The biggest domestic match of the European season takes place today, and should be the centerpiece for most soccer TV viewing this Saturday.
Real Madrid takes on FC Barcelona in what is easily the match of the day, but on a day when a record eight MLS matches will be played, there is a great selection of action on tap today.
Aston Villa/Chelsea and Fiorentina/Inter Milan will serve as good European appetizers before 'El Clasico', and before the full slate of MLS matches, which includes the Philadelphia Union's home debut.
If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today's TV schedule is after the jump):
TODAY'S SOCCER ON TV
10am- FSC/FSE- Hull vs. Burnley
10am- Fox Soccer Plus- West Ham vs. Sunderland
Noon- FSC/FSE- Aston Villa vs. Chelsea (FA Cup semifinal)
Noon- Fox Soccer Plus/ESPN 360- Napoli vs. Parma
12:30pm- ESPN Deportes/ ESPN 360- Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich
2:45pm- FSC- Fiorentina vs. Inter Milan
4pm-GolTV/ESPN Deportes/ESPN 360-Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
4pm-Telefutura- Chivas USA vs. New York Red Bulls
6pm- FSC- Philadelphia Union vs. DC United
6pm- Azteca America/ESPN- Jaguares vs. Club America.
6pm- Telemundo- Monterrey vs. San Luis
6pm- Telefutura- Queretaro vs. Toluca
6pm- Fox Soccer Plus- Napoli vs. Parma (Delayed)
7:30pm- Direct Kick- New England vs. Toronto FC
8pm- Telemundo- Chivas Guadalajara vs. Morelia
8pm- Telefutura- Pachuca vs. Atlas
8pm- FSE- Independiente vs. San Lorenzo
8pm- Fox Soccer Plus- West Ham vs. Sunderland (Delayed)
8:30pm- Direct Kick- Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy
8:30pm-Direct Kick- Kansas City Wizards vs. Colorado Rapids
8:30pm- Direct Kick- FC Dallas vs. Columbus Crew
8:30pm- Direct Kick- Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes
8:30pm- FSC- Aston Villa vs. Chelsea (FA Cup Semifinal- Delayed)
9pm- Direct Kick- Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle Sounders
10pm- Telemundo- Atlante vs. Cruz Azul
Seeeaaaaaatttttlllleeee
Dynamo – Galaxy in Houston is the top match of the day in MLS.
….Will lose to RSL.
Jozy starting.
so is Spector
Ugh… Why do Chivas and New York have to be at the same time as the Clasico? I was looking forward to seeing what all this Tim Ream hype was about.
*Will be using the DVR to check out: Chivas vs. Morelia . Hoping the ” Little Pea ” doesn’t disappoint.
*Let’s hope Jozy puts one into the ol’ union bag against a struggling Burnley today. We know he’ll create for Hull but this should be the week to add him to the scoring sheet.
*Chicago welcoming back Jon Busch to Toyota Park, albeit, he’ll be on the bench. It’ll be a bit weird not seeing him defending Section 8. With that said, I’m sure he’ll be receiving a warm reception initially.
So is Cherundolo.
Hannover 1-0 Schalke
26′
jozy gets one today, book it.
goodmorning alan!
Altidore!!!
horrible defending by burnley but great cross from JOZY!
jozy whips a ball in nnnn gooooooooool
Yeah, baby!!!
START JOZY EVERY GAME HES YOUR BEST ATTACKER 1-0 HULL
Assist by Jozy!!
don’t bother, he’s training with the national team. Mexican clubs will have to do without their best players for the remainder of the season…
can anyone feed me a video of hull?
Two Americans in two six pointers today. If only they weren’t RELEGATION six pointers….
nevermind. think i got one.
nice moves by jozy!
AHHHHHHHHHHH
can anyone tell me what happened to the epl game on espn2? it was supposed to be on at 7.30, but instead i wake up to find fishing shows???
Good move by Burnley player to get open for that cross…
Oh yea?
there wasnt a game being played for them to show this morning
It seems to have been moved for some reason or ESPN had it wrong. I checked during the week and it was on the schedule. Then I checked last night and wasn’t listed anymore, then checking the premier schedule the game is on Wednesday this week.
Soooooooooouuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnders
Altidore good on the ball again…
Oh Jozy, be patient man
stupid by altidore!
Looking at ESPN’s schedule next Saturday morning is the Manchester Derby.
…Will sleep with many rosy cheeked, pearl-skinned Brigham Young coeds after defiling RSL.
Altidore was easily Hull’s best player that half. He’s playing very well and was unlucky to not get a goal.
can’t afford to lose his cool here he’s playing so well
Jozy just about smoked the AR…. man that would have been funny, although, not cool!
i think its cos they are showing the fulham liverpool game tom morning
They don’t need anymore assault charges. They should probably keep their hands to themselves for once.
Jozy is the only reason i’m sitting through this otherwise unwatchable match.
I’m sad i just woke up to find i missed Jozy’s assist.
