The new Serie A season rolls on this weekend with two historic rivals meeting at the San Siro on Sunday afternoon.
AS Roma welcomes defending champions Juventus to town looking to pull off a major upset on Matchday 2. Roma lost 3-0 to Hellas Verona on opening day and will need to put in a much better performance if they want to knock off the expected favorites.
Weston McKennie made his Juventus debut in a 3-0 win over Sampdoria last weekend which saw three of his teammates all get on the scoresheet. The team split last season’s league meetings with Juve also edging Roma in Coppa Italia play.
Premier League play continues in England with Liverpool’s date with Arsenal on Monday the headlining match. Both clubs have won its opening league matches and will be eager to make it three-in-a-row.
Manchester City also faces a tough test this weekend against Leicester City, who currently lead the EPL table on goal difference. The Citizens defeated Wolves 3-1 on Monday and also advanced in the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 victory over lower league side Bournemouth.
The MLS regular season is also on display this weekend with 11 matches taking place on Sunday. The Seattle Sounders take a trip to the L.A. Galaxy with both teams looking to rebound from midweek losses while Toronto FC hosts Columbus Crew in Connecticut due to COVID-19 protocols.
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Here are this weekend’s soccer viewing options:
Friday
Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Hertha BSC vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Primeira Liga
3:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara
Ligue 1
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV– Lille vs Nantes
Liga MX
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA- Puebla vs Querétaro
10:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA- Juárez vs Atlas
Super League
8 a.m. –ESPN+– Shanghai SIPG vs Beijing Guoan
Primera A
9:05 p.m. –fuboTV– Once Caldas vs Atlético Nacional
Primera A
5:30 p.m. –fuboTV – El Nacional vs Orense
EFL Championship
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Huddersfield Town vs Nottingham Forest
Super Lig
1 p.m. -beIN SPORTS,fuboTV – Fatih Karagümrük vs İstanbul Başakşehir
NCAA Men’s Soccer
6 p.m. -fuboTV- Clemson vs North Carolina
7 p.m. –ESPN+– Navy vs Syracuse
8 p.m. -fuboTV- Louisville vs Wake Forest
NCAA Women’s Soccer
6 p.m. -ESPN App- Virginia Tech vs Virginia
7 p.m. –ESPN+– Iowa State vs Baylor
7 p.m. –fuboTV – Mississippi State vs Alabama
8 p.m. –ESPN+– Kansas State vs TCU
8 p.m. –ESPN+– Kansas vs Texas Tech
8 p.m. –ESPN+– Oklahoma State vs West Virginia
USL League One
7 p.m. –ESPN+– Greenville Triumph vs North Texas
Saturday
Premier League
7:30 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Brighton vs Manchester United
10 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Crystal Palace vs Everton
12:30 p.m. -NBC, fuboTV – West Bromwich Albion vs Chelsea
Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Borussia M’gladbach vs Union Berlin
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig
9:30 a.m. -ESPN App- Mainz 05 vs Stuttgart
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Arminia Bielefeld vs Köln
12:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen
La Liga
7 a.m. –fuboTV – Deportivo Alavés vs Getafe
10 a.m. –fuboTV – Valencia vs Huesca
12:30 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Elche vs Real Sociedad
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Real Betis vs Real Madrid
Serie A
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Torino vs Atalanta
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Cagliari vs Lazio
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Sampdoria vs Benevento
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Inter vs Fiorentina
Primeira Liga
1:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Benfica vs Moreirense
Ligue 1
11 a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Saint-Étienne vs Rennes
Liga MX
6 p.m. –fuboTV – Guadalajara vs Mazatlán
8 p.m. -ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Pumas UNAM vs Necaxa
10:06 p.m. -Fox Sports 1,fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Monterrey vs Tigres UANL
Major League Soccer
3:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Nashville SC vs Houston Dynamo
7 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – NYCFC vs Cincinnati
National Women’s Soccer League
1 p.m. -CBS, fuboTV, CBS All Access- Chicago Red Stars vs Washington Spirit
3:30 p.m. -CBS All Access, Twitch- Utah Royals vs OL Reign
8:30 p.m. -Twitch- Houston Dash vs Orlando Pride
Primera A
7:05 p.m. –fuboTV– Envigado vs Junior
9:10 p.m. –fuboTV– Deportes Tolima vs América de Cali
Primera A
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Técnico Universitario vs LDU Quito
EFL Championship
7:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Wycombe Wanderers vs Swansea City
10 a.m. –ESPN+– Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers
J1 League
1 a.m. -CBS All Access- Nagoya Grampus vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Liga MX Femenil
