Arsenal has English Premier League title aspirations, and arch-rival Tottenham would love nothing more than to put a dent on those championship dreams.
The Gunners and Spurs square off in the latest installment of their North London Derby, with Arsenal having a chance to jump into sole possession of first place with a victory after Manchester City’s early-morning draw against Aston Villa.
Tottenham has its own goals, with a victory pushing Spurs to within a point of the top four, and extending Tottenham’s winning streak in the league to three matches.
The Under-17 World Cup concludes today, with African rivals Mali and Nigeria squaring off in the final, while Mexico tries to complete an impressive tournament by beating Belgium in the third-place match.
The NASL Final will book its second participant today when the Ottawa Fury take on Minnesota United, with the winner facing the New York Cosmos in next week’s final.
The MLS playoffs also resume today, with the final four teams being determined after the conference semifinal second legs. The New York Red Bulls host D.C. United looking to build on an impressive first-leg victory, while the Portland Timbers take the short trip to Vancouver hoping to score a big road victory against the Whitecaps.
If you will be watching today’s action, please feel free to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Here is today’s Soccer TV schedule):
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
8:30 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra — Aston Villa vs. Manchester City
11 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace
11 a.m. — NBCSN/Telemundo/NBC Sports Live Extra — Arsenal vs. Tottenham
FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP
2 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/NBC Deportes en Vivo Extra — Belgium vs. Mexico (Third Place)
5 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/NBC Deportes en Vivo Extra — Mali vs. Nigeria (Final)
SPANISH LA LIGA
6 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Athletic Bilbao vs. Espanyol
10 a.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Barcelona vs. Villarreal
12:15 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Atlético Madrid vs. Sporting Gijón
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Sevilla vs. Real Madrid
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/Fox Deportes — Borussia Dortmund vs. Schalke 04
11:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/Fox Deportes — Augsburg vs. Werder Bremen
FRENCH LIGUE 1
11 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Marseille vs. Nice
3 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Bordeaux vs. AS Monaco
3 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Lyon vs. Saint-Étienne
ITALIAN SERIE A
6:30 a.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Torino vs. Inter
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Empoli vs. Juventus
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Frosinone vs. Genoa
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Palermo vs. Chievo Verona
9 a.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — AS Roma vs. Lazio
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Sassuolo vs. Carpi
Noon — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — Napoli vs. Udinese
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Sampdoria vs. Fiorentina
MEXICAN LIGA MX
1 p.m. — Univision Deportes/Univision — Pumas UNAM vs. Querétaro
6 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Puebla vs. Tijuana
ENGLISH FA CUP
7 a.m. — Fox Soccer Plus/Fox Soccer 2Go — Didcot Town vs. Exeter City
9 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Brackley Town vs. Newport County
9 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Aldershot Town vs. Bradford City
9 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Maidstone United vs. Yeovil Town
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
10:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer Plus/Fox Soccer 2Go — Ross County vs. Celtic
SWISS SUPER LEAGUE
10 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Basel vs. Grasshopper
MLS
3 p.m. — ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN/MLS Live — New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United
5 p.m. — ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN/MLS Live — Columbus Crew vs. Montreal Impact
7:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/MLS Live — FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders
10 p.m. — ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN/Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/MLS Live — Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Portland Timbers
NASL
3 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN/NASL Live — Ottawa Fury vs. Minnesota United
NCAA MEN
1 p.m. — ESPN3 — Virginia vs. Notre Dame
1 p.m. — ESPN3 — Boston College vs. Clemson
How come the African nations seem to have much more success at the lower age levels but then very little success in the senior tournaments?
I’m hoping we get our Q’s A’d today!
Should I be?
I don’t have hopes they’ll get answered at all. Ives seems to busy and out of touch lately. I’m sure he fully intends to, but this site seems to be dying a slow death IMHO.
Sadly, +1.