Anyways, i’ll be at Rio Tinto tonight, probably listening to more ignorant Sounders fans telling me #17 is our DP and he’s not as good as either of the Freddies. Then i laugh and say we don’t have a DP and #17 (Wingert) is about as far from it as possible. And at the end of the night, RSL wins.
Yawn, take it to rivalries.
Dolo looked very good at Hanover.
Good news for US. Is he still the captain there?
Wow! Hull is absolutely pathetic!
This one is over for Hull. 2 penalties.
I can officially declare Jozy too good for Hull. Wow.
Do many players shoot penalties with a straight run-up? Looks like it’d be super difficult to read a guy who can run up and shoot the ball into the corner like that without turning his hips.
Jozy has looked OK in this match. A lot of that has to do with his supporting players obviously. But having watched previous games, Jozy still has a lot of growing to do. He’s a handful for sure, but I think his decision making needs the most improvement. I can’t wait to see him in his prime at his best when he has years of top flight experience. He’ll be unstoppable.
Jon Paul Pittman scored for Wycombe
That was a great kick. The Burnley Players’s body language screamed left and he hit it to the right. Hull’s goalie had no chance.
Thats if he continues to improve and is playing on the right team.
Jozy plays with a bunch of idiots.
JOZY!!!! AHHH
no way Hull stays up now. looks like Jozy will find another home next season. Probably another mid- to lower-level Prem squad. Wolves?
It looks like the U.S. players abroad will be taking a major hit with about six players being relegated to lower divisions.
its hard to judge the hull strikers…the midfield just flat out stinks…cant hold possession…cant make threatening passes…and cant tackle…theyre being overrun by burnley of all teams…and then to top it off…they leave three of their most gifted midfielders (marney geovanni and cairney) on the bench and play mendy mcshane and folan instead for their physical presence
I’m not so sure why Burnley feels so victorious. Their still going down with Hull and Portsmouth.
looks like they are going to have to perform really well in South Africa then!
They’re
a half chance for jozy. i can’t remember the last clear look at goal he’s hadw
yeah. i thought there was a post here about it, detailing how the owners of the clubs and the Mexican soccer federation made a deal to prioritize the World Cup, thus starting camp early, scheduling a ton of friendlies, and thus given up the selected players to the national team for the remainder of the season… last week was the last that selected players were with their clubs. they are all now training with the national team. you can see chicarito next month, friday the seventh, versus chezch republic…
most of them are on loan though so it doesn’t really count.
Or Villarreal
only when he creates it for himself….
Dutchmen Arnold Bruggink is captain, Dolo Is First Vice Captain while I believe Altin Lala is 2nd VC. Enke was captain till he died and each player went up a rank I guess..
I can only think of one on loan. Who are you referring to?
Vennegor and Geovanni need to start every game here on out
Oh okay, thanks for clearing this up for me
On the move that got him in on goal…… jozy’s touch was a little heavy……
That said Jozy is gonna be a problem at the CUP cause he will not be the player the defense is focusing on….. LD Demps and davies if he makes it back will all get more attention leaving jozy one on one against the opponents weaker Centerback
Hull really do deserve to go down, much moreso than Burnley. Burnley had a good coach in Coyle who got them up and had them doing well, then jumped ship to save Bolton, which he did. He didn’t give Burnley much chance to find a decent replacement and then thier results started being negative. But Hull City always had a sucky coach in Brown an always deserved to go down with his team selection and team tactics.
Jozy is a good young player, but he has really become a flopper. Hate to see him resort to such cynical tactics, but there can be no arguing that diving is effective in modern soccer.
He hit both those penalties with the outside of his foot. Very impressive skill and confidence required to be able to do that
I feel like Hodgson would be the guy that would have an interest in Jozy. Mostly because his strikers are getting a bit old but we’ll to wait for the World Cup to see how he performs on the big stage.
serious
Where are these “rivalries” you speak of? I see no problem with Matt’s post. In fact MLS could really use some more good-natured trash talk, fan interest, etc.
Fulham already have a young, promising talent in Okaka Chuka: both have some skill, young and large tendencies to disappear in games and show lethargy on the field. Not sure Hodgson wants another.
Maybe he’s been watching too many Drogba tapes.
I hate to see it. But you’re right, every world power (Italy, Germany, Brazil, etc) resorts to weak stuff. I guess that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
More creativity? the same boring, anecdotal and hypocritical jabs…
Will dive , dive, dive and…… DIVE
cooper, jozy, and a couple of the guys in league 1. The guy’s names at Wycombe and Leyton Orient escaped me now.
Villa are being robbed already. Chelsea would have been awarded a penalty.
Sounders!
Stefano Okaka doesn’t belong to Fulham. On loan from Roma.
Wow, great games this weekend. Villa/Chelsea, Leverkusen/Bayern, Real/Barca, and Fiorentina/Inter are all important matches.
Fair enough but Jozy doesn’t belong to Hull (belongs to Villareal). Actually they’re both in the same exact situation with their clubs, both on loan with an option to extend the loan through either purchase or loan extension. Point is, I don’t see hodgson adding another big, young unproven striker with basically the same skill sets. Personally as a huge Fulham fan I’d much rather have Jozy cuz I fully support the kid but I just don’t see it happening.
