It is Friday, which means it is time to prepare for non-stop action from Spain with La Liga back in the fray.� After an intense week of World Cup qualifying playoffs, the focus turns back to the domestic responsibilities.

The times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST) and include the pregame pleasantries, although sometimes the matches on the DIRECTV La Liga specific channels may not go to match coverage until right before kickoff.

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The USA TV ratings for the Western Conference Final of the Los Angeles Galaxy v Houston Dynamo is now the highest ever on ESPN2. The rating is good news for the league who is showing the benefits of having David Beckham and the Galaxy in the playoffs. With the MLS Cup Final coming up on Sunday in a primetime spot and on ESPN (instead of ESPN2), the league could hope for a 1.

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From the ESPN press release:

ESPN2's live coverage of the 2009 MLS Western Conference Finals Friday, Nov. 13, a 2 - 0 extra time victory by the Los Angeles Galaxy over the Houston Dynamo, was seen in an average of 538,000 television homes (700,000 people 2+), based on a 0.5 rating, making it the most-watched MLS telecast ever on the network.

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We will move several steps closer to seeing the 32-team field for the 2010 World Cup filled out today as qualifying matches in Europe, Africa and the Americas highlight today's action.

The European qualifying playoffs top today's action, but there is also MLS playoff action tonight, as well as several top-notch friendlies to choose from.

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We will move several steps closer to seeing the 32-team field for the 2010 World Cup filled out today as qualifying matches in Europe, Africa and the Americas highlight today's action.

The European qualifying playoffs top today's action, but there is also MLS playoff action tonight, as well as several top-notch friendlies to choose from.

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USA - Slovakia on Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision at 10am. MLS Eastern Conference final on World Cup Qualifying: New Zealand - Bahrain on Fox Soccer at 2am, Russia - Slovenia at 11am on Setanta, Greece - Ukraine at 1pm on Setanta, Portugal - Bosnia at 3:30pm on Setanta (8pm on ESPN Deportes). International friendlies: Brazil - England at 12pm on Fox Soccer, Argentina - Spain on ESPN Deportes at 2:30pm, Italy - Holland on. Click to continue reading...

It's a busy weekend of international matches on Saturday, November 14, 2009 in the world of soccer. In UEFA there are playoff matches in 2010 World Cup Qualifying while other regions such as CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and AFC also have qualification matches taking place. Many matches will be televised and here's a full set of TV listings for the United States and United Kingdom.

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Thanks to Sports Media Watch for this nugget:

ESPN2 averaged a 0.2 U.S. rating and 254,000 viewers for its first two MLS Playoff telecasts. In particular, Dynamo/Sounders on October 29 drew a 0.2 and 274,000, while Galaxy/Chivas USA on November 1 drew a 0.1 and 233,000.

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The Major League Soccer Playoffs have reached the Conference Finals (or overall semifinals) with the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting the Houston Dynamo in the Western Conference and the Chicago Fire hosting Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference. This round is only one leg with the winners of each match advancing to the MLS Cup Final on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle.

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It's a light week of matches in Europe as there are international fixtures on the weekend and next week. The Spanish Copa del Rey wraps up its fourth round with the second legs while the English Football League Cup or Johnstone's Paint Trophy (JPT) had the quarterfinals for the Northern and Southern sections.

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The top two teams in England face off today, while four MLS teams battle to see which two will play in the Western Conference final in MLS.

Manchester United travels to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea, while the Home Depot Center Clasico and Seattle-Houston fill out the MLS portion of today's action.

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The second participant in the MLS Eastern Conference finals will be decided today when the New England Revolution face the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park.

That playoff game is just one of the highlighted match-up on this busy Saturday.

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The second participant in the MLS Eastern Conference finals will be decided today when the New England Revolution face the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park.

That playoff game is just one of the highlighted match-up on this busy Saturday.

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The top European Leagues are all in action on Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8. These include La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and the SPL. Here are the full TV listings for the United States and United Kingdom.

