Landon Donovan and Everton take on Birmingham today (10am, FSC) in Donovan's final match for the Premier League club.
Donovan's Everton farewell is one of the matches of the day, but several Americans are facing tough competition today. Jozy Altidore and Hull facing Arsenal, Jonathan Spector and West Ham taking on Chelsea, and Daniel Williams and Freiburg facing Bayern Munich.
If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today's TV schedule is after the jump):
TODAY'S SOCCER ON TV
9:30am– GolTV- Borussia Moenchengladbach vs. Wolfsburg
9:45am– Fox Soccer Plus- Chelsea vs. West Ham United
10am– FSC/FSE- Birmingham vs. Everton
10am– ESPN360.com- Middlesbrough vs. Newcastle United
Noon– Fox Soccer Plus- Catania vs. Inter Milan
Noon– DirecTV- Getafe vs. Mallorca
12:30pm– FSC/FSE- Hull City vs. Arenal
12:30pm– GolTV- Bayern Munich vs. FC Freiburg
2pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Stoke City vs. Aston Villa (Delayed)
2pm– ESPN Deportes/ESPN360.com- Sporting Gijon vs. Athletic Bilbao
2:45pm– FSC/FSE/ESPN360.com- Napoli vs. Fiorentina
4pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Burnley vs. Wolverhampton (Delayed)
4pm– GolTV- Sevilla vs. Deportivo La Coruna
4pm– ESPN Deportes- Schalke 04 vs. VfB Stuttgart
5pm– FSC- Bolton vs. Wigan (Delayed)
6pm– Telefutura- Queretaro vs. Morelia
6pm– Azteca America/ESPN Deportes- Jaguares vs. San Luis
8pm– Telefutura- Pachuca vs. Santos Laguna
8pm– Mun2- Tigres vs. Atlas
8pm– Telemundo- Chivas Guadalajara vs. UNAM Pumas
10pm– Telemundo- Atlante vs. Club America (Delayed)
As if these officials haven’t screwed Hull enough today, 6 added min.
phil brown is playing with 0 strikers
god save hull city
Does Fagan strike anybody else as a bit of an idiot?
Jozy had no eneregy anymore….he was slow to react. it was his time.
add that to a free kick he gave up that wolfsburg scored on
Nice save by Cooper….
you said his strike rate alone makes him a disappointment… i said that’s a meaningless stat…. not sure where i twisted it at all
That’s just dumb. You always have a striker on, if for no other reason than to keep the defenders from becoming attacking options.
Jozy off, good day for him. Worked hard
good day for jozy
jozy getting a nice ovation.
I read earlier that it was terrible.A couple of bad fouls including a penalty
probably on par with his recent performances, not good
I’m sorry then how is he like sacha?
would not be surprising
Cooper and Mouyokoulu (spellcheck?) have been great together. Loosing Zayette just wasn’t that bad for them.
Dang, Monchengladbach SMOKED at home by Wolfsburg! M’Gladbach 0 – 4 Wolfsburg. How was M Bradley’s play?
I was focusing on his goals/shots. You can focus all you want on long explanations about one phrase and ignore my point. But even his strike rate should be more than 1/12 starts.
My question is, why does he have so many shots AND so few goals? Either he is shooting when he shouldn’t or getting better service than people like to claim.
I like Altidore and think he is the US’s best hope to have a world class forward in the next few years. But the announcers have plenty of reasons to think Jozy has been a disappointment. For Hull he is still a deserved starter, but I would have hoped for more.
i bet hull gives up a goal in extra time…..
LOL!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Tx2h5Ue6Y
he has earned them today
Jozy has a knack for getting foul calls. 🙂
I don’t think Myhill is that good, really.
and eduardo=fes(that 70s show)
an aside to all the jozy focus: arshaven has been surprisingly bad and this dawson guy that has coem on at center back has been flawless
I can’t believe I’m saying this but Phil Brown should really put on Zaki. Jozy is too tired.
Altidore playing up top now..
Did Jozy get pulled back into midfield? Seems like he’s everywhere, on the left, on the right, but not up top?
Garcia on, Hesselink off, meaning Jozy is playing alone up top.
strange, Van Hennegoor of Hesselsink coming off (that guy has the funniest jersey)
amazed its hesselink, jozy looks gassed
he is far from a finished product but anyone who has watched him play recently and does not think he has gained anything from this move to hull is clueless
Josy seems really tired
jozy willbe coming off soon…the dude is walking up field when hull has possesion.
Altidore shows MORE skill, turning on the ball, beating his man, and springs Bullard for a break.
Jozy has DEFINTELY improved his skill on the ball. I think it’s from playing off of a target man and having to focus on his pace, close control, dribbling, and tricks.
Lets not forget Jozy is only 19 and playing in the Premiership. He’s not nearly as bad as some people seem to think.
hmm…a comparison you rarely hear, but I see what your saying. relies more on a combination of power and pace rather than out in out pace but they carry the ball in a similar manner that makes you think he is a player altidore probably tried to emulate growing up
BULLARD YOU ARE HORRIBLY WASTEFUL YOU HAD JOZY CUTTING!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD BULLARD
Jozy may have himself a career at left midfield, because he hasn’t looked bad there at all today. Alright I’m half joking, but he’s taking players on, used his quick feet, showed pace, and has passed considerably well. I remember when he came on for Robbie Rogers in the Olympics against the Netherlands and played on the left there as well. Henry, a player pretty similar to Jozy, played at left midfield before Wenger changed him into a striker. Just a thought, a crazy one, but a thought nonetheless should the USA find themselves short on left wing options(oh wait…)
if you’re an epl announcer, you probably see a lot of ugly soccer
There was so much it almost seemed like there was none at all.
I hate them too. It’s just people without perspective.
and somebody please tell these clowns that the free kick was called on a foul 10 yards further from goal than where the injury occurred on a clean, hard tackle
Zyat(sp) was injured on a tackle by Campbell which was fair but still dangerous. Unfortunate for him
Yes. Just tired of hearing these comments, don’t know what people are watching.
he has speed, but he doesn’t have CD speed which allows him to be players consistently with speed alone, that was my point
this announcer’s bias is getting annoying. how is that not a handball??
Sarcasm?
one day he will play on a team in a role that allows him to run at players and that is when he will begin to really excel
While you’re talking about Jozy’s lack of speed, he makes a great burst down the left.
Great run by Jozy!