The English Premier League is back and it kicks off with a handful of juicy season-opening match-ups.
Tottenham and Manchester City faced off in a great battle for fourth place last season and this time around Manchester City will be looking to take care of unfinished business. Liverpool will begin its climb back to the Top Four on Sunday with a key battle against Arsenal. Those of you hoping to watch some Americans in action can see Clint Dempsey and Stuart Holden square off in the Fulham-Bolton clash.
The best weekend soccer action isn't just in England. Major League Soccer's marquee match-up features the New York Red Bulls playing host to the Los Angeles Galaxy, though some MLS fans would argue that the real MLS Cup preview is being played at Rio Tinto Stadium between Real Salt Lake and the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.
These are just some of the weekend's prime matches. Here is a rundown of This Weekend's Soccer on TV:
THIS WEEKEND'S SOCCER ON TV
SATURDAY
7:45am– ESPN2/ESPN3.com- Tottenham vs. Manchester City
10am– Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Aston Villa vs. West Ham
10am– Fox Soccer Plus- Blackburn vs. Everton
Noon– Fox Soccer Plus- Leceister City vs. Middlesbrough
12:30pm– Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion
1:45pm– ESPN3.com- PSV Eindhoven vs. DeGraafschap
2pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Wolverhampton vs. Stoke City (Delayed)
2:30pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Bolton vs. Fulham (Delayed)
2:30pm– GolTV- River Plate vs. Defensor Sporting
4pm– Telefutura- Philadelphia Union vs. Colorado Rapids
5:30pm– GolTV- Palmeiras vs. Atletico Paranaense
6pm– Fox Soccer Channel- New York Red Bulls vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
6pm– Azteca America- Cruz Azul vs. Pachuca
8pm– Direct Kick- DC United vs. FC Dallas
8pm– Direct Kick- New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo
8pm– Telefutura- Santos Laguna vs. Jaguares
8pm– Telemundo- Chivas Guadalajara vs. Tecos
9pm– Direct Kick- Real Salt Lake vs. Columbus Crew
10pm- Direct Kick- San Jose Earthquakes vs. Kansas City Wizards
11pm– Direct Kick- Chivas USA vs. Seattle Sounders
SUNDAY
8:15am- Fox Soccer Plus- Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United
11am- Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Liverpool vs. Arsenal
1pm- Azteca America- Puebla vs. Atlante
1pm- Telemundo- Toluca vs. Tigres
3pm- GolTV- Sao Paulo vs. Cruzeiro
3pm- Fox Soccer Plus- Lille vs. Paris St. Germain
3:15pm- ESPN3.com- Benfica vs. Academica de Coimbra
5:30pm- Univision- America vs. Atlas
6pm- Fox Soccer Channel- Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue
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