Europa League on Fox Soccer: Maribor - Spurs at 1pm and Liverpool - Anzhi at 3pm. Fox Soccer Plus has Inter Milan - Partizan at 1pm, Newcastle United - Brugge at 3pm, and Panathinaikos - Lazio at 5pm. CONCACAF Champions League on Fox Soccer and Univision Deportes: Metapan - LA at 10pm. Galavision has Chivas - Xelaju at 10pm.
UEFA Champions League on Fox Soccer: Zenit - Anderlecht at 12pm, Ajax - Manchester City at 2:45pm, and Borussia Dortmund - Real Madrid at 5pm (2:45pm on Fox Soccer Plus). CONCACAF Champions League on Fox Soccer: Santos Laguna - Toronto at 8pm (also on Univision Deportes 2) and Seattle - Marathon at 10pm.
Champions League on Fox Soccer: Spartak Moscow - Benfica at 12pm and Manchester United - Braga at 2:30pm, and Barcelona - Celtic at 5pm (2:30pm on Fox Soccer Plus). CONCACAF Champions League on Fox Soccer and Univision Deportes: Houston - Olimpia at 8pm and Real Salt Lake - Herediano at 10pm. Galavision has Chorrillo - Monterrey at 10pm.
Champions League on Fox Soccer: Zenit St Petersburg - Milan at 12pm, Manchester City - Borussia Dortmund at 2pm, Arsenal - Olympiacos at 5pm, and Ajax - Real Madrid at 7pm (2pm on Fox Soccer Plus). Liga MX on Univision Deportes: Toluca - Queretaro at 8pm and Monterrey - Tijuana at 10pm. Galavision has Santos Laguna - Atlas at 9pm.
The San Jose Earthquakes have locked up the Supporters Shield and first place in the Western Conference, but they will still be looking to keep their dream season going with a win against the Los Angeles Galaxy (7pm ET, Galavision) in one of three Western Conference matches tonight with playoff implications.
Back to the Cathedral!Good morning! The Portland Timbers come to the Cathedral of Football
for the first visit since they foolishly decided to trade one Kenny Fuckin' Cooper to the Red
Bulls. We all know what has happened since: 13 goals for New York, the firing of John Spencer and a
comfortable spot at the bottom of the West for Portland.
The final places in the Euro 2012 semifinals will be booked this weekend, with four teams aiming
to join Portugal and Germany as the final four left vying for the continent's crown and a place in
the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
The most anticipated matches of the quarterfinal round take place Saturday and Sunday, when
defending champion Spain looks to thwart France's tournament run and set a date with Cristiano
Ronaldo & Co.
Three matches unfold across Major League Soccer tonight, each with its own playoff implications as
the regular season's stretch run continues.
In the Eastern Conference, a matchup between two teams currently occupying playoff spots sees
the Chicago Fire host the Houston Dynamo with just one point separating the two teams.
The weekend is here! Time to set your TIVO accordingly with this week's MLS TV guide!
Saturday, July 14
MatchTimeNational TVLocal TVOnlinePhiladelphia vs. Montreal 7 pm ET Direct Kick
(USA) CSN Philadelphia (PHI)
TVA Sports (MTL) MLS LIVE
NO BO New England vs.
The red-hot Chicago Fire will look to push the LA Galaxy's losing streak to three matches today
in the day's most high-profile match-up on the MLS schedule.
Four games fill out the day, beginning with the Fire's clash with an LA side that had enjoyed a
nice run before suffering back-to-back defeats.
Jack Jewsbury, Portland Timbers by Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian
There are a full slate of games scheduled for today and Wednesday although all require
subscriptions to MLS Direct Kick. The Houston Dynamo start things off at 7:30 pm tonight, as they
take on the Chicago Fire who are rising up the standings following their weekend win over Sporting
KC.
Traditionally, Independence Day is a big event for Major League Soccer, with fireworks
extravaganzas, big crowds and big publicity. Last year, the league's broadcast partners joined
the fun, with a crammed schedule of nationally telecast games. Fox Soccer started things off at
7:00 on Saturday with a live broadcast from RFK.
The San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy always bring plenty of tension and animosity to
their 'California Clasico' rivalry, but the latest installment of their derby will bring an extra
level of intensity because of just how much is on the line when they face off tonight.
The California Clasico is always a heated feud. But this weekend's version offers an extra dose
of hype.
With the San Jose Earthquakes boasting the best record in MLS, the defending champion Los
Angeles Galaxy on a three-game winning streak, and more than 50,000 tickets sold for Saturday
night's clash at Stanford Stadium, the fixture is this week's must-see match.
Saturday Euro 2012 on ESPN2: Spain - France at 2:30pm. MLS on Galavision: Dallas - Chivas USA at
9pm. All Times Eastern Sunday Euro 2012 on ESPN: Italy - England at 2:30pm. MLS on ESPN: Portland -
Seattle at 5pm. On NBC Sports Network: NY - DC at 7pm. All Times Eastern Monday No games today.
For the one and only time in 2012, the Texas derby will be contested Saturday.
Perhaps the most notable casualty of the league's move to an unbalanced schedule this season,
the rivalry match will see FC Dallas travel to BBVA Compass Stadium to take on the Houston
Dynamo.
