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American soccer fans always love a chance to glimpse the future of the U.S. national team, and this weekend will offer at least a few looks at some exciting prospects who could one day play a role on the senior national team.
The U.S. Under-17 national team is taking part in the Nike Friendlies, and while tonight's match against Turkey was an intriguing one, the match-up Americans are most anxious to see is Sunday's showdown vs. Brazil. Standouts like New York Red Bulls academy striker Wesley Wade (pictured above) should have their chance to test their skills against the perennial world powers.
The weekend's club soccer schedule is light on marquee match-ups, but there are still some matches you won't want to miss. In Germany, Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Moenchengladbach face off in a battle of teams tied for first in the Bundesliga. In England, Manchester United looks to halt its recent struggles with a win at Aston Villa. For MLS fans, the Los Angeles Galaxy continue their Asia Pacific tour with a match against the Philippines national team.
Here is a rundown of this weekend's soccer on TV:
THIS WEEKEND'S SOCCER ON TV
TONIGHT
5 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - USA U-17s vs. Turkey
5 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN3.com - Florida State vs. Stanford (Women's College Cup)
7 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN3.com - Wake Forest vs. Duke (Women's College Cup)
SATURDAY
6:30 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Philippines national team vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
7:45 a.m. - ESPN2/ESPN3.com - Newcastle vs. Chelsea
9:30 a.m. - ESPN Deportes - Bayern Munich vs. Werder Bremen
9:30 a.m. - GOLTV - Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Borussia Dortmund
10 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Manchester City vs. Norwich City
10 a.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Wigan Athletic vs. Arsenal
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Blackburn vs. Swansea City
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Queens Park Rangers vs. West Brom
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Tottenham vs. Bolton
12 p.m. - GOLTV - Racing Santander vs. Villarreal
12 p.m. - ESPN Deportes - Sporting Gijon vs. Real Madrid
12:20 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Bristol City vs. Middlesbrough
12:30 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Aston Villa vs. Manchester United
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Ajaccio vs. Lille
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Brest vs. St. Etienne
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Dijon vs. Sochaux
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Evian Thonon Gaillard vs. Valenciennes
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Montpellier vs. Lorient
2 p.m. - GOLTV - Barcelona vs. Levante
2:45 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Inter Milan vs. Udinese
3 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Nice vs. Stade Rennes
4 p.m. - ESPN Deportes - Valencia vs. Espanyol
5:10 p.m. - GOLTV - Boca Unidos vs. River Plate
8 p.m. - Galavision - Santos Laguna vs. Morelia
SUNDAY
1 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Sydney FC vs. Brisbane Roar
6:30 a.m. - Fox Soccer Plus - Catania vs. Cagliari
6:30 a.m. - ESPN Deportes - Feyenoord vs. PSV Eindhoven
7:30 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - AFC Totton vs. Bristol Rovers
9 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Juventus vs. Cesena
9 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Fiorentina vs. Roma
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Everton vs. Stoke City
10 a.m. - DirecTV - Real Sociedad vs. Malaga
11 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Wolverhampton vs. Sunderland
11 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Bordeaux vs. Nancy
11 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Paris-St. Germain vs. Auxerre
11:30 a.m. - GOLTV - Schalke vs. Augsburg
12 p.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Sutton United vs. Notts County
12 p.m. - DirecTV - Osasuna vs. Real Betis
2 p.m. - DirecTV - Mallorca vs. Athletic Bilbao
2 p.m. - GOLTV - Corinthians vs. Palmeiras
2:45 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Parma vs. Palermo
3 p.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Lyon vs. Toulouse
3:30 p.m. - ESPN Deportes - Granada vs. Real Zaragoza
5 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - USA U-17s vs. Brazil
7 p.m. - Telemundo - Tigres UANL vs. Queretaro
