The Mexican League playoffs and the MLS Cup Final headline a busy day of soccer action around the world.

The LA Galaxy-Real Salt Lake MLS Cup Final should offer a great nightcap for a day of soccer that includes some EPL and Serie A action, and a Mexican League playoff showdown featuring Michael Orozco's San Luis against Toluca.

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Tim Howard faces off against former club Manchester United today in one of the day's marquee match-ups.

The morning EPL matches are already underway, but Everton's showdown against the champions will highlight the afternoon slate of matches.

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

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It's another full set of matches in the top European leagues on Saturday, November 21, 2009 and Sunday, November 22, 2009. Here's are the complete United States and United Kingdom TV listings for this weekend.

Spanish La Liga

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Tenerife v Sevilla FC 17:00 GMT, 12:00 EST GolTV (USA)

Real Madrid v Racing Santander 19:00 GMT, 14:00 EST -Â Sky Sports 2 (UK)

Athletic Bilbao v FC Barcelona  21:00 GMT, 16:00 EST - Sky Sports 2 (UK), GolTV (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Malga v Real Zaragoza 18:00 GMT, 13:00 EST Sky Sports 2 (UK)

Osasuna v Valencia 21:00 GMT, 16:00 EST GolTV (USA)

Italian Serie A

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Fiorentina v Parma 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST ESPN (UK), Fox Soccer Channel (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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

Juventus v Udinese 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST ESPN (UK), Fox Soccer Channel (USA)

German Bundesliga

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Schalke 04 v Hannover 96 14:30 GMT, 09:30 EST GolTV (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Hamburg v Bochum 16:30 GMT, 11:30 EST ESPN (UK), GolTV (USA)

French Ligue 1

Saturday, November 21, 2009

AJ Auxerre v AS Moncao 20:00 GMT, 15:00 EST Setanta Sports (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

St Etienne v Lorient 16:00 GMT, 11:00 EST Setanta Sports (USA)

Montpellier v Lille 20:00 GMT, 15:00 EST Setanta Sports (USA)

Scottish Premier League

Dundee United v Celtic 12:00 GMT, 07:00 EST ESPN (UK)

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From Soccer America The final six teams in the 32-team World Cup 2010 field will be determined today four in Europe, one in South America/Concacaf and one in Africa necessitated by the tie between Egypt and Algeria in their qualifying group. For a look at all six games, with television information and predictions .

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The FIFA 2010 World Cup will determine its final spots in Wednesday, November 18, 2009 with the second legs of the UEFA Playoffs and the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL Playoff. Who will advance to South Africa next summer? Here's a list of previews, predictions, and USA/UK Television listings for the matches on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

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The U17 World Cup wraps up this weekend. One of the semifinals begin tomorrow (Thursday) with COLOMBIA-SWITZERLAND, live at 8:55 am on Galavision. The Final is Sunday November 15th, and ESPN2 will be broadcasting the game live at 11:45 am.

In addition to the U17 games, Saturday begins the final qualifying rounds for World Cup 2010.

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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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Starting this weekend, the final slots for the 2010 World Cup will be decided around the world. So, let's have a bit of fun with the playoffs.
Today until Saturday, entries are open for picks for the first leg of the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and UEFA first legs and for the AFC/OFC second leg. We'll pick the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and UEFA second legs starting on Sunday or Monday. Click to continue reading...

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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The English Premier League continues this weekend with another full set of matches. The biggest match of the weekend is Chelsea v Manchester United. They are currently the top two teams in the table and two of the favorites in the UEFA Champions League. Here's a list of predictions, previews, and USA/UK TV listings.

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This Sunday, Wayne Rooney will star in his latest version of the TV show "Wayne Rooney's Street Striker," where 24 players compete in six challenges in three shows. The ultimate goal is to crown the new, undisputed ‘Coke Zero' Street Striker 09.

Watch the above video to get a sneak peek of some of the action where Rooney shows off his dribbling and concentration skills.

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Brant Parsons of the Orlando Sentinel, and the Orlando Sentinel.com stops by to talk about Arsene Wenger's impact on Arsenal and English Football. Wenger recently collected his 1,000the Premiership point and broke the record for the longest tenure as an Arsenal manager. Among the topics discussed on this show are Wenger's training techniques, his ability to spot excellent young players, his emphasis on eating right and how that lengthened he careers of several players and much more.

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The UEFA Champions League continues its group stage with some key matches on Tuesday, November 3, and Wednesday, November 4. Here's a list of predictions, previews, and USA/UK TV Listings for the upcoming matches.