The US Women play Australia at 10pm on ESPN2. Champions League on Fox Soccer: Chelsea - Juventus at 2pm. Fox Soccer Plus has Manchester United - Galatasaray at 2pm (5pm on Fox Soccer). CONCACAF Champions League on Fox Soccer: Puerto Rico - LA at 8pm (also on Univision Deportes 2) and Marathon - Seattle at 10pm.
In CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, the United States plays Jamaica at 8pm on ESPN2 and Galavision.
Univision has Mexico - Costa Rica at 9pm. Panama - Canada is on ESPN Deportes at 9pm. UEFA World
Cup Qualifying: England - Ukraine at 3pm on Fox Soccer. Univision Deportes has France - Belarus
also at 3pm.
CONCACAF Champions League on Fox Soccer and Galavision: LA - Metapan at 10pm. Univision Deportes
has Chorillo - Municipal at 8pm. Europa League on Fox Soccer: Hearts - Liverpool at 2:30pm. On beIN
Sport: Red Star - Bordeaux at 3pm. Spain's Super cup on ESPN Deportes: Barcelona - Real Madrid at
4:30pm.
A new season in England unofficially kicks off today as defending Premier League champions
Manchester City face off against FA Cup winners Chelsea in the FA Community Shield.
After building a reptuation as big spenders in recent years, Manchester City have yet to sign a
new player in this year's transfer window and enter the Community Shield with essentially the same
roster that captured the Premier League title back in May.
Fox Soccer has the Barcelona - Manchester United friendly at 2pm. Real Madrid - Milan is on ESPN2
at 8pm. Copa MX on Univision Deportes: Iraputo - Toluca at 8pm and Atlas - Neza at 10pm. On
Univision Deportes Dos: Veracruz - Queretaro at 8pm. On Galavision: UNAM Pumas - Merida at 10pm. US
Open Cup final: Kansas City - Seattle on GolTV at 9pm.
The World Football Challenge resumes on ESPN2 with LA - Real Madrid at 10:30pm. CONCACAF Champions
League on Univision Deportes: W. Connection - Xelaju at 8pm. Fox Soccer and Univision Deportes have
Seattle - Caledonia at 10pm. CD Olimpia - CD FAS is on Galavision at 10pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox
Deportes: Into Gas - Millonarios at 3pm, Equidad - Mineros 6pm, and Blooming - Universidad Catolica
at 8:30pm.
Another weekend without a lot of national available options. On Saturday, NBC Sports Network has
the Portland - LA game at 11pm. Sunday brings us two MLS games: New York - Seattle on ESPN at 4pm
and Houston - DC on Galavision at 9pm. There's a Monday game on GolTV: the Monaco - Newcastle
United friendly at 1pm.
Saturday brings us Seattle - Colorado at 11pm on NBC Sports Network. On Sunday, it's Chicago - LA
at 3pm on ESPN and New England - NY on Galavision at 7pm. No games on the schedule for Monday. All
Times Eastern
Welcome to tonight's In-Game Blog for the World Cup qualifying match between the U.S. Men's
National Team and Antigua and Barbuda. We'll have all the information on this gmae for the USA,
including lineups, pre-game facts and in-game notes from Tampa. Tonight's game will be aired live
on ESPN, ESPN3 and Galavision at 7 p.
A ferocious rivalry. An emotional return. A hot team on the playoff hunt. CONCACAF Champions
League revenge. It's all on the docket Wednesday night.
D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls meet in the rubber match of this year's Atlantic Cup,
with United looking to creep up to third place in the Eastern Conference, while New York eyes the
top spot and can leapfrog Sporting Kansas City for first place with a win.
D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls have played many intese games over the years, but it has
been a while since a meeting this late in the season between the two rivals has had playoff
implications for both sides.
The latest edition of the Atlantic Cup will be decided at RFK Stadium Wednesday night in the
rubber match of the season series between two teams looking to gain a stronger foothold in the
Eastern Conference playoff picture.
After reading Ginge's comments about Galavision in the previous post, I was resigned to thinking
that the highlight package would also be in Spanish. Not that I don't like Spanish broadcasts of
the Houston Dynamo, and as I wrote in the comments thread, listening to the Galavision guys on
repeated references using the players' full names, like "Robert Alan Boswell," "Geoffrey Scott
Cameron" and "Bradley Joseph Davis," was beyond awesome.
What a fabulous night of soccer at BBVA Compass Stadium. A 4-0 thumping of a 10-man D.C. United,
Boniek Garcia scored his first goal, Will "Dancing Bear" Bruin got back on the score sheet and
Brian Ching scored a Pirlo-esque penalty. No doubt everyone in attendance had a great time.
As for those us forced to take in the match on television, it was slightly less enjoyable.
Coming off a glorious 3 points last night from our Men in Red, Fire fans should be in a pretty
good mood today. We have done an open thread for other soccer games before here at HTIOT and it
seems like it has gone over pretty well. For that reason I thought I would set one up and host it
today for the 2 MLS matches taking place.
Is there much left to say? After two seasons the Philadelphia Union looked to be onto something
huge. With a stout defense, a young core, and veteran leaders who relished their roles, the formula
for success had been discovered.
