La Liga and Serie A are back in action this weekend to give us a full complement of European matches on a packed menu of weekend soccer action on TV.
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will both be on TV this weekend as we get to see how much better the Spanish powers have gotten this off-season. In Italy, AC Milan and Juventus are two of the teams who will begin their chase of defending champions Inter Milan.
In England, American goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Tim Howard renew their rivalry as Aston Villa faces Everton, while Jermaine Jones and Schalke will meet Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96 in German Bundesliga action.
In MLS, Freddie Ljungberg's return to Qwest Field for the first time since being traded to Chicago will make for great drama, while the New York-San Jose match features two teams coming off impressive victories.
Here is a rundown of This Weekend's Soccer on TV:
This Weekend's Soccer on TV
SATURDAY
7:45am– ESPN2- Blackburn vs. Arsenal
9:30am– ESPN3.com- Schalke 04 vs. Hannover 96
10am– Fox Soccer Plus- Chelsea vs. Stoke City
10am– Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Tottenham vs. Wigan
Noon– DirecTV- Hercules vs. Athletic Bilbao
Noon– Fox Soccer Plus- Udinese vs. Genoa
Noon– ESPN Deportes- Schalke 04 vs. Hannover 96 (Delayed)
12:30pm– Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Manchester United vs. West Ham United
2pm– GolTV- Malaga vs. Valencia
2pm– ESPN Deportes- Blackburn vs. Arsenal (Delayed)
2:45pm– Fox Soccer Channel- AS Roma vs. AC Cesena
4pm– Telefutura- Columbus Crew vs. FC Dallas
4pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Leicester City vs. Reading (Delayed)
4pm– ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com- Levante vs. Sevilla
5:30pm– GolTV- Internacional vs. Botafogo
6pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Wolverhampton vs. Newcastle United (Delayed)
7pm– Direct Kick- Toronto FC vs. Real Salt Lake
7:20pm– GolTV- Once Caldas vs. Nacional
7:30pm– MSG- New York Red Bulls vs. San Jose Earthquakes
7:30pm– Direct Kick- New England Revolution vs. Philadelphia Union
8pm– Telemundo- Monterrey vs. Jaguares
8pm– Telefutura- Santos Laguna vs. Atlas
9:30pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Colorado Rapids vs. Houston Dynamo
9:30pm– GolTV- Independiente Medellin vs. Real Cartagena
9:45pm– Telefutura- San Luis vs. Atlante
10:30pm– ESPN- Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire
10:30pm– Direct Kick- Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Kansas City Wizards
SUNDAY
8:30am– Fox Soccer Plus- Bolton vs. Birmingham City
8:30am– ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com- ADO Den Haag vs. PSV Eindhoven
9am– FSE- Udinese vs. Genoa
9am– Fox Soccer Channel- Blackpool vs. Fulham
10am– FoxSoccer.com- Sunderland vs. Manchester City
11am– Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Aston Villa vs. Everton
11am– ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com- Deportivo La Coruna vs. Real Zaragoza
11am– DirecTV- Espanyol vs. Getafe
11am– DirecTV- Real Sociedad vs. Villarreal
11:30am– ESPN3.com- VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund
Noon– Fox Soccer Plus- AS Bari vs. Juventus
1pm– Telemundo- Toluca vs. Queretaro
1pm– GolTV- Racing Santander vs. Barcelona
2:45pm– Fox Soccer Channel- AC Milan vs. Lecce
2:45pm– ESPN3.com- Fiorentina vs. Napoli
3pm– FSE- AC Milan vs. Lecce (Delayed)
3pm– GolTV- Mallorca vs. Real Madrid
3pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Bordeaux vs. Marseille
3:15pm– ESPN3.com- Rio Ave vs. FC Porto
5pm– FSE- Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion (Delayed)
5pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Sunderland vs. Manchester City
5:30pm– Univision- Club America vs. Necaxa
6pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Philadelphia Independence vs. Boston Breakers
7pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion
10pm– ESPN2- Chivas USA vs. D.C. United
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