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World Cup Watch Party at Farmers Gastropub by James Radke

In addition to the US Men's team World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday there are a number of additional games of interest available from around the world. It's a FIFA date ensuring availability of key Club players so you'll be able to see all your favorites.

The final round of CONCACAF qualifying is coming this week and American fans looking for the mid-afternoon match on television will need to turn to beIN Sport (if it is carried by their provider). The game will air at 4:00 Eastern and should feature the former Gol TV team of Phil Schoen and Ray Hudson.

Good news, Comcast subscribers inside the city of Philadelphia! Starting "on or around" April 12, those with the $6.95 per month Sports Entertainment Package will see Fox Soccer Channel HD added to their cable lineup on channel 1512 (and GOL TV HD on channel 1513).

Indeed, perhaps the single biggest complaint that American soccer fans have about Major League Soccer's national TV presence is that the majority do not receive Fox Soccer Channel in HD, and therefore can't watch all of their team's matches in HD.

Below are television listings for all the German Bundesliga matches on October 26, 2012.

Augsburg v Hamburg, 2:30 PM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany), Gol TV (USA/Canada)

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Below are television listings for all the German Bundesliga matches on October 21, 2012.

Nuremberg v Augsburg, 9:30 AM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany), Gol TV (USA/Canada)

Hamburg v Stuttgart, 11:30 AM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany), ESPN (UK), Gol TV (USA/Canada)

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Below are television listings for all the German Bundesliga matches on October 19, 2012.

Hoffenheim v Gruether Furth, 2:30 PM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany), Gol TV (USA/Canada)

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Below are television listings for all the German Bundesliga matches on September 25, 2012.

Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg, 2:00 PM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany), SuperSport (Africa), Gol TV (USA/Canada)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund, 2:00 PM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany), SuperSport (Africa)

Schalke v Mainz, 2:00 PM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany)

SpVgg Greuther Furth v Fortuna Dusseldorf, 2:00 PM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany)

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Below are television listings for all the German Bundesliga matches on September 21, 2012.

FC Nuremberg v Eintracht Frankfurt, 2:30 PM (USA EST)

Sky Sport (Germany), ESPN Classic (UK), SuperSport (Africa), Gol TV (USA/Canada)

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Below are television listings for all the UEFA World Cup Qualifying matches on September 7, 2012.

Russia v Northern Ireland, 11:00 AM

ESPN 3/Deportes (USA), Sky Sports (Ireland), Sport 1 (Russia)

Azerbaijan v Israel, 12:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Sport 5 (Israel), Az TV (Azerbaijan), Rogers Sportsnet World (Canada)

Kazakhstan v Ireland, 12:00 PM

RTE Two (Ireland), Gol TV (USA/Canada)

Liechtenstein v Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), BHT 1 (Bosnia)

Georgia v Belarus, 1:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), 1TV (Georgia), Channel 2 (Belarus)

Malta v Armenia, 2:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA)

Estonia v Romania, 2:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), TVR 1 (Romania), ETV 2 (Estonia)

Croatia v Macedonia, 2:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), HRT 2 (Croatia)

Lithuania v Slovakia, 2:15 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), DajTo (Slovakia), Lietuvos rytas.

Below are television listings for all the international friendlies on September 7, 2012.

Brazil v South Africa, 2:45 PM

Gol TV (USA/Canada), Digi Sport (Romania/Hungary), Sport 1 (Israel), Arena Sport (Serbia), Sport 1 (Israel), Arena Sport (Serbia)

Spain v Saudi Arabia, 4:00 PM

ESPN3 (USA), ESPN (Australia/South America), TVE La Primera (Spain), SuperSport (Africa), Sport 2 (Israel/Hungary/Slovakia/Czech Republic), C+ (France), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Sport TV3 (Portugal), TV2 Sport (Norway),

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Below are television listings for all the Major League Soccer matches on August 26, 2012.

Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas, 7:00 PM (USA EST)

NBC Sports Network (USA), RDS 2 (Canada), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), C+ (Scandinavia), Orange Sport (Poland), SportKlub (Hungary), Arena Sport (Serbia/Croatia)

Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls, 9:00 PM (USA EST)

ESPN 2 (USA), ESPN (UK), Gol TV/RDS (Canada)

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REAL SALT LAKE VS. TORONTO
　
RIO TINTO STADIUM - SATURDAY 9PM ET
TV: GOL TV ----RADIO: THE FAN 590
　
THE KICKABOUT:
If there is one place Toronto FC would have chosen to avoid while trying not to tie the record for worst start in MLS history, Real Salt Lake's Rio Tinto Stadium may be it.

FC DALLAS (2ND) VS. TORONTO FC (3RD)
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP C

PIZZA HUT PARK - TUESDAY 8PM EDT
TV: GOL TV -----RADIO: FAN 590

THE KICKABOUT:
Yes the hyperbole machine is once again churning out platitudes at full strength - but this time it's for realsies!

By Chris Wright

Blackburn, in their relentless search for a 'marquee' signing, have reportedly been offered the services of Boca Juniors stalwart (and light of legendary Gol TV commentator Ray Hudson's life) Juan Roman Riquelme on the cheap.

Riquelme's agent Barry McIntosh (you can almost smell the pinstripes) told the Lancashire Telegraph:

"I have spoken with (middle man) Jerome Anderson, who is doing a lot of work for Blackburn Rovers, about a deal for Riquelme and it is being thought about.

By Chris Wright

As your probably aware, Pies suffered a pretty large hack attack yesterday, knocking us off air for almost the entire day hence the reason we're slightly late with this one, but it's a goody so we hope you'll forgive the tardyness.

