AT&T announces the addition of FOX Soccer Plus HD to the AT&T U-verse TV channel lineup. FOX Soccer Plus HD is now available on channel 1653 for $15 per month. In celebration of the launch, U-verse TV customers can enjoy a free preview beginning today through Sunday, Feb. 27.

FOX Soccer Plus is a premium sports network that completes and elevates the soccer experience for fans. It delivers live, exclusive soccer matches from the best leagues in the world including England's Barclays Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, England's FA Cup and Italy's Serie A. For the true global sports connoisseur, FOX Soccer Plus also offers premium rugby from the Heineken Cup, the Aviva Premiership and the Magners League among other competitions.

"We're proud to bring FOX Soccer Plus HD to our lineup and to offer a free-view to U-verse TV soccer fans," said Dan York, president of content, AT&T. "This deal helps us with important strategic content initiatives and gives our U-verse TV customers access to even more exciting sports content." "We are excited to deliver our package of the world's most competitive soccer and rugby action to AT&T U-verse's base of dedicated fans," said David Nathanson, executive vice president and general manager of FOX Soccer Channel and FOX Soccer Plus. "Subscribers to the service will agree, FOX Soccer Plus in HD truly brings the best in international sports home."

AT&T U-verse TV includes many features that enhance the game-watching experience for soccer fans, including Total Home DVR, which lets you watch and manage recordings from a single DVR on any connected TV in the house; My Multiview, which lets you watch four of your favorite sports channels on your TV screen at one time; access to an extensive HD channel lineup with access to more than 155 HD channels and growing; picture-in-picture browse capability that lets you preview games on other channels; and the ability to follow your favorite sports teams through the AT&T U-bar. AT&T U-verse also gives customers innovative apps that bring their TV, home phone and wireless services together. For example, U-verse Mobile lets customers manage recordings, as well as download and watch hit TV shows on qualifying smartphones, and with our YP.COM TV app, customers can search for local business information on their U-verse TV screen and send the call to their home or wireless phone with the click of their remote.