The new face of AC Milan - Alex Pato
With Serie A kicking off this weekend, and La Liga being ready to go next weekend, the season is almost in full swing. The other good news is that Argentina’s league has been able to kick off, and yesterday saw Newell’s Old Boys (my World Football Manager team!) defeat Independiente, and Godoy defeated Gimnasia.
In looking over today’s television schedule, it strikes me that if one has the proper funding available, this is the best time in my life to be a soccer fan in America. I can remember when it was virtually impossible to find European soccer on television here, and the only matches that were broadcast were generally from Mexico and in Spanish. Now, when you look at today’s slate, you can watch all six English Premier League matches today if you so choose (and have Setanta and a good DVR). Both Serie A matches are on FSC. WPS has their championship game today at 4:00 PM EDT (which you’ll have to look for if you’re interested, it’s apparently on live on the local Fox Sports Nets, but not on FSC until 10:00 PM EDT). There’s a live match from Russia, tons of matches from Mexico, Brazil and Colombia. The world’s game is now available to you and that’s such a fantastic thing.
So, after the jump, we’ll have some links and the television schedule. That’s why you’re here, not to hear me prattle on about how awesome life is, right? Right. Click away, lads and lasses.
You don’t see this often anymore, but someone has transferred from the EPL to a Scottish side. This time it was Anthony Stokes of Sunderland going to Hibernian. [Soccernet]
Arsene Wenger continues his quest to be known as the MOST PISSED OFF FRENCHMAN IN THE UNIVERSE! [Mail Online]
The US Women’s National team has lined up some hot German action. Well, sign me up. [Fox Soccer]
World Soccer Daily closed up shop yesterday. No sarcastic commenting here, this pisses me right off. I’ll have more to say on this tomorrow. [Objectivo]
Martin O’Neill to Aston Villa fans: “Please stop booing us despite our shitty play, you assholes! Oh, wait…” [Guardian]
Juan Carlos Osorio walked away from the train wreck known as the New York Red Bull, and he’s not the first skipper to wake up and smell the disaster. [Goal - NYT Blog]
For a striker reportedly going for about 1/10th of the price that Ronaldo went to Madrid for, Marouane Chamakh is on a lot of reporters minds. [Sky Sports]
Maradona has named a partial list of his squad that will finish up the World Cup qualifying in South America. As you would expect, it’s got the usual list of stars on it. [SI]
Jozy Altidore got his work permit issues worked out and arrived in Hull City. I still dislike Phil Brown intensely, but good luck, good fortune and good health to Jozy. [Yahoo!]
The Portland Timbers, soon to be in MLS, have a 22 match unbeaten streak in the USL. Bully! [OregonLive]
Enough of that, let’s talk about the television schedule. Tons of great matches today, including a whopping FOUR EPL matches on live at the same time this morning. What’s a fan to do? Well, get that remote ready. Here it is, and all times EDT as usual.
8:00 AM – FC Moscow v. Saturn Moscow – Russia – Setanta
9:30 AM – Mainz 05 v. Bayern Munich – Bundesliga – GolTV
9:30 AM – Borussia Dortmund v. VfB Stuttgart – ESPN 360/ESPN Deportes
10:00 AM – Manchester City v. Wolverhampton – EPL – FSC
10:00 AM – Wigan Athletic v. Manchester United – EPL – ESPN2
10:00 AM – Arsenal v. Portsmouth – EPL – Setanta
10:00 AM – Sunderland v. Blackburn Rovers – EPL – Setanta Extra
12:00 PM – Bologna v. Fiorentina – Serie A – FSC
12:15 PM – West Bromwich Albion v. Ipswich Town – CCC – Setanta
12:30 PM – Hoffenheim v. Schalke 04 – Bundesliga – GolTV (delayed broadcast)
2:30 PM – Siena v. AC Milan – Serie A – FSC
3:00 PM – Rennes v. Marseille – Ligue 1 – Setanta
4:00 PM – Los Angeles Sol v. Sky Blue FC – WPS Championship – Fox Sports Net (also being broadcast on delay at 10:00 PM EDT on FSC)
5:00 PM – Hull City v. Bolton Wanderers – EPL – FSC (delayed broadcast)
5:30 PM – Palmeiras v. Internacional – Brazil – GolTV
6:00 PM – Cruz Azul v. America – Mexico – ESPN Deportes
6:00 PM – Queretaro v. Jaguares – Mexico – Galavision
7:30 PM – Los Angeles Galaxy v. DC United – MLS – FSC
7:30 PM – Once Caldas v. Milonarios – Colombia – GolTV
8:00 PM – Tigres v. Monterrey – Mexico – Telefutura
8:30 PM – Birmingham City v. Stoke City – EPL – Setanta (delayed broadcast)
9:30 PM – Cartagena v. Junior – Colombia – GolTV
10:00 PM – Atlante v. Chivas de Guadalajara – Mexico – Telefutura
Let’s relive the fantastic goal that Robbie Blake scored for Burnley the other day, shall we? Epic. Enjoy your Saturdays.
World Football Manager? Pfft. Give me Champman 01/02 any day.
After reading a line with ‘womens soccer … hot German action,’ I clicked the link, but was disappointed by the lack of pictures.
Kenwyne Jones continues to demonstrate how he is the class of the forwards on the shitty teams.
What the hell is going on with FSC? They’re actually showing the sport instead of infomercials at all hours of the night. Tonight at 2am Central they’re showing live A-League.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot: ROONEY!! ROONEY!! ROONEY!!
It’s actually an infomercial in support of franchise-based soccer leagues. Sorry to break it to ya…
Anthony Stokes was an Arsenal junior that was on loan to some SPL club and scored back to back hat tricks. Then he transferred to the EPL and I never heard from him again. I guess the grass is greener up north