Club soccer around the world returns from the international break this weekend. And how.
Whether it's European-based rivalry matches like Liverpool-Manchester United or Lazio-Roma, MLS rivalry matches like Colorado-Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles-Chivas USA, or games featuring Americans abroad who are continuing to get acclimated at their new clubs, this weekend's schedule has it all.
The MLS slate also features games stocked with playoff implications, as Portland-Houston, Kansas City-New York and D.C.-Chicago all will play a huge part in shaping the postseason picture as the regular season winds down.
Here is this weekend's soccer on TV:
THIS WEEKEND'S SOCCER ON TV
FRIDAY
7 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – UMBC vs. New Hampshire
7 p.m. - ESPN3.com - Maryland vs. Duke
7 p.m. – Azteca America/Fox Deportes – Morelia vs. Tigres UANL
10 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Arizona State vs. Stanford (women)
10:30 p.m. – ESPN2/ESPN3.com – Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake
10:30 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live – Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo
SATURDAY
7:45 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPN3.com – Liverpool vs. Manchester United
9:30 a.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Bayern Munich vs. Hertha Berlin
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Manchester City vs. Aston Villa
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Norwich City vs. Swansea City
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Queens Park Rangers vs. Blackburn
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Stoke City vs. Fulham
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Wigan Athletic vs. Bolton
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Derby County vs. Southampton
12 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv/ESPN3.com – Catania vs. Inter Milan
12 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Mallorca vs. Valencia
12 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Real Madrid vs. Real Betis
12 p.m. – DirecTV – Getafe vs. Villarreal
12:20 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Portsmouth vs. Barnsley
12:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Chelsea vs. Everton
12:45 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Ajax vs. AZ Alkmaar
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Auxerre vs. Lille
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Brest vs. Caen
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Lyon vs. Nancy
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Montpellier vs. Dijon
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Toulouse vs. Marseille
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Evian Thonon Gaillard vs. St. Etienne
2 p.m. – GOLTV – Barcelona vs. Racing Santander
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – AC Milan vs. Palermo
3 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Nice vs. Bordeaux
4 p.m. – GOLTV – Granada vs. Atletico Madrid
4 p.m. – Telefutura – Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls
4 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live – Philadelphia Union vs. Toronto FC
6 p.m. - Telemundo – Monterrey vs. Club America
7:30 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live – D.C. United vs. Chicago Fire
7:30 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live – New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew
8 p.m. – Telemundo – Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Estudiantes Tecos
8 p.m. – Telefutura – Santos Laguna vs. Toluca
8 p.m. – Azteca America – Tijuana vs. Pachuca
8 p.m. – GOLTV – Irapuato vs. Toros Neza
8:30 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live – FC Dallas vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
9:45 p.m. – Telefutura – San Luis vs. Cruz Azul
10:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Seattle Sounders vs. San Jose Earthquakes
SUNDAY
2 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Melbourne Heart vs. Perth Glory
6:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/ESPN3.com – Cesena vs. Fiorentina
7 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – West Brom vs. Wolverhampton
8 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Birmingham City vs. Leicester City
8:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Arsenal vs. Sunderland
9 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel/ESPN3.com – Chievo Verona vs. Juventus
9 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Genoa vs. Lecce
10 a.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Real Zaragoza vs. Real Sociedad
11 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Newcastle vs. Tottenham
11 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Ajaccio vs. Paris-St. Germain
11 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Valenciennes vs. Sochaux
11:30 a.m. – ESPN3.com – FC Cologne vs. Hannover 96
12 p.m. – DirecTV – Levante vs. Malaga
1 p.m. – Azteca America/ESPN Deportes – Puebla vs. Queretaro
1 p.m. – Telemundo – Pumas UNAM vs. Atlas
2 p.m. – GOLTV – Palmeiras vs. Fluminense
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel/ESPN3.com – Lazio vs. Roma
3 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Stade Rennes vs. Lorient
4 p.m. – GOLTV – Sevila vs. Sporting Gijon
9 p.m. – ESPN/ESPN3.com – Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Chivas USA
It’s damn early, but if anyone in the NYC area (East Vlg) is looking for somewhere to catch some of the games, I’m going to be bartending at Fat Buddha on 212 Avenue A (@ 13th st), and we’ll be showing the following games:
7:45 am – EPL: Liverpool v Manchester United
9:30 am – Bundesliga: Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmun
10:00 am – EPL: Manchester City v Aston Villa
11:30 am – CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier: Panama v Nicaragua
12:30 am – EPL: Chelsea v Everton
2:00 pm – SPL: Barcelona v Racing Santander
4:00 pm – MLS: Kansas City v New York Red Bulls
4:00 pm – SPL: Granada vs. Atlético Madrid
Drink Specials:
$4 draft/well/wine
single biggest point of the year for RSL tonight in Colorado. Now its up to Dallas? can they steal the 3 spot?
Huge win for Dynamo in Portland. Hainault header off a Davis free-kick delivery. And a Danny Cruz solo effort. Kudos to the Timbers Army for a great atmosphere, but Houston’s experience showed through for the full 3 away points.
Wow, Harkes sounds like a moron on the other side of the international date line as well. Does the guy even watch the match? Ugh.
This is a mirror image of the Michael Bradley picture
Why does it seem like there aren’t nearly as many Fulham games so far this season?
In any case, aside from the big teams, I’m excited to see Chievo Verona and AZ Alkmaar. And of course 65k up in Seattle.
Go Red Dragons. JetBlue redeye from SF to Boston so hope 2 make the second half.
60000 plus will be on hand for the sounders v quakes in keller’s farewell regular season home game. May not be the best game but the atmosphere is going to be awesome!
Chievo v Juventus should be interesting!
Typo on the Liverpool v. United game…. it’s 7:45 A.M., not p.m.
Everyone probably already knows that, but just double-checking.
I’m getting my coffee and bagel….Can’t wait!!!!
“12:45 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Ajax vs. AZ Alkmaar”
Hey! Check that out!