Cracking match between Villa and Chelsea. Neither one is going to hand that first goal to the other, it’s got to be earned.
While Jozy and Hull are struggling with their relegation battle, Steve Cherundolo’s Hannover are making a charge. After a draw against Hamburg, Hannover beat Shalke 4-2 today. They have the toughest closing schedule in the Bundesliga, but are really hitting form.
That’s the only reason i would want it as a Fulham supporter. I just see him going back to a mid level English team in the summer and Fulham fit that discription.
Appreciate the heads up.
This will save the much desidered DVR space, since I missed that article on here regarding their National Team members.
Thanks again, WC.
Howard Webb is a gigantic joke of a referee. Thankfully we can’t draw him in our group.
No effing fair. Aston Villa deserve better.
Why no Boca in 18 for Rennes?
Hull’s defenders are atrocious. Even when they could play the ball out of the back to a midfielder in space, they just hoofed it long. And then the missed tackles that led to the second penalty, just awful.
I take Webb over Larrionda any day
And once again my Villains decide not to show up for the big one. No words can describe how angry I am right now so I’ll just leave it at that.
Up The Villa.
The Bayern / Bayer game was really good!
Now, anyone going to have a good stream of Fiorentina vs. Inter Milan?
Guzan has to be getting kind of irritated with O’Neill and his squad selection. Guzan takes care of business in the Cups but once Villa get to Wembley, O’Neill puts Friedel back in. If Friedel stays at Villa next year, I would think that Guzan will be out on loan somewhere. Maybe another Prem team, or maybe Championship/Scotland. I can’t see him making a move out of the UK.
Well, failing that,the two Freddies always have each other.
At this level, I would think it’d be understood that an accomplished 1st-teamer like Friedel — whose proven himself in the league for years and continues to do so — is the main man. Guzan should be (and I’d bet he probably is) grateful to be packing away a hefty salary, while getting the chance to play in more than a few meaningful matches here and there for a mid- to top-tier team in England.
*who’s proven himself
what are you talking about? who made you SBI moderator?
Nah, i’d love to have Webb as a ref, the US couldn’t ask for a better one, frankly. He’s probably the most familiar with our major players, as well as US soccer (remember he reffed the Superliga final last summer) he’s not going to show Mike Bradley a straight red the minute he looks at someone funny or card Gooch just cause he’s a big guy. Mark my words, a us player will see a straight red this summer, not against England, probably the second match, one that Webb wouldn’t have given. We want a chippy, fairly dirty match, we don’t stand a chance in a wide open one.
If Guzan gets dropped to #3 because Hahnemann is playing and he isn’t then he may get an urge to move. Good keepers of Guzan’s ability are hard to come by in the UK. Who knows how much longer Friedel will play? It could be three to four or more.
On the other hand Guzan is young and can afford to wait a bit. Still, he has to start showing soon because Howard could hang around for 2014 and I’m sure Guzan wants to be the US starter by then.
Can’t wait for the barcelona fan who is always on here, to start complaining about every call. Should be great fun.
Hear hear! Northzax is exactly right. A referee like Webb would understand both the USA’s and England’s style of physical play combined with speed and technical skill, and prolly let the game flow more in that respect.
Our only real hope is that the US boys have seen over the past several international tournaments the kind of treatment we are gonna get from refs. It’s an old cliche but one we need to strongly heed: adjust to the style of refereeing or see red after red and fail.
This world cup might be the Nats’ greatest mental challenge in a long, long time.
JOZY is too often the best Hull player on the pitch.I hope he quits stopping play before the whistle.
barcelona aren’t having as much of ball as usual. madrid doing well with pressure
barcelona players rush surround the ref, not that sporting that.
messi scores. plenty of fouls. I see a red card coming soon.
Great goal by Messi and Xavi. Madrid needs to do better with their chances because I don’t see them getting many. This game could be a heart stopper.
sooo…any doubts who the best team in spain is?
BAR-CE-LO-NA!!!
¡Visca Barça!
Anyone have a high quality feed for the Dynamo Galaxy match? the one I am on is lagging. Thanks in advance.
yeah..I can’t find any stream for the Fire game. Anyone have one?
Send Landin back to Mexico. The guy is a joke
4 Dynamo players have caught elbows to the face and that equaled one yellow. And the leg swipe by Landin is a straight red? Random, but what do you expect from MLS refs.
Houston down 2-0
Buddle is on freaking fire. him and gomez need to get a camp trial. seriously. no way is conor casey better than both of these guys who are in the zone.
You know, it’s rough feeling hard done by every week, but the simple fact of the matter is that if Villa had more options and strength in depth, they would not find themselves in these positions week after week. I’ll support Villa whether they come in 4th or 14th, but they’re always going to struggle toward the end of the season until they strengthen their squad. I wouldn’t mind seeing someone like Bradley as another midfield option. And strikers…geez. We need somebody.