Previews

Full previews of all the matches can be found here the UEFA's official website, here.

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Every summer sees rampant speculation that Barcelona will finally pull Cesc Fabregas away from Arsenal. Â In the lead up to Saturday's North London Derby, even former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor once again fueled rumors by saying that if Arsenal fail to qualify for the Champions League, then Fabregas will be on his way to Catalunya come summer.

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Simon Kuper, bestselling and critically acclaimed author joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast to discuss his new book. the book, titled "Why England Lose" in the UK and "Soccernomics" in the US is a comprehensive look at all aspects of the game and evaluates insight from economics, statistics, business and psychology to evaluate the world game.

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The English Premier League has another full set of matches on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1. Some of the key matchups include Fulham v Liverpool, Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea, Everton v Aston Villa, and Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur. Will Chelsea remain on top and can Liverpool continued their recent form to keep pace with the top teams?

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The loss of Setanta Sports during the summer didn't only have knock on effects for the Premier League, although that was the story which hogged the headlines at the time. The Scottish Premier League had to negotiate a new (and reduced) deal with Sky Sports, the Blue Square Premier started the new seasons without any television coverage at all and the FA were left seeking new partners for the FA Cup.

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It appears very likely that some or all of the FA Cup matches will be shown on Sky Sports television in the United Kingdom this season. Setanta Sports UK had the rights to the FA Cup last season until they closed its doors this past summer.

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The English Premier League is well into the 2009-10 season and continues on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. Liverpool looks to recover from their recent struggles with a crucial match against Manchester United. There are six matches on Saturday and four on Sunday. Here's a list of predictions, previews, and USA/UK television listings for this weekend of English Premier League matches.

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Fox Soccer Channel and the Premier League today announced that Fox Sports International has won the bidding for the rights to show the Premier League on US television for the 2010-2013 seasons. Fox has also won the similar rights for Central and South America to its associated company, Fox Sports Latin America.

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The UEFA Champions League continues its group stage on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 and Wednesday, October 21, 2009 with all 32 teams in action. There are 8 matches on each day. Here's a list of the matches with predictions, previews, and USA/UK TV Listings for the matches on October 20 and October 21.

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All the top European leagues resume play on Saturday after the international break. These include the Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, and French Ligue 1. Here are predictions for the top matches in each league along with full United States and United Kingdom TV listings for Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, 2009.

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The English Premier League resumes after an international break with a full set of matches. Here's are predictions, video previews, and United States and United Kingdom TV listings for this weekend of matches on October 17-19.

Predictions (times listed are GMT local UK time)

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Arsenal v Birmingham, 15:00 Arsenal wins 2-0

Aston Villa v Chelsea, 12:45 1-1 Draw

Everton v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Everton wins 1-0

Man Utd v Bolton, 15:00 Man U wins 2-1

Portsmouth v Tottenham, 15:00 Tottenham wins 3-1

Stoke v West Ham, 15:00 0-0 Draw

Sunderland v Liverpool, 15:00 Liverpool wins 1-0

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Blackburn v Burnley, 13:00 Blackburn wins 3-0

Wigan v Man City, 16:00 - 2-2 Draw

Monday, 19 October 2009

Fulham v Hull, 20:00 Fulham wins 3-2

Video Previews/TV Listings (time listed are USA Eastern Standard Time or -5 GMT, click on each match for video preview)

Saturday, October 17, 2009 Time Home Away TV VENUE 7:45 ET Aston Villa v Chelsea (USA), Sky Sports (UK) Villa Park 10:00 ET Arsenal v Birmingham Emirates Stadium 10:00 ET Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers Goodison Park 10:00 ET Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers Setanta Sports (USA) Old Trafford 10:00 ET Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park 10:00 ET Stoke City v West Ham United Britannia Stadium 10:00 ET Sunderland v Liverpool Fox Soccer Channel (USA) Stadium of Light Sunday, October 18, 2009 Time Home Away TV VENUE 8:00 ET Blackburn Rovers v Burnley Sky Sports (UK), Setanta Sports (USA) Ewood Park 11:00 ET Wigan Athletic v Manchester City Sky Sports (UK), Fox Soccer Channel (USA) DW Stadium Monday, October 19, 2009 Time Home Away TV VENUE 15:00 ET Fulham v Hull City (USA), ESPN (UK) Craven Cottage

League Table (as of Thursday, October 15, 2009)

