Real Madrid is set to host Barcelona for the second time in the span of four days as they host El Clasico on Saturday. The midweek meeting saw Barcelona leave victorious as Luis Suarez’s brace helped the visitors push past Los Blancos.
England also has a pair of big matches with the North London Derby set for Saturday. Tottenham will play host as they welcome Arsenal to Wembley Stadium. The Merseyside Derby is also this weekend as Liverpool hope to remain table toppers after their meeting with Everton.
Borussia Dortmund kicks off Bundesliga action on Friday when they visit Augsburg. Bayern Munich, who sit just three points behind Dortmund, will be in action on Saturday when they take on Borussia Monchengladbach.
All eyes will be on Juventus and Napoli on Sunday as the letter play host in a clash between Italy’s top two sides. Elsewhere, Paris Saint-Germain will be visiting Caen for a Ligue 1 meeting.
Major League Soccer is returning this weekend with Atlanta United and D.C. United being amongst the most highly anticipated games. FC Cincinnati will kick off their inaugural campaign by visiting the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.
Here’s a closer look at all of the soccer action you’ll find on TV, and on major online streams this weekend:
Friday
La Liga
3 p.m. – beIN Sports – Rayo Vallecano vs Girona
Italian Serie A
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cagliari vs Internazionale
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
English Football League Championship
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Leeds United vs West Bromwich Albion
German 2. Bundesliga
12:30 p.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Holstein Kiel vs Union Berlin
12:30 p.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – MSV Duisburg vs Magdeburg
Liga MX
10 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Morelia vs América
10 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Tijuana vs Atlas
A-League
3:50 a.m. – ESPN+ – Sydney FC vs Adelaide United
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – NBCSN – Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal
10 a.m. – CNBC – AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
10 a.m. – NBC Sports Gold – Brighton & Hove Albion vs Huddersfield Town
10 a.m. – NBC Sports Gold – Burnley vs Crystal Palace
10 a.m. – NBCSN – Manchester United vs Southampton
10 a.m. – NBC Sports Gold – Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City
12:30 p.m. – NBCSN – West Ham United vs Newcastle United
La Liga
7 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Espanyol vs Real Valladolid
10:15 a.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés
12:30 p.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Huesca vs Sevilla
2:45 p.m. – beIN Sports – Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Empoli vs Parma
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Milan vs Sassuolo
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Lazio vs Roma
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus – Schalke 04 vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
9:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg
9:30 a.m. – FOX Deportes – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim
9:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Hertha BSC vs Mainz 05
9:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Nürnberg vs RB Leipzig
12:3 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Borussia M’gladbach vs Bayern München
Ligue 1
11 a.m. – beIN Sports – Caen vs PSG
2 p.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Angers SCO vs Monaco
2 p.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Reims vs Amiens SC
MLS
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Philadelphia Union vs Toronto FC
2:30 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Orlando City SC vs New York City FC
4:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls
4:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – FC Dallas vs New England Revolution
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota United
8 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – SJ Earthquakes vs Montreal Impact
10 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – Seattle Sounders FC vs Cincinnati
German 2. Bundesliga
7 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Sandhausen vs Erzgebirge Aue
7 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Heidenheim vs Jahn Regensburg
7 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Paderborn vs St. Pauli
Eredivisie
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Heracles vs Utrecht
Liga MX
6 p.m. – ESPN Deportes – Cruz Azul vs Necaxa
8 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Tigres UANL vs Pachuca
10 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Guadalajara vs Monterrey
Ascenso MX
9 p.m. – ESPN Deportes – Dorados vs Alebrijes de Oaxaca
Turkis Super Lig
8 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Kayserispor vs Beşiktaş
11 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Fenerbahçe vs Rizespor
Scottish FA Cup
12:15 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hibernian vs Celtic
A-League
3:50 a.m. – ESPN+ – Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets
She Believes Cup
2 p.m. – USsoccer.com – Brazil vs Japan
4:30 p.m. – FOX Network – USA vs England
Sunday
English Premier League
7 a.m. – NBSN – Watford vs Leicester City
9:05 a.m. – NBSN – Fulham vs Chelsea
11:15 a.m. – NBSN – Everton vs Liverpool
La Liga
6 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Eibar vs Celta de Vigo
10:15 a.m. – beIN Sports – Real Betis vs Getafe
12:30 p.m. – beIN Sports – Real Sociedad vs Atlético Madrid
2:45 p.m. – beIN Sports – Valencia vs Athletic Club
Italian Serie A
6:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Torino vs Chievo
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Udinese vs Bologna
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Genoa vs Frosinone
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – SPAL vs Sampdoria
12 p.m. – ESPNNEWS, WatchESPN – Atalanta vs Fiorentina
2:30 pm. – ESPN+ – Napoli vs Juventus
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass, Univision Deportes – Stuttgart vs Hannover 96
12 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen
Ligue 1
9 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Guingamp vs Nantes
9 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Lille vs Dijon
9 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Nice vs Strasbourg
11 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Olympique Lyonnais vs Toulouse
3 p.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Olympique Marseille vs Saint-Étienne
MLS
6 p.m. – ESPN – D.C. United vs Atlanta United
8:30 p.m. – ESPN – LAFC vs Sporting Kansas City
German 2. Bundesliga
7:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Arminia Bielefeld vs Darmstadt 98
7:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Ingolstadt vs Köln
7:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Match Pass – Dynamo Dresden vs Bochum
Eredivisie
10:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – Feyenoord vs Emmen
Liga MX
1 p.m. – ESPN Deportes – Toluca vs Veracruz
5 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Lobos BUAP vs Pumas UNAM
Turkish Super Lig
11 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – BB Erzurumspor vs Galatasaray
Scottish FA Cup
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+- Aberdeen vs Rangers
A-League
1 a.m. – ESPN+ – Melbourne City vs Perth Glory
Kudos to Fox for airing the hard-fought USA-England women’s game on their main network, even though the result was disappointing.
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Thirty lashes with a wet noodle to SBI for apparently not even covering it with a report.
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(Oh, and don’t anyone bother to click on the tag “USA” from the homepage, as the most recent link is from July 2017. Not that I expect this post to survive the censorship.)
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