Even though the much-anticipated start to the domestic soccer season in Spain has been delayed by a players' strike, there's still plenty of intriguing matches on the docket for the weekend.
The FIFA Under-20 World Cup comes to a close, with Brazil and Portugal battling it out for youth international supremacy. In England, it doesn't get much more intriguing than an early-season battle between Arsenal and Liverpool. Tim Howard's season with Everton will get underway after a one-week delay, as well, with the Toffees hosting Queens Park Rangers.
It's one of the more important weekends of the MLS season, too, as Philadelphia and Columbus tangle for first place in the Eastern Conference and D.C. United and Sporting Kansas City battle for the East's third automatic playoff spot. In the West, Seattle and Dallas tangle for playoff positioning behind first-place Los Angeles, who will likely have Robbie Keane make his debut against rival San Jose.
Here is this weekend's soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
9 p.m. - Galavision - Estudiantes Tecos vs. Pachuca
SATURDAY
7 a.m. - ESPN3.com - Sunderland vs. Newcastle
7:45 a.m. - ESPN2/ESPN3.com - Arsenal vs. Liverpool
9:30 a.m. - ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes - Bayern Munich vs. Hamburger SV
10 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Everton vs. Queens Park Rangers
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Aston Villa vs. Blackburn
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Swansea City vs. Wigan Athletic
10 a.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Nottingham Forest vs. Leicester City
12:20 p.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Peterborough United vs. Ipswich Town
12:30 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Chelsea vs. West Brom
12:30 p.m. - GOLTV - FC Cologne vs. Kaiserslautern
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Bordeaux vs. Auxerre
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Brest vs. Lyon
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Caen vs. Lille
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Dijon vs. Lorient
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Nice vs. Toulouse
2:30 p.m. - GOLTV - Nacional vs. Defensor Sporting
3 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Ajaccio vs. Evian Thonon Gaillard
5 p.m. - Azteca America/ESPN Deportes - Tijuana vs. Cruz Azul
6 p.m. - Galavision - Queretaro vs. Jaguares
6 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN3.com - Mexico vs. France (U-20 World Cup third-place game)
7:30 p.m. - MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live - Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union
7:30 p.m. - MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live - New England Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls
8 p.m. - Telefutura - Santos Laguna vs. Morelia
8 p.m. - Telemundo - Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Monterrey
8:30 p.m. - MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live - Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake
9 p.m. - MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live - Colorado Rapids vs. Chivas USA
9 p.m. - MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live - FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders
9 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN3.com/Galavision - Brazil vs. Portugal (U-20 World Cup final)
10 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Portland Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
10:30 p.m. - MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live - Los Angeles Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes
SUNDAY
8:15 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - West Ham vs. Leeds United
8:30 a.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Norwich City vs. Stoke City
8:30 a.m. - ESPN3.com - VV Venlo vs. Ajax
9 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Wolverhampton vs. Fulham
11 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Bolton vs. Manchester City
11 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Montpellier vs. Stade Rennes
11 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Nancy vs. Sochaux
11 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Paris-St. Germain vs. Valenciennes
12:30 p.m. - GOLTV - Hannover 96 vs. Hertha Berlin (delayed)
1 p.m. - Telemundo - Toluca vs. Atlante
1 p.m. - Azteca America - Puebla vs. Pumas UNAM
3 p.m. - Fox Soccer Plus - Marseille vs. St. Etienne
5 p.m. - Univision - America vs. Atlas
7 p.m. - Galavision - Sporting Kansas City vs. D.C. United
7 p.m. - MLS Direct Kick/MatchDay Live - Chicago Fire vs. Toronto FC
