Fox Sports FC

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Fox Sports FC
Genre Football (soccer) discussion
Presented by Andy Harper, Mark Bosnich, Melanie McLaughlin, Marko Rudan
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locations Sydney, Australia
Running time90 minutes
Original release
Network Fox Sports
Release2000 (2000) 
present

Fox Sports FC (formerly Total Football) was an Australian football (soccer) discussion show that televised on Fox Sports.

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Aired at 8:30pm every Tuesday night on Fox Sports, the show was split into two halves, with the first half of the show dedicated to the A-League and the second to European football.

Regular panelists included Andy Harper, Mark Bosnich, Melanie McLaughlin, Marko Rudan and others to discuss and dissect the weekend's action. The European-based segment primarily discusses the Premier League, with wrap-ups and highlights of football around the world. The European section usually included a guest from England via video link such as Darren Lewis, Ray Parlour, Gary O'Reilly and Stewart Robson.

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