Not too long ago, Chelsea and Manchester United were fighting each other for league titles and UEFA Champions League superiority. Now, the Blues are just hoping to chip away at a 12-point table deficit that keeps mounting by the week.
The two English giants battle Sunday at Stamford Bridge in a nationally televised game on the Fox network, with United looking to maintain its place atop the league while dealing perhaps the final blow to Chelsea's faint title hopes and forcing the club into a fight for a place in Europe next season.
Elsewhere of note in England, Landon Donovan will look to continue his run of form on the road when Everton faces Wigan Athletic. Meanwhile, Clint Dempsey will look to replicate what Donovan did this past week — contribute in a win over Manchester City.
Italy might be blanketed with snow, but there are still mouth-watering matchups in Serie A, including the AC Milan-Napoli and Roma-Inter Milan tilts that are sure to entertain. In Mexico, Tijuana's American triumvirate of Joe Corona, Edgar Castillo and Greg Garza face Puebla and DaMarcus Beasley, who is coming off a goal-scoring performance last weekend.
Here is this weekend's soccer on TV:
THIS WEEKEND'S SOCCER ON TV
FRIDAY
8 p.m. – GOLTV – Altamira vs. Irapuato
9:10 p.m. – Galavision – Estudiantes Tecos vs. Atlas
SATURDAY
7:30 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – West Ham vs. Millwall
8 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPN3.com – Arsenal vs. Blackburn
9:30 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Bayer Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Wigan Athletic vs. Everton
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Stoke City vs. Sunderland
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Queens Park Rangers vs. Wolverhampton
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Norwich City vs. Bolton
12 p.m. – DirecTV – Mallorca vs. Real Betis
12 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Athletic Bilbao vs. Espanyol
12:20 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Birmingham City vs. Southampton
12:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Manchester City vs. Fulham
12:30 p.m. – GOLTV – Hamburg SV vs. Bayern Munich
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Ajaccio vs. Nice
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Dijon vs. Valenciennes
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Montpellier vs. Brest
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Nancy vs. Stade Rennes
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Paris-St. Germain vs. Evian Thonon Gaillard
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – St. Etienne vs. Lorient
2 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Getafe vs. Real Madrid
3 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Bordeaux vs. Toulouse
4 p.m. – GOLTV – Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad
6 p.m. – Azteca America – Cruz Azul vs. Jaguares
6 p.m. – Galavision – Monterrey vs. San Luis
6 p.m. – Telefutura – Queretaro vs. Atlante
8 p.m. – Telemundo – Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Morelia
8 p.m. – Telefutura – Santos Laguna vs. Pumas UNAM
SUNDAY
1 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets
6:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/ESPN3.com – Genoa vs. Lazio
6:30 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Ajax vs. Utrecht
7:15 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Derby County vs. Nottingham Forest
8:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Newcastle vs. Aston Villa
9 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/ESPN3.com – Juventus vs. Siena
9 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Palermo vs. Atalanta
9:30 a.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – SC Freiburg vs. Werder Bremen
11 a.m. – Fox – Chelsea vs. Manchester United
11 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Sochaux vs. Lille
12 p.m. – GOLTV – Sevilla vs. Villarreal
1 p.m. – Univision – Toluca vs. Pachuca
1 p.m. – Fox Deportes/Azteca America – Puebla vs. Tijuana
1:45 p.m. – DirecTV – Real Zaragoza vs. Rayo Vallecano
2 p.m. – GOLTV – Santos vs. Palmeiras
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – AC Milan vs. Napoli
3 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Marseille vs. Lyon
3:30 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Atletico Madrid vs. Valencia
5 p.m. – Univision – America vs. Tigres UANL
ESPN 2
what channel is tottenham liverpool in tomorrow?
Generous penalty for man city. MC 1-0 FFC
Well, all that’s left for Arsenal is for Walcott to get a goal and RVP (as I write this) to get his hat trick. Pow! And for Vermaelen to avoid being re-injured. Credit to Blackburn for trying to play positive.
Awesome free kick from MGP. Blackburn tie it up!
Winning
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“MILAN – Following the ruling made this afternoon by the Prefect of Rome – that the adverse weather conditions in the Rome area meant it was unsafe for the Roma v Inter match to go ahead on Saturday 4 February 2012 at 15:00 – the Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A has rescheduled the match for Sunday 5 February 2012 at 15:00.”
Guess I’ll hunt for a stream on Sunday.
I believe it’s already been postponed for weather.
Any ideas where to find online streams of African Nations Cup games? Especially Mali’s game vs Gabon on Sunday?
Unfortunately I believe it’s the last one for this season.
Is Roma vs. Inter being shown anywhere?
Green Street Hooligans
good to see EPL on BIG FOX again… hope this trend continues…
West Ham vs. Millwall. Love it. Rivalry history runs deep with this match. I hope the 80’s thuggery doesn’t come into play. I would pay some good money to be at this game. My matchup for the weekend. Awesome march for George John to debut