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Gold Cup: Matchday Seven (Your Running Commentary)

The Gold Cup resumes tonight as the final round of group stage play commences from Miami, Fl. In the first game of the night, Costa Rica will look to climb from its third place position as they take on a Canadian team that currently sits in first and has yet to allow a goal.

In the second match of the night, the last-place Jamaicans will look to keep their slim Gold Cup dreams alive as they play an El Salvador side that currently stands in second with three points.

This is GianFranco Panizo and I will be providing some commentary from FIU Stadium throughout both matches in the comments section below. Please feel free to follow along here, and as always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions on the matches in the comments section as well.

Enjoy the games.

Gold Cup: Matchday Four (Your running commentary)

The CONCACAF Gold Cup returns to action tonight and the scene shifts to Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio with Group A matches. Here is the schedule of games:

Jamaica vs. Costa Rica 7p (TeleFutura)

El Salvador vs. Canada 9p (Galavision)

If you will be watching today's matches, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action.

Confederations Cup: Brazil vs. South Africa (Matchday Commentary)

With one semifinal match already in the books, South Africa and Brazil will battle it out at Ellis Park in the second semifinal match (2:25pm, ESPN) of the Confederations Cup. The prize for the winner? A date with with the United States in the final on Sunday.

The hosts will look to repeat the United States' shocking result over a heavyweight with their own surpising result over the Selecao, while Brazil will look to build on their 3-0 triumph over Italy.

This is GianFranco Panizo and I will be providing commentary throughout the match so please feel free to follow along here, and as always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions on the match in the comments section below.

Enjoy the match:

Red Bulls at New England Revolution: Your Running Commentary

The New York Red Bulls are in Gillette Stadium today to take on the New England Revolution (6pm, MSG) in what has to be considered a must-win game if the Red Bulls are to try and keep their faint playoff hopes alive.

Yes, it is only June 7th, but the Red Bulls are losing more and more ground in the Eastern Conference standings and a loss to the Revs today will bury New York even deeper in the basement.

New England is coming off a comeback victory against D.C. United that came, at least in part, with the help of Major League Soccer's trademark shaky officiating. That doesn't mean the Revs aren't playing better, and the return of Taylor Twellman has New England ready to make a run up the standings.

If you will be watching today's match please feel free to share your own thoughts, opinions and play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action.

Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary

Today marks arguably the most important day of the year in the English Premier League, the final day of the season, the last chance for teams to avoid being relegated and avoid losing out on the millions of dollars (er, pounds) that come with life in the EPL.

Four teams are battling to avoid falling into one of the two remaining relegation spots alongside West Bromwich Albion. Sunderland, Hull City, Newcastle and Middlesbrough are all in jeopardy and all four have tough tasks. Sunderland (vs. Chelsea) and Hull (vs. Manchester United) have extremely difficult opponents at home, while Sunderland (at Aston Villa) and Middlesbrough (at West Ham) face daunting road tests.

The EPL relegation race is the marquee event of the day, but just one of many highlights on this busy Soccer Sunday. You have matches in MLS, Argentina and France just to name a few.

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 schedule is after the jump):

Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary

The German Bundesliga title race will come to an end today as three teams remain alive for the championship.

Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich and Stuttgart are all alive for the German title and all are in action today in the final matchday of the Bundesliga season. Then you have the relegation race, where Michael Bradley's Borussia Moenchengladbach is looking to avoid the drop.

These are just some of the storylines heading into this Memorial Day weekend Saturday. Whether it's title races in Germany and France, or the Mexican League playoffs, there is something for everybody to watch today.

If you will be watching today's soccer action, please feel free to share your thoughts opinions, and some play-by-play on today's matches in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action (Today's TV schedule is after the jump).

Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary

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It is the day after league titles were clinched in England, Italy and Spain, which makes today's slate of games considerably less dramatic than it could have been.

That doesn't mean there isn't more to play for. Whether it's games affecting European spots, or relegation, there is still some good action to take in. Now, if you want to watch a team celebrate a title you can watch Barcelona today, but you're probably better off watching a battle like Atletico Madrid-Valencia.

If you will be watching today's soccer on TV, please  feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action (Today's schedule is after the jump):

Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary

 

As we enter May we are winding down the number of weekends full of quality league soccer action. This weekend isn't skimping on the great games and today has a loaded slate of games to get you through the day.

With 'El Clasico', between Real Madrid and Barcelona, looming, the day has been kicked off by the English clubs, including Clint Dempsey's Fulham, which takes on Chelsea in an all-London affair.

If you are watching today's matches please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action (Today's schedule of matches is after the jump):

New York Red Bulls at Kansas City Wizards: Match Night Commentary

The red-hot Kansas City Wizards are home tonight for a New York Red Bulls squad coming off its first win -- and first two goals not as a result of an own goal -- of the year.

