Clint Dempsey and Fulham won't be given much of a chance to slow down first-place Manchester United today, but with Wayne Rooney suspended and Manchester United facing a vital Champions League match next week, the Cottagers just might be in position to pull the upset.
The match could also offer us a preview of this summer's Gold Cup, where Dempsey and United striker Javier Hernandez could also face off. The two North American strikers have broken double digits in goals and will be battling for the Premier League lead in goals among CONCACAF players.
If you missed Barcelona's Champions League thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk, you won't want to miss the Spanish champions in action against Almeria, but if you're hoping to catch a glimpse of the next Lionel Messi instead of the actual Lionel Messi, than the Argentina-Brazil Under-17 match could be your match to watch.
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 SOCCER ON TV
7:45am- ESPN2– Wolverhampton vs. Everton
10am- Fox Soccer Channel– Manchester United vs. Fulham
10am- Fox Soccer Plus– Chelsea vs. Wigan
10am- FoxSoccer.tv– Sunderland vs. West Bromwich Albion
10am- FoxSoccer.tv– Tottenham vs. Stoke City
10am- FoxSoccer.tv– Blackburn vs. Birmingham
10am- FoxSoccer.tv– Bolton vs. West Ham United
Noon- Fox Soccer Channel– Inter Milan vs. Chievo Verona
Noon- ESPN3.com– Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid
12:20pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Swansea City vs. Norwich City
1pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Auxerre vs. Saint Etienne
1pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Bordeaux vs. Arles
1pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Caen vs. Paris St. Germain
1pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Lorient vs. Sochaux
1pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Monaco vs. Lille
1pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Valenciennes vs. Nancy
2pm- GolTV– Barcelona vs. Almeria
2pm- Fox Soccer Plus– Swansea City vs. Norwich City (Delayed)
2:45pm- Fox Soccer Channel– Udinese vs. Roma
3pm- FoxSoccer.tv– Brest vs. Stade Rennes
4pm- GolTV– Mallorca vs. Sevilla
4pm- Direct Kick– Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire
4:4pm- ESPN3.com– Paraguay vs. Colombia (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships)
7pm- ESPN2– Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls
7pm- ESPN3.com– Ecuador vs. Uruguay (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships)
7:15pm- GolTV– Boyaca Chico vs. Nacional de Medellin
7:30pm- Direct Kick– D.C. United vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
7:30pm- Direct Kick– New England Revolution vs. Real Salt Lake
8pm- Galavision– Pachuca vs. Jaguares
9pm- ESPN3.com– Argentina vs. Brazil (CONMEBOL U-17 Championships)
9:30pm- GolTV– Deportivo Cali vs. Deportivo Pereira
10pm- Telefutura– Atlante vs. Atlas
10pm- Galavision– San Luis vs. Necaxa
10:30pm- DirecTV– Chivas USA vs. Columbus Crew
10:30pm- DirecTV– San Jose Earthquakes vs. Toronto FC
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Hercules Gomez scored twice today. One was a header and the other a free kick.
Also astonishing, RSL puts two starters in the lineup and dominates.
wow, the RSL-NE ref (Jasen Anno) has (counting that game) now reffed 20 MLS games and has given out 15 red cards. That is astonishing.
Can someone explain why Donovan is so fatigued after resting the entire off-season and only play a few games?
I’m in NOVA and it is listed on my Direct TV guide for tonight
Seattle up 2-1 in 66th minute. Keller being a beast in goal for the Sounders. Has made some key saves.
We hope Ives isn’t really congress…otherwise the site will shut itself down
I’ve had 1 or 2 head scratchers for blackouts in the 4 or so years I’ve had it, but it is almost always ok. The irritating one to me is for games on Galavision, which I can’t even get.
Not very…. Technically, he didn’t make any mistakes but he was slow on the ball, as was the whole Fulham side, and he wasn’t very creative.
Pretty sure a Euro qualifier would cap-tie him, but I really don’t think it’s a concern. He seemed really happy and proud to represent the US.
Two goals in the first 8 minutes of Seattle Chicago match. 1-1 goals by Chavez and White.
I don’t think you understand how freedom of speech works… the First Amendment begins with “Congress shall make no law…” and Ives is not Congress.
You should buy foxsoccertvisajoke.com, no one could censor you there.
How awesome was Dempsey today?
Ives can moderate HIS blog as he pleases. Its not like he is forcing you to be on here.
I post about how crap foxsoccer.tv is and Ives has to take it down. I’m sorry, if I pay 15 dollars for something I want it to work. freedom of speech
They don’t need him, thye have younger and better players than Chandler.
Normally I’d say you should be ok. But for some reason the MLS tv listings for today say that the game is blacked out in LA and DC on MatchDayLive (don’t know about Direct Kick’s blackout rules), which is really strange since there is no DC local tv listing for the game.
Rough day for Zak Whitbread and Norwich. They lose 3-0 to promotion rivals Swansea…and Whitbread is responsible for the third goal as his poor backpass is intercepted and put in the net (granted the game was done and dusted by then)
im about to order Direct Kick since the DCU/LA game isn’t on CSN (local DC sports). am I right to think I only need to worry about a blackout for Direct TV if the game I want to watch is on a local network (like CSN) or a national channel (like ESPN)?
Roids/jackassery
Of course, but not at Old Trafford. Funny things is that he looked even more offside than he actually was.