If Marcelo Biesla and his newly promoted Leeds United side want to establish staying power in the English Premier League, upsetting the defending champions in the season opener would be just the ripple they are looking for.
Liverpool, however, with the triple-headed monster of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Mohammed Salah at its disposal will be looking to begin its defending champion campaign without any bumps.
The team which edged out Liverpool recently in the FA Community Shield match, Arsenal, opens up the new season playing some of the league’s new blood as well in the form of Fulham on Saturday.
In Germany, the bid to break up Baryern Munich’s two-year reign as DFB Pokal champions begins. The tournament’s first round plays out across the entire weekend with lower division teams taking on the likes of RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, and Wolfsburg.
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Here are this weekend’s soccer viewing options:
Friday
Ligue 1
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Bordeaux vs Olympique Lyonnais
DFB Pokal
2:45 p.m. -ESPN3 – Eintracht Braunschweig vs Hertha BSC
Liga MX
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA, UniMás – Necaxa vs Guadalajara
10:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Juárez vs Puebla
National Women’s Soccer League
7 p.m. -Twitch- NC Courage vs Houston Dash
Copa Colombia
9 p.m. –fuboTV – America vs Junior
Primera A
8 p.m. –fuboTV – LDU Quito vs Guayaquil City
EFL Championship
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Watford vs Middlesbrough
Liga MX Femenil
5 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL
Super Lig
1 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Rizespor vs Fenerbahçe
USL Championship
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Charleston Battery vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
10:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Phoenix Rising vs Las Vegas Lights
NCAA Women’s Soccer
8 p.m. –ESPN+– Baylor vs TCU
8 p.m. -ESPN App, LongHorn Network- Texas vs Kansas
USL League One
8 p.m. -ESPN App- Tormenta vs Union Omaha
Saturday
Premier League
7:30 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Fulham vs Arsenal
10 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Crystal Palace vs Southampton
12:30 p.m. -NBC, fuboTV , Telemundo – Liverpool vs Leeds United
3 p.m. -Peacock – West Ham United vs Newcastle United
La Liga
10 a.m. –fuboTV – Eibar vs Celta de Vigo
12:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Granada vs Athletic Club
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Cádiz vs Osasuna
Ligue 1
11 a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Montpellier vs Nice
DFB Pokal
9:30 a.m. -ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Nürnberg vs RB Leipzig
12:30 p.m. -ESPN3 – Karlsruher SC vs Union Berlin
2:45 p.m. -ESPN3 – Carl Zeiss Jena vs Werder Bremen
Liga MX
6 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Atlas vs Mazatlán
8 p.m. -ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Tigres UANL vs Santos Laguna
10 p.m. -ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – América vs Toluca
Major League Soccer
3:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew
7 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls
7 p.m. –fuboTV – New York City vs Cincinnati
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – Orlando City SC vs Inter Miami
7:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV, FOX Sports GO – Nashville SC vs Atlanta United
8:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Dallas vs Houston Dynamo
9:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids
National Women’s Soccer League
12 p.m. -Twitch- Washington Spirit vs Chicago Red Stars
3:30 p.m. -CBS, fuboTV, CBS All Access- Portland Thorns vs OL Reign
Canadian Premier League
3 p.m. -Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Cavalry vs HFX Wanderers
EFL Championship
7:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Birmingham City vs Brentford
10 a.m. –ESPN+– Huddersfield Town vs Norwich City
K League 1
6 a.m. –fuboTV – Ulsan vs Daegu
Liga MX Femenil
1 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Pumas UNAM vs Puebla
Eredivisie
2 p.m. –ESPN+– PEC Zwolle vs Feyenoord
Segunda Division
12:15 p.m. –fuboTV – Sporting Gijón vs UD Logroñés
Super Lig
1 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Galatasaray vs Gaziantepspor
USL Championship
2 p.m. –ESPN+– Real Monarchs vs New Mexico United
6:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Loudoun United vs Philadelphia Union II
7 p.m. –ESPN+– Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Hartford Athletic
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Louisville City vs Saint Louis
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Birmingham Legion vs Charlotte Independence
7:30 p.m. -ESPN App- Atlanta United II vs Miami FC
8 p.m. –ESPN+– FC Tulsa vs OKC Energy
9 p.m. –ESPN+– Rio Grande Valley vs Austin Bold
9:30 p.m. –ESPN+– El Paso Locomotive vs San Antonio
10 p.m. –ESPN+– Portland Timbers II vs Tacoma Defiance
10:30 p.m. -ESPN App- Sacramento Republic vs Reno 1868
USL League One
1 p.m. -ESPN+, ESPN App- Chattanooga Red Wolves vs Richmond Kickers
8 p.m. -ESPN+, ESPN App- Fort Lauderdale vs Orlando City II
10:30 p.m. -ESPN+, ESPN App- Tucson vs North Texas
Sunday
Premier League
9 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – West Bromwich Albion vs Leicester City
11:30 a.m. -Peacock – Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton
La Liga
8 a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Deportivo Alavés vs Real Betis
10 a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Real Valladolid vs Real Sociedad
12:30 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV– Villarreal vs Huesca
3 p.m. –fuboTV– Valencia vs Levante
Ligue 1
9 a.m. –fuboTV – Lorient vs Lens
9 a.m. –fuboTV – Nîmes vs Rennes
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – PSG vs Olympique Marseille
Liga MX
1 p.m. -ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Pumas UNAM vs Atlético San Luis
8 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Querétaro vs León
10:06 p.m. -Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Tijuana vs Cruz Azul
Major League Soccer
8:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United
9:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Vancouver Whitecaps vs Montreal Impact
11 p.m. –ESPN+– LAFC vs Portland Timbers
11 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy
Super League
8 a.m. –ESPN+– Shandong Luneng vs Guangzhou Evergrande
Primera A
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Deportivo Pasto vs Deportes Tolima
Super Liga
12 p.m. –ESPN+– OB vs København
EFL League One
7 a.m. –ESPN+– Ipswich Town vs Wigan Athletic
K League 1
4:30 a.m. –fuboTV – Seoul vs Suwon Bluewings
Liga de Expansión MX
5 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Celaya vs Atlante
Eredivisie
8:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax
10:45 a.m. –ESPN+– Groningen vs PSV
10:45 a.m. –ESPN+– RKC Waalwijk vs Vitesse
LigaPro
1 p.m. –fuboTV – Benfica II vs Vilafranquense
Segunda Division
6 a.m. –fuboTV – Real Oviedo vs Cartagena
10 a.m. –fuboTV – Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano
12:15 p.m. –fuboTV – Fuenlabrada vs Lugo
12:15 p.m. –fuboTV – Mirandés vs Alcorcón
Allsvenskan
8:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Hammarby vs Helsingborg
USL Championship
6 p.m. –ESPN+– North Carolina vs Memphis 901
10 p.m. –ESPN+– San Diego Loyal vs Orange County SC
USL League One
3 p.m. –ESPN+– Greenville Triumph vs Forward Madison