While Dimitar Berbatov has been stealing most of the headlines during Manchester United's unbeaten league run, Mexican striker Javier Hernandez has also played a pivotal role, scoring seven league goals and threatening Wayne Rooney for a starting role.
Hernandez should get another chance to work his magic today as Manchester United takes on Southampton in FA Cup action. Everton faces Chelsea to kick off the FA Cup proceedings this morning.
The match of the day is in Qatar, where Australia and Japan will face off in the Asian Cup Final. If you can't watch that match, there are great matches in Spain (Hercules-Barcelona), Italy (Lazio-Fiorentina) and Mexico (Pachuca-Cruz Azul) to satisfy your appetite.
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
7:30am– Fox Soccer Channel- Everton vs. Chelsea (FA Cup)
9:30am– GolTV- Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich
10am– Fox Soccer Channel- Birmingham City vs. Coventry City (FA Cup)
10am– FoxSoccer.tv- Torquay United vs. Crawley Town (FA Cup)
10am– FoxSoccer.tv- Stevenage vs. Reading (FA Cup)
10am– No American TV- Australia vs. Japan
Noon– Fox Soccer Plus- Lazio vs. Fiorentina
Noon– DirecTV- Mallorca vs. Sporting Gijon
Noon– DirecTV- Levante vs. Getafe
Noon– GolTV- Real Sociedad vs. Almeria
12:15pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Southampton vs. Manchester United (FA Cup)
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Arles vs. Paris St. Germain
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Caen vs. Auxerre
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Lorient vs. Brest
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Saint Etienne vs. Toulouse
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Sochaux vs. Stade Rennes
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Valenciennes vs. Lyon
2pm– ESPN3.com- Hercules vs. Barcelona
2pm– GolTV- FC Kaiserslautern vs. Mainz 05 (Delayed)
2:45pm– ESPN3.com- PSV Eindhoven vs. Willem II
2:45pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Catania vs. AC Milan
3pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Lille vs. Lens
4pm– ESPN3.com- Deportivo La Coruna vs. Sevilla
4:30pm– GolTV- Ponte Preta vs. Sao Caetano
6pm– Azteca America- Jaguares vs. Santos Laguna
6pm– Telefutura- Queretaro vs. Necaxa
8pm– Telemundo- Tigres UANL vs. Toluca
8pm– Telefutura- Pachuca vs. Cruz Azul
10pm– Telefutura- Atlas vs. Club America
10pm– Galavision- Atlante vs. Puebla
1am– Fox Soccer Channel- Melbourne Victory vs. Gold Coast United
Haha chicharito scored the winning goal and the commentator are upset about it they seem sad that no one can beat man united
The Aussies had their best chances on headers. Their game plan was pretty simple:
Absorb the pressure by Japan, get the ball out wide and cross into the box.
On the other hand, Japan played a beautifully fluid game with great passing.
Keisuke Honda was terrific.
And the game winning goal by Tanadari Lee. Spectacular.
Nagatomo really did some damage on the left. He probably should’ve started the game at left mid, instead of fujimoto being out there.
The Frenchman who coaches Qatar called Japan “the barcelona of asian football”. While their not at that level yet, I don’t mind that comparison at all.
Ganbatte Nippon!
I’ve been waiting for that day for a long time.
i would pay big bucks to see JPN vs. USA in an exhibition–that would be a really exciting and wide open match.
so, how do we give him US citizenship?
+1
he’s not that fast. He just has great positioning so all he needs is one great sprint and he’s set up nicely
Commentators clearly upset that United are now ahead. lol.
Wow, ManUre is down 1-0 to a league 1 team? 47 places between the two teams? The Tricky Trees play at 9am Eastern tomorrow against West Ham.
What a stunning winner by Lee that was! The Aussies must have tired out as he was all alone at top of the box when that cross came in. Great volley.
Southampton are outplaying Man Utd in the FA Cup. 1-0 HT. Looks like both teams are playing a 4-2-4. Fairly open game that could open up more.
The Aussies had a few chances, but overall Japan looked like the stronger team, IMO.