Manchester United and Arsenal are locked in a fierce battle for the English Premier League title, but this weekend the rivals will square off with another piece of silverware on the line.
The Gunners will look to rebound from their loss to Barcelona by knocking off Manchester United in the FA Cup, which takes center stage in England this weekend. U.S. national team midfielder Stuart Holden is still alive in the tournament as his Bolton side faces Birmingham in another FA Cup tilt.
If you're a fan of European derbies, then you'll want to keep your eyes on the Rome Derby, as Roma looks to shake off its own Champions League disappointment by knocking off Lazio. You don't have to cross the pond to see a good rivalry in action. Club America and Cruz Azul square off in a battle of Mexico City.
Here is a rundown of SBI's Top Ten Matches to Watch, as well as This Weekend's Soccer on TV:
SBI's TOP TEN MATCHES TO WATCH
1. Manchester United vs. Arsenal. Can the Gunners regroup? Will United send a message?
2. AS Roma vs. Lazio. Roma must rebound from a rough Champions League exit against a dangerous Lazio team.
3. Birmingham vs. Bolton. Stuart Holden and Wanderers take on a fiesty Brum squad.
4. Sevilla vs. Barcelona. After disposing of Arsenal, Barca must now focus on a tough road test at Sevilla.
5. Bayern Munich vs. Hamburg. Bayern is struggle badly and need a win against a tough Hamburg side.
6. Derby County vs. Swansea City. Want a chance to see Conor Doyle in action? Here's your chance.
7. Queretaro vs. Puebla. Want to see the latest player to be the subject of a tug-of-war between Mexico and the United States? Isaac Acuna will be in action here for Queretaro.
8. Club America vs. Cruz Azul. Derby matces are always fun to watch, and this one should be as well.
9. Toluca vs. Santos Laguna. Want a chance to see Adrian Ruelas in action? He'll be playing for Santos Laguna in this tilt.
10. Brazil vs. Venezuela (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships). Any time you can get a chance to see the future stars of Brazil in action, you have to watch, don't you?
THIS WEEKEND'S SOCCER ON TV
FRIDAY
2:45pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Brescia vs. Inter Milan
8:30pm– Azteca America- Necaxa vs. Monterrey
SATURDAY
7:45pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Birmingham City vs. Bolton (FA Cup)
10am– Fox Soccer Plus- Derby County vs. Swansea City
11:55am– GolTV- Almeria vs. Atletico Madrid
12:15pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Manchester United vs. Arsenal (FA Cup)
12:30pm- ESPN3.com– Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv– Arles vs. Lorient
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv– Lens vs. Toulouse
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv– Nancy vs. Caen
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv- Nice vs. Auxerre
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv– Saint Etienne vs. Brest
1pm– FoxSoccer.tv– Sochaux vs. Lyon
2pm- ESPN3.com– Real Madrid vs. Hercules
2:45pm- Fox Soccer Channel– AC Cesena vs. Juventus
4pm- ESPN3.com– Real Zaragoza vs. Valencia
4pm- ESPN3.com– Ecuador vs. Bolivia (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships)
4:30pm- GolTV– Palmeiras vs. Sao Bernardo
6pm- Azteca America– Jaguares vs. Estudiantes Tecos
6pm- Telefutura– Queretaro vs. Puebla
6:10pm- ESPN3.com– Argentina vs. Peru (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships)
6:30pm- GolTV– Deportes Cali vs. Millonarios
8pm- Telefutura– Pachuca vs. Atlante
8pm- Telemundo– Tigres vs. San Luis
10pm- Telefutura– Atlas vs. Chivas Guadalajara
12:30am- Fox Soccer Channel– Brisbane Roar vs. Central Coast Mariner (A-League Final)
SUNDAY
7:30am- Fox Soccer Plus– AC Milan vs. Bari
9:30am- ESPN3.com– Willem II vs. Ajax
10am- Fox Soccer Channel– AS Roma vs. Lazio
10am- ESPN3.com– Catania vs. Sampdoria
10am- Fox Soccer Plus– Stoke City vs. West Ham United
10:30pm- GolTV– Mainz 05 vs. Bayer Leverkusen
11am- ESPN3.com– Brazil vs. Venezuela (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships)
Noon- DirecTV– Real Sociedad vs. Malaga
Noon- ESPN3.com– Espanyol vs. Deportivo La Coruna
Noon- DirecTV– Levante vs. Mallorca
Noon- FoxSoccer.tv- Bordeaux vs. Monaco
Noon- FoxSoccer.tv- Lille vs. Valenciennes
12:45pm- Fox Soccer Channel- Manchester City vs. Reading (FA Cup)
1:10pm- ESPN3.com– Colombia vs. Chile (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships)
1:55pm- GolTV– Villarreal vs. Sporting
2pm- Azteca America– Morelia vs. UNAM Pumas
2pm- Telemundo– Toluca vs. Santos Laguna
3:45pm- Fox Soccer Channel– Parma vs. Napoli
3:55pm- GolTV– Sevilla vs. Barcelona
4pm- Fox Soccer Plus– Paris St. Germain vs. Montpelier
8pm- Telefutura– Club America vs. Cruz Azul
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Which matches are you most looking forward to watching?