1 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA- América vs Mazatlán
Eredivisie
12:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Fortuna Sittard vs AZ
3 p.m. –ESPN+– Ajax vs Vitesse
United States – USL Championship —
5 p.m. –ESPN+– New York RB II vs Philadelphia Union II
7 p.m. –ESPN+– Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Hartford Athletic
7 p.m. –ESPN+– Charlotte Independence vs Memphis 901
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Birmingham Legion vs North Carolina
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Miami FC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
8 p.m. -ESPN App- Colorado Springs vs Real Monarchs
8 p.m. –ESPN+– FC Tulsa vs San Antonio
8 p.m. –ESPN+– Saint Louis vs Louisville City
9 p.m. –ESPN+– El Paso Locomotive vs New Mexico United
9:30 p.m. -ESPN App- Reno 1868 vs Sacramento Republic
10:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Phoenix Rising vs Orange County SC
10:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Las Vegas Lights vs LA Galaxy II
NCAA Men’s College Soccer
7 p.m. -ESPN App- Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh
7 p.m. –ESPN+– Georgia Southern vs UAB
7 p.m. -ESPN App- Duke vs NC State
USL League One
11 a.m. –ESPN+– Orlando City II vs New England II
2 p.m. –ESPN+– Forward Madison vs Chattanooga Red Wolves
8 p.m. –ESPN+– Union Omaha vs Richmond Kickers
10:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Tucson vs Fort Lauderdale
Sunday
Premier League
7 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Sheffield United vs Leeds United
9 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United
11:30 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Manchester City vs Leicester City
2 p.m. -Peacock – West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Hoffenheim vs Bayern München
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Freiburg vs Wolfsburg
La Liga
6 a.m. –fuboTV – Osasuna vs Levante
8 a.m. –fuboTV – Eibar vs Athletic Club
10 a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Atlético Madrid vs Granada
12:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Cádiz vs Sevilla
12:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Real Valladolid vs Celta de Vigo
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Barcelona vs Villarreal
Serie A
6:30 a.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – Spezia vs Sassuolo
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Napoli vs Genoa
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Hellas Verona vs Udinese
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Crotone vs Milan
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Roma vs Juventus
Ligue 1
7 a.m. –fuboTV– Bordeaux vs Nice
9 a.m. –fuboTV– Monaco vs Strasbourg
9 a.m. –fuboTV– Dijon vs Montpellier
3 p.m. –fuboTV– Reims vs PSG
Liga MX
6 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Atlético San Luis vs León
9:45 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Cruz Azul vs América
Major League Soccer
7 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact
7 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– D.C. United vs New England
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew
7:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami
8 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – Minnesota United vs Real Salt Lake
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV – FC Dallas vs Orlando City SC
9 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC
10 p.m. –ESPN+– Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers
10:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– LAFC vs San Jose Earthquakes
10:30 p.m. –ESPN+– LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders
Primera A
5 p.m. –fuboTV– Deportivo Cali vs Alianza Petrolera
7:05 p.m. –fuboTV – Medellín vs Deportivo Pereira
9:10 p.m. –fuboTV – Santa Fe vs Millonarios
Super Liga
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Vejle vs København
Liga MX Femenil
10:30 a.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA- Tigres UANL vs Pumas UNAM
Eredivisie
6:15 a.m. –ESPN+– Feyenoord vs ADO Den Haag
10:45 a.m. –ESPN+– Heracles vs PSV
Allsvenskan
8:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Malmö FF vs Häcken
Super Lig
12 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe
USL Championship
4:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Tacoma Defiance vs Portland Timbers II
6 p.m. –ESPN+– OKC Energy vs Austin Bold
NCAA Women’s Soccer
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Appalachian State vs South Alabama
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Citadel vs Pittsburgh
2 p.m. -ESPNU, fuboTV– Tennessee vs Vanderbilt
2 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – LSU vs Ole Miss
3:30 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – Duke vs North Carolina
4 p.m. -ESPNU, fuboTV– South Carolina vs Missouri
4 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App- Texas A&M vs Auburn
The headline here schould be soccer schedule behind online paywall…
Greedy ESPN, NBC and CBS.