Spanish Primera Division aka La Liga

Saturday, November 7, 2009

FC Barcelona v Mallorca 14:00 EST, 19:00 GMT GolTV (USA), Sky Sports 2 (UK)

Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid 16:00 EST, 21:00 GMT ESPN Deportes (USA),� Sky Sports 2 (UK)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Almeria v Osasuna 11:00 EST, 16:00 GMT GolTV (USA)

Valencia v Real Zaragoza 13:00 EST, 18:00 GMT ESPN2 (USA), Sky Sports 1 (UK)

Sevilla v Villareal 15:00 EST, 20:00 GMT GolTV (USA), Sky Sports 1 (UK)

Italian Serie A

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Atalanta v Juventus 14:30 EST, 19:30 GMT Fox Soccer Chanel (USA), ESPN (UK)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Lazio v AC Milan 09:00 EST, 14:00 GMT Fox Soccer Channel (USA)

Inter Milan v Roma 14:30 EST, 19:30 GMT Fox Soccer Channel (USA), ESPN (UK)

German Bundesliga

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Hoffenheim v Wolfsburg 09:30 EST, 14:30 GMT GolTV (USA)

French Ligue 1

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Paris St-Germain v Nice 13:00 EST, 18:00 GMT Setanta Sports (USA)

Sochaux v Lens 15:00 EST, 20:00 GMT Setanta Sports (USA)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Lille v Bordeaux 11:00 EST, 16:00 GMT Setanta Sports (USA)

Lyon v Marseille 15:00 EST, 20:00 GMT Setanta Sports (USA)

Scottish Premier League

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Hearts v Hibernian 07:00 EST, 12:00 GMT ESPN (UK)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Falkirk v Celtic 07:45 EST, 12:45 GMT Sky Sports 3 (UK)

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With the confusing TV schedules for La Liga in the United States every week, it is quite difficult to figure out who is playing when and on what channel.� Every Friday, I will lay out the TV schedule so that every fan of La Liga has a place to go to see when and where their favorite team will play.

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The Barclays Premier League may be the most popular sports league in the world, but it is not the most popular football league in the United States. That distinction would fall to the Mexican League. But now, we have empirical data that the EPL is trailing our own top flight domestic league, Major League Soccer in interest, awareness and support.

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There are two key MLS playoff series kicking off today, and European soccer action looms, but the U.S. Under-17 national team's final World Cup group match should garner plenty of attention on this Soccer Sunday.

The U.S. Under-17 team is coming off a 1-0 win vs.

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There are two key MLS playoff series kicking off today, and European soccer action looms, but the U.S. Under-17 national team's final World Cup group match should garner plenty of attention on this Soccer Sunday.

The U.S. Under-17 team is coming off a 1-0 win vs.

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From morning soccer action in England, to evening soccer action in Mexico, Saturday's slate of soccer has something for everybody on this Halloween Day.

Arsenal-Tottenham kicks off today's activities in a highly-anticipated battle on ESPN2 (8:30am). MLS fans will get a taste of playoff soccer later in the day when the Columbus Crew face Real Salt Lake.

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From morning soccer action in England, to evening soccer action in Mexico, Saturday's slate of soccer has something for everybody on this Halloween Day.

Arsenal-Tottenham kicks off today's activities in a highly-anticipated battle on ESPN2 (8:30am). MLS fans will get a taste of playoff soccer later in the day when the Columbus Crew face Real Salt Lake.

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I know this is kind of late, but things have been busy here in Buenos Aires. Look for the Stadium Tour entries to continue as I was able to attend the Boca Juniors / Chacarita Juniors match at La Bombonera on Thursday.

Putting together this list just keeps getting more and more frustrating.

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EPL on ESPN2: Arsenal Spurs at 8:30am. On Setanta: Fulham - Liverpool at 11am and Everton - Aston Villa at 10pm. On Fox Soccer Channel: Bolton - Chelsea at 11am, Manchester United - Blackburn at 1:30pm, and Sunderland - West Ham United at 6pm. Russian Premier League on Setanta: FC Moscow - Zenit St. Petersburg at 7am. Click to continue reading...

