Few league matches are anticipated as much as the Manchester derby, and even though the earlier meeting this season between Manchester City and Manchester United ended in a scoreless deadlock, there's reason to believe that Saturday's clash at Old Trafford will supply some drama and fireworks.
United, coming off its first loss of the season, will look to put perhaps the final dent in City's Premier League title plans, as a win for the Red Devils would put them eight points clear of their crosstown rivals with a game in hand. A win for the Citizens would keep hope of an elusive title alive.
Other intriguing matches in Europe include Aston Villa taking on Blackpool, where Michael Bradley could make his Villa debut, and a battle between Italian contenders AS Roma and Napoli. For those in need of an international soccer fix, look no further than the final matches of the Under-20 Copa Sudamericano in Peru, where rising stars like Neymar and Juan Manuel Iturbe will be on display.
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If you will be watching any of Saturday's games, please feel free to share any thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (TV schedule after the jump):
SATURDAY'S SOCCER ON TV/INTERNET
7:45 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel/Fox Deportes – Manchester United vs. Manchester City
9:30 a.m. – GOLTV – Bayern Munich vs. TSV 1899 Hoffenheim
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel/Fox Deportes – Liverpool vs. Wigan Athletic
10 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Arsenal vs. Wolverhampton
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Blackburn vs. Newcastle
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Blackpool vs. Aston Villa
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Birmingham City vs. Stoke City
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – West Brom vs. West Ham
12 p.m. – GOLTV – Atletico Madrid vs. Valencia
12 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv/Fox Deportes/ESPN3.com – AC Milan vs. Parma
12:20 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Derby County vs. Leicester City
12:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Sunderland vs. Tottenham
12:30 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Kaiserslautern vs. Borussia Dortmund
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Arles vs. Montpellier
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Bordeaux vs. Caen
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Monaco vs. Lorient
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Nancy vs. Auxerre
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Paris-St. Germain vs. Lens
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Sochaux vs. Marseille
2 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Sporting Gijon vs. Barcelona
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – AS Roma vs. Napoli
2:45 p.m. – ESPN3.com – AZ Alkmaar vs. PSV Eindhoven
3 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – St. Etienne vs. Lyon
4 p.m. – GOLTV – Racing Santander vs. Sevilla
4:50 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – U-20 Colombia vs. Argentina
6 p.m. – Azteca America – Jaguares vs. Monterrey
6 p.m. – Telefutura – Queretaro vs. Toluca
6:15 p.m. – GOLTV – Once Caldas vs. Deportivo Cali
6:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus – Bristol City vs. Leeds United (Delayed)
7 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – U-20 Ecuador vs. Chile
8 p.m. – Fox Deportes – Veracruz vs. Altamira
8 p.m. – Telemundo – Tigres UANL vs. Cruz Azul
8 p.m. – Telefutura – Pachuca vs. Puebla
9 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – U-20 Uruguay vs. Brazil
10 p.m. – Telefutura – Atlas vs. Santos Laguna
10 p.m. – Galavision – Atlante vs. San Luis
What did you expect?
Could be a good thing considering he came on late to hold a tie after they went down a man.
How did Bradley look?
Seemed like no comments after he stepped on the field. Prob not a good thing lol
Wait until Charlie scores a hat trick against American University. Maybe they can arrange for him to play against Boston College. Howa bout a mach aginst the SBI All Stars?
Read what you want into them but these are pre-season scrimmages against gentle opposition.