Back to the dark ages of almost no football on TV.
Regarding Champions League, Univision networks are showing the games. No need to fill up the coffers of CBS.
Bundesliga is dead for US viewers, out of sight, out of mind. Gone.
Find alternative ways to watch those games, folks! Don’t pay the greedy corporations.
Before anyone gets too optimistic about soccer coverage in fall 2020, let’s look at the coming week.
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Mon Sept 28
Liverpool-Arsenal (EPL) — not televised; withheld in favor of car auctions (!) and poker (!)
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Tues Sept 29
Tottenham-Chelsea (League Cup) — not televised; withheld in favor of “the latest in sports and pop culture” or “highlights and analysis” (read: garbage filler airtime)
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Wed Sept 30
Mexico-Guatemala friendly — Univisión (if it even takes place)
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Thu Oct 1
Liverpool-Arsenal (League Cup) — not televised; withheld in favor of baseball and “TBA,” i.e., they have nothing else to offer (!!!)
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Sat Oct 3
Leeds-Man City — NBC
zero other EPL games televised; all withheld in favor of luge, skiing, figure skating (!!!???)
e.g. Chelsea-Palace
“No channels found. Is this game on TV in United States?”
Stuttgart-Leverkusen
Bayern-Schalke
Not televised; withheld in favor of “College Game Day” and “Sports Center,” then S. Carolina-Florida and Arkansas State–Coastal Carolina.
WTF???!!! Has anyone ever even heard of “Coastal Carolina”?
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It seems to me that it’s high time for soccer fans to speak up, when commercial networks are determined to stab them in the back.
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Roma plays at Stadio Olimpico not San Siro
7 EPL games this weekend are being shown. 6 on NBCSN and only one being streamed on Peacock. Maybe last weekend when NBC was streaming most games was an anomaly; NBC was televising the U.S. Open and the last two stages of the Tour de France, so they took priority over EPL league games.
Still screwed with the Bundesliga, though. Not a single game is being shown on TV, everything is being streamed.
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Yes, NBC is better this week, 6 of 10 games — _except_ for Liverpool-Arsenal on Monday, which is a massive exception. I take your point about the US Open and the Tour de France, but that game is evidently being withheld in favor of car auctions and poker, those pinnacles of athletic achievement.
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Roma-Juventus, also missing in action.
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MLS games — apparently the only one all weekend is on Univisión. (Remember, it does have English on the second audio channel. Worth supporting — send them a tweet, they do sometimes respond on air.)
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And yes, the Bundesliga is still evidently determined not to be seen at all in the US, after acquiring several US players. Mind-boggling, especially after the network also hired Derek Rae, who is really good and knowledgeable, and even featured an article about him — but then they don’t care enough to put him on TV.
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It just bothers me that they don’t seem to distinguish between MLS and key European games on the one hand, and USL, Scandinavia, NCAA etc. on the other hand. Surely there’s a place for streaming, but to serve smaller on-demand niche markets with inherently fragmented audiences, not the top national league and the top international games.
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I keep coming back to how they think they’re ever going to grow their soccer audience if they’re not even willing to feature the best of the sport on their best channels. And all those young soccer players from families who may not even have broadband or laptops, much less the extra cash this year to add frivolous new subscriptions.
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ABC/ESPN do seem to have planned for fairly generous actual airtime to show Euro 2020 in summer 2021. Maybe that will redeem them to some extent, if we can wait till then.
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Regarding Bundesliga and ESPN, I think the league just sells its rights to the highest bidder and then the winner of that decides how to broadcast those games. ESPN had the gall to proudly announce that THE BUNDESLIGA IS ON ESPN recently, during broadcast of some MLS Is Back tournament half times and post game shows. Yeah, the Bundesliga is on ESPN+ if you want to pay for streaming.I did do that and found that the quality and access leave much to be desired.The one good thing is it is only $5 per month and you do get access to a lot of sports. Still, I’d prefer a slate of games on regular ESPN or ESPN2.