2009-10 Table Team GP W D L Pts GF GA GD Chelsea 8 7 0 1 21 18 6 12 Manchester United 8 6 1 1 19 19 8 11 Tottenham 8 5 1 2 16 19 12 7 Manchester City 7 5 1 1 16 15 8 7 Arsenal 7 5 0 2 15 24 10 14 Liverpool 8 5 0 3 15 22 12 10 Aston Villa 7 4 1 2 13 10 6 4 Sunderland 8 4 1 3 13 16 13 3 Burnley 8 4 0 4 12 7 16 -9 Everton 7 3 1 3 10 9 11 -2 Stoke City 8 2 3 3 9 6 10 -4 Wigan Athletic FC 8 3 0 5 9 8 15 -7 Bolton 7 2 2 3 8 10 11 -1 Birmingham City 8 2 1 5 7 5 8 -3 Fulham 7 2 1 4 7 6 10 -4 Blackburn 7 2 1 4 7 8 15 -7 Wolverhampton 8 2 1 5 7 7 14 -7 Hull City 8 2 1 5 7 8 20 -12 West Ham United 7 1 2 4 5 8 11 -3 Portsmouth 8 1 0 7 3 4 13 -9 Click to continue reading...

Fox Soccer Channel will be televising the Liverpool against Manchester United game scheduled for October 25 at 10am ET.

Up until now, we weren't sure whether Setanta Sports or Fox Soccer Channel would show the game, but the game is now listed on Fox Soccer Channel's TV schedule. Following the game, FSC will show West Ham United versus Arsenal at Noon ET.

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TORONTO - Pistolas FC officially announced their entry today, into the Toronto-Mississauga Cup scheduled for Saturday, October 24th, 2009.
After days of speculation and trying to meet the minimum roster numbers, the team has assembled a cast they feel is quite capable of playing a high octane, competitive brand of soccer. Click to continue reading...

Rio Ferdinand is perhaps one of the more unlikely of digital ambassadors. Before yesterday's online-only broadcast of Ukraine v England, the defender offered his opinion on the unique way the game would be broadcast to the nation.

"I'm sure it'll be the way forward and in the future it'll probably be the reality.

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World Cup qualifying takes center stage today as qualifiers around the globe and throughout your TV listings.

European qualifiers dominate the early portion of Saturday's viewing options, with Denmark-Sweden an Russia-Germany headlining. South American and CONCACAF qualifying take place tonight.

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World Cup qualifying takes center stage today as qualifiers around the globe and throughout your TV listings.

European qualifiers dominate the early portion of Saturday's viewing options, with Denmark-Sweden an Russia-Germany headlining. South American and CONCACAF qualifying take place tonight.

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With a schedule jam packed with MLS and World Cup Qualifying action, today is a big day in the soccer universe. Some of the international matches sparking my interest include Denmark v. Sweden (1 p.m., FSE), Hungary v. Portugal (2:45 p.m., Setanta Sports), Mexico vs. El Salvador (5 p.m., Telemundo), Costa Rica v.

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The fan favorite series on soccer/football, Special 1 TV, has been cancelled by Setanta Sports. This is due to the fact Setanta folded operations in the UK and had financial troubles. Currently, Special 1 TV is not in production and has not been picked up by any other network. There's been speculation that it will be picked up by another network (ESPN, BBC, Sky Sports) but these are just rumors.

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It is a do-or-die weekend for some of the world's best players, and you will be able to watch most of it on TV.

Okay, so maybe you won't be able to watch most of it on TV, but with some help from your local soccer bar, as well as those reliable internet feeds, you should be able to see the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry as they try to keep their World Cup dreams alive.

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It is a do-or-die weekend for some of the world's best players, and you will be able to watch most of it on TV.

Okay, so maybe you won't be able to watch most of it on TV, but with some help from your local soccer bar, as well as those reliable internet feeds, you should be able to see the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry as they try to keep their World Cup dreams alive.

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Georgie Bingham doesn't have the easiest job on television, that's for sure. From that early morning Saturday kickoff in August when ESPN kicked off its coverage of the Premier League to the last match shown between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur, Georgie has experienced the highs and lows of being the presenter of the Premier League coverage on ESPN2.

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Yesterday, the Premier League announced which December matches have had their kickoff times rescheduled so they can be shown on television worldwide. Even though Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta Sports and ESPN haven't announced which games they'll show for that month, I've been able to deduce which games will be shown on US television by matching up the network's schedules with when the games are shown.

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Episode 141 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Nick Szczepanik, writer for The Times newspaper and a regular co-host on TheGame Podcast. Szczepanik offers an intriguing insight to English football by having lived in the United States and being a follower of American sports.

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