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THE SOCCER ACADEMY TELEVISION SHOW VISITS THE COUNTRY OF SYRIA WITH A DETROIT-BASED FILM CREW

Detroit, Michigan - May 7, 2007: The critically-acclaimed U.S.-based children's television show, "The Soccer Academy ©", will film an episode of the program in the country of Syria during the week of May 14th. The show's cast and crew have been invited by the Honorary Consul General of Syria in Detroit, Dr. Naji Arwashan, and the episodes will be filmed in conjunction with Syrian Television. Syria's culture, historical tourist sites and soccer leagues will be highlighted during the filming of the show. Detroit-based television and film director, Bob Gothro, will be directing the episodes in Syria. Hosting the show is the Detroit native, Antonio Soave, a former high school All-American soccer player from Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan. Antonio, an actor, television host and filmmaker, recently appeared as the lead actor in the feature film trailer for an upcoming movie entitled "Ice Time" scheduled to enter the principal photography stage by November of this year.

"The Soccer Academy" is set to begin airing nationally throughout the United States on Saturday, July 14, 2007. It will be broadcast on the LATV Television Networks which include the following ABC, NBC, CBS and independent affiliate channels: the ABC channel in Miami (channel 10), the NBC channel in Houston (channel 2), the CBS channel in Orlando (channel 6), the ABC station in San Antonio, the CBS station in Las Vegas and many others. A complete list is contained below.

The Soccer Academy© is also broadcast in twenty-two (22) countries in the region of North Africa and the Middle East (the "MENA" Region), expanding slightly into the Far East as well. It airs once per week in each of these countries.

The Soccer Academy© is produced by Capistrano Productions, a film productioncompany based in Detroit and Los Angeles that is dedicated and devoted to spreading uplifting and inspirational message through multi-media sources. For more information on Capistrano Films and its various projects, visit:
www.CapistranoFilms.tv.