dutchman
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The BBC has confirmed that Match Of The Day 2 will make its debut on BBC iPlayer for the new Premier League season.
From next month, each edition of MOTD2 will be available on the BBC's catch-up service from the Wednesday after it was initially aired on Sunday evening.
For the 2010/11 Premier League season, the programme will be presented by Colin Murray after previous host Adrian Chiles left for ITV.
Murray will be joined by regular pundit Lee Dixon and a host of personalities from the football world to recap the weekend's action from the Premier League. The first broadcast will be on August 15.
The main Match Of The Day programme will return on August 14 for the first day of the new season, with Gary Lineker hosting the programme alongside regular studio pundits Dixon, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson and Alan Shearer.
The BBC has also confirmed plans to provide additional content on the BBC Sport website for the new football season, including match highlights from every game in the Scottish Premier League and the Football League.
In addition, the corporation has said that it will broadcast live coverage of a batch of Football League games, starting with Leeds United's match against Derby County on August 7.
BBC Sport will also air Burnley versus Preston North End on September 11, Doncaster Rovers against Sheffield United on October 23, Cardiff City versus Swansea on November 7 and Norwich against Ipswich Town on November 28.
Highlights programme The Football League Show will also return to Saturday nights, presented by Manish Bhasin and Steve Claridge.