Most of the top European leagues are more than a 1/3 into their 2009-10 season. In Spain, Barcelona is on top of the league table while Real Madrid are close behind. In France and Germany, the league tables are very close and no clear favorites so far. Inter Milan leads the Italian Serie A and are the favorites to repeat as champions.

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Ahora resulta que Cuauhtémoc Blanco es como el videojuego de moda, porque todo mundo lo quiere.

Y es que ya se había manejado en varios lugares que Blanco era pretendido por varios equipos de México y que solo uno seria el ganador.

Pues bien, John Sutcliffe en su blog de ESPN Deportes ha ratificado que ni Las Águilas del América ni Los Gallos Blancos del Querétaro serán los afortunados de contar en sus filas con Cuauhtémoc Blanco , sino Los Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, quienes podrían contar con el "10" del Chicago Fire para el Clausura 2010 o por un año� futbolistico.

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The MLS playoffs will begin Thursday when the Seattle Sounders FC host the Houston Dynamo (TV: ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, live, 9 pm). According to Soccer America (I haven't bothered counting) of the 11 games, 10 will be available on national television five on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, three on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Espanol, one on TeleFutura and MLS Cup 2009 on ESPN and Galavision.

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The MLS playoffs will begin Thursday when the Seattle Sounders FC host the Houston Dynamo (TV: ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, live, 9 pm). According to Soccer America (I haven't bothered counting) of the 11 games, 10 will be available on national television five on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, three on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Espanol, one on TeleFutura and MLS Cup 2009 on ESPN and Galavision.

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There is soccer action galore on TV today, with a handful of top-notch rivalries on display.

Manchester United-Liverpool is the marquee game of the day, but there is so much more to watch. West Ham-Arsenal, Boca-River, Club America-Chivas and Marseille-Paris St. Germain are some of the quality tilts American soccer fans will have to choose from today.

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There is soccer action galore on TV today, with a handful of top-notch rivalries on display.

Manchester United-Liverpool is the marquee game of the day, but there is so much more to watch. West Ham-Arsenal, Boca-River, Club America-Chivas and Marseille-Paris St. Germain are some of the quality tilts American soccer fans will have to choose from today.

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The Top Four in the EPL has three teams most would have expected, but one that may come as a surprise. That team is Tottenham.

Harry Redknapp's squad heads into Saturday's action in third place, just three points behind Manchester United with Stoke City up next on the schedule.

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The Top Four in the EPL has three teams most would have expected, but one that may come as a surprise. That team is Tottenham.

Harry Redknapp's squad heads into Saturday's action in third place, just three points behind Manchester United with Stoke City up next on the schedule.

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El Reportero is the nationwide search for the ultimate sports fan, ready to take their sports knowledge to the next level as an ESPN Deportes soccer reporter. The second installation of the reality show allows participants to audition for the opportunity to become part of the network's team and a fixture in the world of sports. Click to continue reading...

MLS on TeleFutura: Houston - Los Angeles at 3pm. EPL on Setanta: Blackburn - Burnley at 8am. On Fox Soccer Channel: Wigan - Manchester City at 11am. Russian Premier League on Setanta: Lokomotiv - Spartak Moscow at 6am. Serie A on Fox Soccer: Lazio - Sampdoria at 9am and Milan - Roma at 2:30pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Malaga - Almeria at 11am. Click to continue reading...

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Marquee battles in each of Europe's top leagues and a loaded schedule of important MLS tilts headline a busy Saturday of soccer action.

Early birds will be able to watch Aston Villa take on Chelsea on ESPN2, while those sleeping in can still wake up and catch Juventus-Fiorentina, Hamburg-Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia Barcelona.

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Marquee battles in each of Europe's top leagues and a loaded schedule of important MLS tilts headline a busy Saturday of soccer action.

Early birds will be able to watch Aston Villa take on Chelsea on ESPN2, while those sleeping in can still wake up and catch Juventus-Fiorentina, Hamburg-Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia Barcelona.

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With a thrilling week of World Cup qualifying action behind us, international club soccer will once again take center stage this weekend as players change their focus from national teams to club teams.

There is no shortage of marquee match-ups, whether in England, Spain or MLS, which is winding up its regular season with some crucial playoff-impacting tilts.

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