The third round of the FA Cup is littered with the typical David vs. Goliath matchups that the tournament boasts every year, but there is one matchup featuring a pair of giants that is sure to capture everyone's attention.
Premier League front-runners Manchester City and Manchester United square off in an early-round encounter that has plenty on the line. City, which torched United by a 6-1 scoreline the last time they met, catches United at a rather vulnerable time, as the club is dealing with injuries and uncharacterstic consecutive losses to lesser competition in league play.
Outside of England there's plenty of entertaining games on the slate, too, as Mexico's 2012 Clausura campaign gets underway. As part of the league-wide, season-opening schedule, Herculez Gomez' Santos Laguna takes on Jose Francisco Torres' Pachuca.
League play continues around the Iberian Peninsula after a brief break. In Portugal, Oguchi Onyewu's Sporting Lisbon has a golden chance to close the gap in the Primeira Liga table with its home match against Porto. In Spain, Barcelona will have its hands full with Espanyol in the latest installment of El Derbi Barceloni.
Here is this weekend's soccer on TV:
THIS WEEKEND'S SOCCER ON TV
FRIDAY
8 p.m. – GOLTV – Altamira vs. Toros Neza
9 p.m. – Fox Deportes/Azteca America – Morelia vs. Tijuana
SATURDAY
7:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Birmingham City vs. Wolves
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Macclesfield Town vs. Bolton
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Fleetwood Town vs. Blackpool
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Swindon Town vs. Wigan Athletic
12 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/ESPN3.com – Siena vs. Lazio
12 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Levante vs. Mallorca
12 p.m. – DirecTV – Real Sociedad vs. Osasuna
12:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Bristol Rovers vs. Aston Villa
2 p.m. – GOLTV – Real Madrid vs. Granada
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Inter Milan vs. Parma
3:15 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Sporting Lisbon vs. Porto
4 p.m. – GOLTV – Malaga vs. Atletico Madrid
6 p.m. – Galavision – Monterrey vs. Jaguares
6 p.m. – Telefutura – Queretaro vs. Club America
6 p.m. – Fox Deportes/Azteca America – Cruz Azul vs. Tigres UANL
8 p.m. – Telefutura – Santos Laguna vs. Pachuca
8 p.m. – Telemundo – Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Atlante
9:45 p.m. – Galavision – San Luis vs. Pumas UNAM
SUNDAY
12 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Sydney FC vs. Central Coast Mariners
6:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus – Udinese vs. Cesena
8 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Manchester City vs. Manchester United
9 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv/ESPN3.com – Atalanta vs. AC Milan
9 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv/ESPN3.com – Lecce vs. Juventus
9 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Bologna vs. Catania
9 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Roma vs. Chievo Verona
9 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Lyon-Duchere vs. Olympique Lyon
10 a.m. – DirecTV – Getafe vs. Athletic Bilbao
10:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Peterborough United vs. Sunderland
11:30 a.m. – ESPN3.com – St. Colomban Locmine vs. Paris-St. Germain
1 p.m. – Univision – Toluca vs. Estudiantes Tecos
1 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America – Puebla vs. Atlas
1:45 p.m. – GOLTV – Real Betis vs. Sporting Gijon
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Palermo vs. Napoli
3:30 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Espanyol vs. Barcelona