Leagues in Spain, Italy and Mexico return to action this weekend to give us a quality blend of viewing options for all soccer fans.
In Serie A, Michael Bradley and AS Roma take on Napoli in a match-up of teams with Champions League aspirations. Napoli currently sit just one point out of third place and the Champions League place that goes with it, while Roma sits two points further back. The Romans can leapfrog the squad from Naples with a victory.
In Mexico, Club Tijuana looks to kick off their title defense with a win against Puebla. The match-up should feature as many as four Americans, with the Tijuana trio of Joe Corona, Edgar Castillo and Greg Garza facing DaMarcus Beasley. Jose Francisco Torres will also be looking to make his debut for Tigres when they take on Jaguares.
In England, the FA Cup is in full swing, with Manchester United taking on West Ham in a match that will air on network television in the USA. Swansea City take on Arsenal in another high-profile match-up.
Here is a rundown of This Weekend’s Soccer on TV:
TODAY’S SOCCER ON TV
FRIDAY
3:30pm- beIN Sport– Real Zaragoza vs. Real Betis
8:30pm- Azteca America– Morelia vs. Cruz Azul
SATURDAY
7:30pm- Fox Soccer Plus– Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Newcastle United (FA Cup)
10am- Fox Soccer Channel– Southampton vs. Chelsea (FA Cup)
10am- Fox Soccer Plus– Peterborough United vs. Norwich City (FA Cup)
10am- FoxSoccer2Go.com– Macclesfield Town vs. Cardiff City (FA Cup)
10am- beIN Sport Espanol– Levante vs. Athletic Bilbao
Noon- FOX– West Ham United vs. Manchester United (FA Cup)
Noon- beIN Sport– Catania vs. Torino
Noon- beIN Sport En Espanol– Granada vs. Valencia
2pm- beIN Sport en Espanol– Deportivo La Coruna vs. Malaga
2pm- beIN Sport– Granada vs. Valencia (Delayed)
2:45pm- beIN Sport– Lazio vs. Cagliari
3:30pm –ESPN3.com– Porto vs. Nacional
4pm- beIN Sport Espanol– Sevilla vs. Osasuna
5pm- beIN Sport– Deportivo La Coruna vs. Malaga (Delayed)
6pm- Univision– Club America vs. Monterrey
6:30pm- beIN Sport– Sevilla vs. Osasuna (Delayed)
8pm- Univision Deportes– Tigres UANL vs. Jaguares
8pm- Telefutura– Pachuca vs. Atlante
9pm- Telemundo– Club Leon vs. Queretaro
10pm- Univision Deportes– San Luis vs. Santos Laguna
SUNDAY
8:30am- Fox Soccer Channel– Swansea City vs. Arsenal (FA Cup)
9am- beIN Sport– Juventus vs. Sampdoria
9am- beIN Sport en Espanol– AC Milan vs. Siena
11am- Fox Soccer Channel– Mansfield Town vs. Liverpool (FA Cup)
11am- beIN Sport– Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad
1pm- beIN Sport– Barcelona vs. Espanyol
1pm- ESPN Deportes– Puebla vs. Club Tijuana
1pm- Univision– Pumas UNAM vs. Atlas
2:45pm- beIn Sport Espanol– Napoli vs. Roma
3pm- beIN Sport– Mallorca vs. Atletico Madrid
3:15pm- ESPN3.com– Estoril vs. Benfica
5pm- beIN Sport– AC Milan vs. Siena (Delayed)
5pm- Azteca America– Puebla vs. Club Tijuana (Delayed)
5:30pm- beIN Sport en Espanol– Juventus vs. Sampdoria
6pm- Telemundo– Chivas Guadalajara vs. Toluca
7pm- beIN Sport– Udinese vs. Inter Milan (Delayed)
9pm- beIN Sport– Napoli vs. Roma (Delayed)
9pm- ESPN Deportes– Puebla vs. Club Tijuana (Delayed)
What is Azteca America? Is that available on DirecTV?
http://www.aztecaamerica.com/index.html
Click on “Encuentra tu seƱal” (the furthest-right on the light gray menu bar at the top), then click where it says “selecciona tu ciudad”, chose the city closest to you from the dropdown list. It will list the providers that carry Azteca America in that area and what channel to find it on.
Cup weekends in the winter break time are a bummer…not a lot going on, especially since I dont have BEIN.
The TJ – Puebla game could feature 5 Yanks not 4! Michael Orozco recently moved to Puebla and if preseason friendlies are anything to go by, looks to be a starter for them in a totally revamped team.
Are all FA Cup games on TV in the UK or only a select few? Just trying to see if any streams of the Fulham game will be out there.
Most likely no, only the big boys get televised in the early rounds. Last year the Charlton game was not. You should probably just listen to Gentlemen Jim’s commentary on the main website’s match centre.
Thomas, us Cottagers are tuning into Gentleman Jim. He’s a good listen if you haven’t heard him before. Get the Fulham app for your smartphone (Listen Live button in Match Centre), or on Fulham’s website.