After losing its first two games of the year, the Wizards have reeled off three consecutive victories and currently sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind leaders Chicago. After scoring a brace in the final 12 minutes to forge a 2-2 draw with the Fire, Josh Wolff is the reigning MLS Player of the Week, while the Red Bulls will be led by the scoring tandem of Juan Pablo Angel and Mac Kandji, who combined for both goals in a 2-0 win against Real Salt Lake Saturday night.

It is Jimmy Conrad bobblehead night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark (insert your joke here). I will be providing commentary of the match throughout the night and, as always, we at SBI encourage reader feedback, as well.

Sit back and enjoy.

Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary

 

Tim Howard is one step away from reaching the FA Cup final.

Howard and Everton take on Manchester United today in the FA Cup semifinals in the marquee game of the day. Howard faces off against his former club in what should be an exciting encounter.

There are plenty of other quality matches to watch from all over the world today. Here is a small sampling of the best matches of the day:

• 10:25am- ESPN360.com- PSV Eindhoven vs. Ajax Amsterdam

• 11am- FSC- Manchester United vs. Everton

• 3pm- Telefutura- Houston Dynamo vs. Colorado Rapids

• 6pm- Telemundo- Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Club America

• 9pm- GolTV- Valencia vs. Sevilla

If you will be watching any of today's soccer matches from around the world please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play on those matches in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action.

New England at D.C. United: Your Running Commentary

The New England Revolution is in Washington D.C. tonight, putting its unbeaten record on the line against a D.C. United team coming off its first loss of the season.

Can D.C. United rebound with Ben Olsen and Jaime Moreno back in the fold? Will New England come in strong after enjoying a bye week?

If you will be watching tonight's match please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action.

World Cup Qualifying: Your Running Commentary

With all the world Cup qualifiers today, it only makes sense to have a post where folks can discuss all the action.

If you are watching today and tonight's World Cup qualifiers, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy all the action (Go to the jump for the schedule of today's matches):

MLS Matchday 2: Your Running Commentary

It is a busy night of Major League Soccer action. Already Toronto FC and Columbus played to a 1-1 draw. Here is tonight's busy slate of games:

New England Revolution at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire at DC United 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City Wizards at Colorado Rapids 9:30 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at San Jose Earthquakes 10:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Seattle Sounders FC 10:30 p.m.

As always, this is the place to provide your commentary about these matches. Fire away.

Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary

 

If it feels like there aren't that many marquee games this weekend, it could be because of the international fixture date at mid-week. With World Cup qualifiers and high-profile friendlies filling out an impressive schedule during the week, it looks as though leagues throughout Europe scheduled fewer of the top match-ups you circle the calendar for.

That doesn't mean there aren't good story lines and rivalries today. David Beckham takes the field with AC Milan for the first time since his public declaration that he wants to stay in Italy rather than return to MLS. You also have Peter Crouch leading Portsmouth against his old club Liverpool, as well as a good La Liga tilt between Real Madrid and Racing Santander.

The most anticipated match of the day isn't one you will find on TV when Jozy Altidore should make his debut for Xerez against Albacete. The game isn't scheduled for TV, but the internet tends to provide feeds for matches throughout the world so look for that one and please feel free to share any feeds below.

The full schedule of today's soccer on TV is after the jump. If you will be watching today's soccer action on TV, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action (schedule after the jump):

UEFA Champions League: Matchday Six (Your Running Commentary)

The UEFA Champions League returns for the final matchday of the group stage as three spots in Round of 16 are still up for grabs, along with UEFA Cup places.

Today's matches on TV include:

• 2:45pm- ESPN2- CFR Cluj Napoca at Chelsea (LIVE)

• 2:45pm- Setanta USA- Liverpool at PSV Eindhoven  (LIVE)

• 5pm- ESPN Classic- Inter Milan at Werder Bremen

• 5:45pm- Setanta USA- Anorthosis Famagusta at Panathanaikos

• 7:30pm- Setanta USA- Sporting Lisbon at FC Basel

If you will be watching today's matches, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action. 

Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary

Hey Valencia, you're up next in the "Can anybody beat Barcelona?" contest.

The Spanish powerhouse thrashed Sevilla last week and will look to add Valencia to the long list of teams that have tried and failed to slow down the most dangerous attack in Europe.

Barcelona-Valencia is just one of several quality matches on Saturday. Inter Milan-Lazo, Manchester City-Fulham and Getafe-Villarreal are some of the other marquee match-ups on a packed day of soccer action on TV.

If you will be watching today's matches, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action (and go to the jump for Saturday's full slate of matches on TV):