein, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Jerome Champagne, Gianni Infantino and Tokyo Sexwale, courtesy of FOX Sports soccer insider Grant Wahl and sister network Sky Sports in the U.K.

In the early morning hours on Friday in the U.S. (3:00-9:00 AM ET), Stone anchors more than six hours of live coverage from the FOX Network Center in Los Angeles as the process to elect a new FIFA president plays out. Analyst Alexi Lalas and contributor Mark Young join Stone in-studio, while Sky Sports' Kate Abdo and Wahl provide the channel's live coverage from the Hallenstadion in Zurich. Expanded coverage continues post 9:00 AM on FS2.

Election coverage is also live streamed via FOX Sports GO, FOX Soccer 2Go and online at FOXSportsGO.com. Viewers can also follow the commentary via social media on Facebook (facebook.com/foxsoccer) and Twitter (@FOXSoccer).