What we have here is Lionel Messi scoring the third goal of an obligatory, barely-worth-mentioning hat-trick against Malaga on Sunday eve instantly made great by Gol TV co-commentator Ray Hudson (a long-time Pies hero) reaching a point of euphoric climax in the process.

By Chris Wright

God love GOL TV's excitable Geordie wordsmith...

A personal highlight:� "Waaah! JUNGLE CAT!"

Video: Barca HD

UEFA Champions League

The tie of the round begins at the Emirates Stadium (Arsenal Stadium according to UEFA) as Arsenal and FC Barcelona meet in the knockout phase of the Champions League for the second consecutive year. � When Arsenal failed to win their group, the Gunners always knew that there would be a chance that they would get Barcelona in the Round of 16 draw, and the fates heeded such a matchup between two of the best footballing sides in Europe.

Expo 2008 was held in the city of Zaragoza, and one of the striking structures built for the expo was the Torre del Agua, shaped to represent a droplet of water. Photo courtesy of Salvador Bru.

Round 23 of 38 might be a little too early to mention relegation six-pointers, but with teams twelfth to twentieth a within a slender five points of each other and the gap widening between these teams and the first eleven of La Liga, a three-point win should not be underestimated as time snowballs downward to the end of the campaign.

The Fundación Picasso, an organization whose purpose is to promote the works of Pablo Picasso, headquarted at Picasso's birth home on the Plaza de la Merced in Málaga.

Two of the most active clubs in the January transfer window meet together this weekend in an Andalucian derby at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán between Sevilla and Málaga.

The Palau Reíal Major in Barcelona was the home for counts of Barcelona and later the Kings of Aragon.

Espanyol's surprising start has not only stretched to this juncture of the season but has also improved from a club that only garnered points at home to a team that can win the tough matches away from home.

The Passeig des Born, a picturesque promenade in the heart of Palma de Mallorca, is lined with high-end shops coupled with quaint pavement cafés while hosting numerous festivals and fiestas throughout the year.

La Liga officially begins the second half of its season this weekend, and FC Barcelona has continued its stellar form with a staggering fifty-two points out of a possible fifty-seven points, a Spanish record for the opening half of any campaign.

La Sagrada Familia, the famous unfinished work of Antoni Gaudí, has become the symbol of the city of Barcelona.

Back from personal vacation, this weekend's round of matches is the last one of the 2010 calendar year before the players go on their own vacations during the La Liga winter break.

Humpday? Must be Columbus.  Well our manager may not be around for the first while but you dear supporter have no excuse! It's time to call your second cousin and tell her to move that wedding date - or at least make sure that the hall gets GOL TV. Yes, from deep in their Manhattan underground lair, Major League Soccer has unleashed its 2013 schedule on an expectant public.

Below are television listings for all the UEFA World Cup Qualifying matches on September 11, 2012.

Cyprus v Iceland, 1:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Viasat (Norway), RIK 2 (Cyprus), Al Jazeera Sport

Israel v Russia, 1:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Rogers Sportsnet World (Canada), Channel 1 (Russia), IBA (Israel)

Romania v Andorra, 1:30 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Antena 1 (Romania)

Georgia v Spain, 1:30 PM

ESPN 3/Deportes (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Rogers Sportsnet World (Canada), Tele Cinco (Spain)

Bulgaria v Armenia, 2:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), BNT 1 (Bulgaria)

Turkey v Estonia, 2:00 PM

Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), ESPN 3 (Middle East), ETV 2 (Estonia), Star (Turkey)

Norway v Slovenia, 2:00 PM

TV2 (Norway/Slovenia)

Bosnia-Herzegovina v Latvia, 2:00 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), LTV 7 (Latvia), BHT 1 (Bosnia)

Slovakia v Liechtenstein, 2:15 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), DajTo (Slovakia)

Serbia v Wales, 2:30 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Sky Sports 2 (UK), RTS 1 (Serbia)

Sweden v Kazakhstan, 2:30 PM

TV4 (Sweden)

Switzerland v Albania, 2:30 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), SF Swei/RSI La 2/RTS Deux (Switzerland)

San Marino v Montenegro, 2:30 PM

ESPN 3 (USA)

Austria v Germany, 2:35 PM

Gol TV (USA/Canada), ARD Das Erste (Germany), ORF Eins (Austria)

Belgium v Croatia, 2:45 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), HRT 2 (Croatia), Club RTL (Belgium)

Italy v Malta, 2:45 PM

Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), ESPN (Australia), RAI 1 (Italy)

Northern Ireland v Luxembourg, 2:45 PM

ESPN 3 (USA), Sky Sports 3 (UK)

Greece v Lithuania, 2:45 PM

MEGA Channel (UK), ESPN 3 (USA)

Poland v Moldova, 2:45 PM

Polsat PPV (Poland), ESPN 3 (USA)

Scotland v Macedonia, 2:45 PM

Sky Sports 1 (UK), ESPN 3 (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East)

England v Ukraine, 3:00 PM

ITV 1 (UK), Fox Soccer (USA), Setanta Sports (Australia)

France v Belarus, 3:00 PM

TF 1 (France), ESPN 3/Univision Deportes (USA), ESPN (UK)

Portugal v Azerbaijan, 3:15 PM

RTP 1 (Portugal), ESPN 3/Deportes (USA), AzTV (Azerbaijan)

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Gol Televisión ha comenzado una impactante operación de publicidad que ha sustituido las marquesinas habituales de los autobuses de la EMT por los banquillos en los que se sientan las estrellas en los campos de fútbol.

El objetivo es llamar la atención de los ciudadanos madrileños donde ya ha comenzado la campaña.