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Super Bowl XLII
NY Giants v New England Patriots
Sunday, 3 February
Venue: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Kickoff: 2315 GMT UK TIME
Superbowl XLII kicks off at 6:17 PM ET the Fox coverage starts at 2pm et.
Coverage: In the UK the game is on BBC 2, BBC Sport Website and Sky Sports, and the in the US it is on Fox Sports
The Super Bowl, the championship game of America’s National Football League (NFL), is the world’s richest single sporting event. Nearly half of America will watch it on television on Sunday 3 February.
It’s the most costly advertising platform in the world: each 30-second commercial will sell for $3m. There is no other day in the American calendar which unites so much of the country.
It hasn’t always been so. Today the NFL may fairly claim to be “America’s game” - even though baseball has always been referred to fondly as “America’s pastime”.
The Giants vs The Patriots promises to be an amazing game, can the patriots complete the perfect season.
FOXSports.com presents Super Bowl Live from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Craig Shemon, James Washington, Adam Schein and a host of others bring you all the analysis, features and predictions just hours before Super Bowl XLII
Alicia Keys will sing before the big match-up between the undefeated New England Patriots and New York Giants.
The Superbowl Half Time Show is always a big show with Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Prince all playing in the past this year’s halftime music will feature American rock legends Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
This year’s National Anthem at the Super Bowl will be sung by Jordan Sparks, a native of Phoenix who currently lives in Glendale
The New England Patriots will become the first NFL team ever to go unbeaten through a 19-game season if they beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
The Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, have already set new records for points scored in a season with 589.
And they have their sights set on a fourth Super Bowl title in seven years.
But the Giants boast the league’s leading defence, plus quarterback Eli Manning, and have already upset Dallas and Green Bay in the play-offs.
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