Clint Dempsey will try to keep his torrid hot streak in the English Premier League going against a Manchester City side looking to hold on to first place in one of today's best matches.

The Cottagers are in need of points to move further away from the relegation zone, but earning any in Manchester against a City side coming off a loss to Everton won't be easy.

Not too long ago, Chelsea and Manchester United were fighting each other for league titles and UEFA Champions League superiority. Now, the Blues are just hoping to chip away at a 12-point table deficit that keeps mounting by the week.

The two English giants battle Sunday at Stamford Bridge in a nationally televised game on the Fox network, with United looking to maintain its place atop the league while dealing perhaps the final blow to Chelsea's faint title hopes and forcing the club into a fight for a place in Europe next season.

Today is one of those jam-packed days of soccer action that make you happy to be a soccer fan with a full day with nothing to do but watch soccer.

There is something for everybody today, from the historic Arsenal-Manchester United clash, which will be the first English Premier League match shown live on American network television, to this morning's Manchester City-Tottenham tilt featuring two of the best teams in England.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Timmy Chandler may have scored a goal on Saturday, but he wasn't the only U.S. men's national team defender to make an impact with his left foot.

Jonathan Spector helped rescue Birmingham City from defeat, assisting on an 87th-minute equalizer in the club's 2-2 draw with Blackpool.

If you had asked people before the English Premier League season which teams would still be unbeaten at the start of November, not many would have said Newcastle, but there the Magpies are, sitting near the top of the table with a zero in the loss column.

Tim Howard and Everton will try to hand Alan Pardew's squad that first loss in the opening match of today's busy schedule of action.

The obvious draw this weekend for American soccer fans is Sunday's MLS conference final slate, with the winners of the Los Angeles-Salt Lake and Kansas City-Houston matches advancing to the 2011 MLS Cup final.

There are plenty of matches around the world that should capture your attention as well, though, beginning in Mexico, where a game remains in the Apertura regular season.

The Major League Soccer playoffs will be in full swing today, taking center stage on a busy day in the soccer world.

The headlining match of the day takes place at Red Bull Arena, where the New York Red Bulls take on the Los Angeles Galaxy in the most star-studded playoff match in MLS history.

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Ps. Equipo JJ G E P GA GP DF Pts. 1 Bayern M. 9 7 1 1 25 1 24 22 2 Borussia M. 9 5 2 2 11 6 5 17 3 B. Dortmund 9 5 1 3 15 7 8 16 4 Stuttgart 9 5 1 3 14 6 8 16 5 Werder Bremen 9 5 1 3 16 12 4 16 6 Schalke 04 9 5 0 4 18 15 3 15 7 Hannover 96 9 4 3 2 11 12 -1 15 8 B.

Hamburg SV's captain, Heiko Westermann, knows how to give the people what they want. No, not a victory against Valencia CF on Monday (soz fellas); we're talking about a nice flash of thigh and a healthy helping of abs! Hooray! Image via Mundo Deportivo.

German Bundesliga club and 2009/10 UEFA Europa League semi-finalist Hamburger SV (also called Hamburg or HSV) has officially unveiled its adidas 2011/12 third kit (or ausweichtrikot). Its launch follows the release of the Hamburg 11/12 home kit in early May and the release of the club's new away kit earlier this month.

It's no secret that the New York Red Bulls need goalkeeping help, and that help appears to be on the way.

According to a report in German publication Bild, the Red Bulls have signed former Hamburg SV goalkeeper Frank Rost.

Current keepers Bouna Coundoul and Greg Sutton have each made their fair share of goalkeeping errors this season, with neither being able to outdistance the other to claim the No.

Featured player Nicklas Bendtner has stayed in London to decide on which club to join and there has been many interested parties. I'm hearing alot of stuff coming from Germany with BVB also known as Borussia Dortmund being interested in NB. Director of Hamburg SV, Frank Arnesen has declared his interest in Bendtner, but has said it will be a tough challenge to get him to the impressive Imtech Arena.

German Bundesliga club and 2009/10 UEFA Europa League semi-finalist Hamburger SV (also called Hamburg or HSV) has officially unveiled its adidas 2011/12 away kit. Its launch follows the release of the Hamburg 11/12 home kit in early May. The new HSV kit is worn by the team during their pre-season training session on July 6th.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Ruud van Nistelrooy was officially presented as a Málaga CF player at the club's La Rosaleda stadium on Thursday in front of over 10,000 fans. The former Dutch international joined the Spanish La Liga club from Hamburg SV on a one-year deal. Málaga finished the 2010/11 La Liga season in [.

German Bundesliga club and 2009/10 UEFA Europa League semi-finalist Hamburger SV (also called Hamburg or HSV) has officially unveiled its adidas 2011/12 home kit (featuring modeling from players Eljero Elia and Heung-Min Son). The new HSV kit is based on the "Blauer Peter (Blue Peter)" flag signal which was raised before the departure of the ships [.

To borrow a phrase, football makes strange bedfellows. It is not entirely uncommon for a manager to lead one club for years only to depart for said club's principal rival, at times irking supporters on both sides of the divide. Some have become so adept at hopping into the enemy's bed though, they feel no compunction about doing it a couple times, as Harry Redknapp demonstrated last decade by leaving Portsmouth for Southampton only to make a return engagement with Pompey.

By FRANCO PANIZO

The U.S. national team won't be the only squad with new American faces in its lineup this weekend.

Several players in the Americans Abroad contingent will be looking to make debuts with their respective new clubs.

Jermaine Jones is one of those players, and he'll look to start for Blackburn when it faces West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.