Share your thoughts below.
Are the times above Eastern Standard Time?
(SBI-Yes, they are. Times on SBI are always Eastern. East Coast bias. Haha.)
Good on ya SBI for listing thus Cruz Azul vs. America derby.
Not really, it always nice to say that the MNT has Americans playing for them.lol It makes them angry like a mofo.:)… we are ok without him, he was a decent prospect, but I rather have the little dude who play for a little team by the name Estudiantes.
Thanks a million guys!
Can’t believe it’s only 4 more days.
Last weekend without our soccer season…Can’t wait!
Yeah. And it’s possible he could get called up to Copa America, and I think if he played in a game he would get cap tied.
I just herd Acuna accepted a call from the mexican u23….. Bummer
Another option that has been pretty reliable is livefootballstream dot net. I actually use atdhe second.
Thanks, Ives, for adding the GolTV games. The EPL is my favorite European league, but I’ve been following Bundesliga and La Liga a lot more this season.
Thanks for the update Ives with goltv games. Sorry to be all whiney and dramatic just wanted to make sure you guys were not starting a war with another soccer network. Great job and I love and recommend this site to all fans I meet. Keep up the great work.
(SBI-Appreciate it Mike. My association with Fox Soccer will never interfere with what we do here on SBI and what we write about. It’s all about getting readers info, something we’ll always try to do.)
I’ve got Man U-Arsenal, Roma-Lazio, and the A-League final (Brisbane-Central Coast) scheduled to record on my DVR. Mainz-Bayer Leverkusen and Sevilla-Barcelona on GolTV should be good, but I don’t have enough time to watch them all.
Ives, how come you don’t include GolTV games?
(SBI-I always include GolTV games, but didn’t this morning because I didn’t have the schedule yet. I’ve included their games since.)
Ooops my bad. My stupid iPhone automatic spell check turned la liga into la PGA.
Looks like this fox soccer affiliate didn’t mention one game for goltv. Goltv I am sure has several goog games to watch from bundesliga to la PGA and the Brazilian league. Try not to be as biased as foxnews okay fox soccer. Danke schon.
(SBI-If you read us with any regularity you’d know we always list GolTV games. For some reason their games weren’t available when we compiled our list. We’ll add the games as soon as we can get a hold of the GolTV schedule. Settle down with the “bias” talk.)
they have to be, they play Sevilla
Barca isn’t on TV this weekend?
you know its not a good weekend for TV soccer when the #3 game involves birmingham. top 2 look good. after that, meh..
(SBI-It’s Stuart Holden playing in a big FA Cup Match. Not sure how any American soccer fan wouldn’t be interested in seeing that.)
on Fox Soccer Channel…my bad
12:30 AM Sunday-Australian League Grand Final: Brisbane vs. Central Coast.
Don’t know about you guys but I’m always intrigued by a league championship game. I’d certainly put it above most, if not all, of the “Top 10” games in my book.
its all in flash, so you cant really get a virus. the only thing you may have to download is the veetle plug-in, and i can assure you that its clean and you wont get any viruses.
another option, is to run a proxy server from the US, then use foxsoccer.tv, but thats much more difficult than just using atdhe
+1
I used the atdhe links all the time and have never once had a problem with viruses.
… and I know Fulham doesn’t play this weekend.
Crazy question, but I figure this is the best place to ask.
I was crushed when I found that my foxsoccer.tv subscription won’t work in Thailand, where I will be for the coming year. Geo-blocked? I’ve always hesitated to go with the links that people throw out there… I live on the cheap and need my computer for work or I’m screwed. So, will I fill my computer with viruses by going to them?
Can’t stand thinking of a year without watchin’ the Deuce go to work. Please help!
11. Manchester City vs. Reading
Come on URZ!