Real Madrid can move a big step closer to the Spanish Premier League title today with a win against Levante in one of the day's most anticipated matches.

Barcelona's shocking loss to Levante on Saturday means Real Madrid could extend their lead atop the La Liga standings to a huge ten points.

Arsenal's season hasn't gone quite according to plan, but a win today against Aston VIlla in FA Cup Fourth Round action could help ease some of the pressure being faced by Arsene Wenger these days.

Wenger has been roundly criticized since the Gunners' loss to Manchester United last week, but a win today might help ease some of that backlash.

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.

Thierry Henry has already made a dramatic return to Arsenal, but today he will have his chance to try and top his game-winning FA Cup goal against Leeds by scoring in his first English Premier League match of his comeback.

The Gunners take on Swansea City in what should be an entertaining encounter, and could bring us Henry's first start since coming back to Arsenal.

The FA Cup continues in full swing today, with the biggest match-up of the weekend featuring the Manchester Derby.

Manchester City will look to take a step closer to defending their FA Cup title against a Manchester United side that is coming off a painful loss to Newcastle in league play.

Though the game is being played while much of the United States is still asleep, the Club World Cup Final between Barcelona and Santos is promising to be must-see football.

The battle between the reigning European and South American champions will feature some serious star power, with Lionel Messi and Neymar grabbing most of the headlines.

Santos Laguna and Tigres enter today's Mexican Apertura Final second leg with championship aspirations and 90 minutes to try and lift a trophy.

Tigres posted a 1-0 victory in Torreon in the first leg, and will be favored to hold that lead at home, but Santos Laguna does boast the firepower to reverse that scoreline.

Tim Howard and Everton find themselves in a logjam in the middle of the English Premier League standings, but if the U.S. national team goalkeeper and his team want to make a run at the top teams in England, they will need a win today against Stoke City to make that happen.

Everton is currently in a four-way tie in the middle of the Premier League table, but the Toffees hold two games in hand on the pack, and wins in those two games could pull Everton within range of arch-rival Liverpool, among others.

This weekend's English Premier League action marked the one-third point of the season, leaving plenty of soccer left to play, but Manchester City could put a stranglehold on first place in England with a win against Liverpool today.

The Reds are the only thing standing between City and a seven-point lead atop the Premier League, and Liverpool has its own motivation for wanting to win at Anfield today.

Juventus has been the revelation of the young Serie A season, and with former AC Milan playmaker Andrea Pirlo leading the attack and a defense that has allowed just seven goals in nine matches, the Bianconeri look like a worthy challenger to unseat defending champion AC Milan.

If Juve is going to maintain its one-point lead atop the Italian standings, they will need to beat a dangerous Napoli side today.

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.

The most highly-anticipated match of the European club season has arrived, with rivals Manchester United and Manchester City clashing today with first place in the English Premier League and bragging rights in the city of Manchester on the line.

Manchester City is currently in first place, riding the stellar form of striker Edin Dzeko and midfielder David Silva, but City hasn't played nearly as tough a schedule early on as Manchester United, who have already faced Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool while City has yet to face any of those regulars in the EPL Top Four.

As far as intense rivalries go, you can't find many more intense than the Rome Derby.

Roma and Lazio always produce some of the most intese matches in Europe, and today should be no different as the Serie A powers collide. Both teams have gotten off to slow starts in league play, and are currently tied on points, but today's derby could help catapult one of them up the standings.

Tottenham and Arsenal square off today in the latest installment of the North London Derby, one of the world's premier rivalries, and in this case, a battle between teams with similar aspirations of being a Top Four team in the English Premier League.

Tottenham will be favored playing at White Hart Lane, and will look to punish an Arsenal defense that has had its problems in the early season.

It isn't often that a college soccer game headlines a day's action during the weekend, but today's South Florida/West Virginia tilt has something for all.

Along with being two of the country's top teams, South Florida and West Virginia feature some of the best pro prospects in the nation, with South Florida goalkeeper Chris Blais and West Virginia centerback Eric Schoenle among the most highly-regarded prospects in college soccer.

The first match-up of true English Premier League title contenders takes place today as defending champion Manchester United takes on arch-rival Chelsea in the weekend's top match (11am, Fox Soccer Channel).

Manchester United has been virtually unstoppable in league play, with Wayne Rooney running rampant as the spear-head of United's outstanding attack.

Clint Dempsey didn't wind up going anywhere in the summer transfer window despite a myriad of rumors, and now that the silly season is behind us we can watch Dempsey continue is role as clutch finisher for the Cottagers.

Dempsey and Fulham return to action today against Blackburn, the same Rovers side that came close to signing American defender George John.

Manchester United is going through a youth movement, while Arsenal is underdoing a transformation after seeing two starts live via transfer, but all that change isn't taking away from the drama that surrounds one of the better rivalries in Europe.

United will be the heavy favorite when the team's meet today, but Arsenal isn't likely to lay down and will have some confidence coming in after an impressive Champions League playoff victory at mid-week.

Two of the most impressive teams of the English Premier League's first week were Manchester City and Bolton, which both posted blowout wins to start the season.

We will find out just which of those fast starters is the truly legitimate one when they face off at the Reebok this morning in one of the day's most intriguing match-ups.

Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will do battle for silverware all year long, and the first installment of that series of clashes is today in the Spanish Super Cup.

Barcelona will look to add the Super Cup to its UEFA Champions League title and Spanish Primera championship, but Real Madrid will look to duplicate its Copa Del Rey victory over Barcelona.

Manchester United and Manchester City figure to contend for the Premier League crown this season, but they'll fight for the FA Community Shield on Sunday in a high-profile season tune-up.

A number of Americans are also slated to be in action Sunday as well. Although he's not guaranteed to start after coming off a hamstring injury, Jozy Altidore's AZ Alkmaar gets its season underway against PSV Eindhoven; Carlos Bocanegra and St.

Thierry Henry will face the club that made him a worldwide start today as Henry and the New York Red Bulls take on Arsenal in the final match of the Emirates Cup.

The Red Bulls scored a surprising victory over Paris St. Germain in their opening match on Saturday, but will face a much stiffer test against the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium.

The champion of South America will be crowned today as Uruguay and Paraguay face off in the Copa America Final, the marquee match on today's soccer schedule.

It is a light day on the schedule, but most looking for action will tune in to see if Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan can help Uruguay break down the defensive-minded Paraguayans.

The Women's World Cup Final will be grabbing most of the attention of American soccer fans today, but it certainly isn't the only match on today's schedule.

The final two places in the Copa America semifinals will be filled today as Brazil looks to avoid the fate of fellow favorite Argentina by beating Paraguay.

The day after defending World Cup champion Germany was upset by Japan, the U.S. women's national team and Brazil will face off in a match that should go a long way toward determining who the next world champion will be.

The United States will look to rebound from an upset loss to Sweden in the group stage, but must find a way to stop a Brazil attack that has gotten the better of the Americans in the past.

If you are a fan of all things Brazilian soccer, then today is your day.

Brazil's women's and men's national teams are both in action today, while the men's Under-17 national team is also playing, meaning you'll have three chances to see some Samba soccer on display.

The Brazil men kick off their Copa America campaign, while the women look to keep rolling in the World Cup.

With the Gold Cup in the rearview mirror, soccer fans have fewer viewing options in the coming days, but today there are still some quality MLS matches on the slate, as well as some intriguing Under-17 World Cup match-ups.

The New York Red Bulls are in Chicago today to take on the Chicago Fire, while the Seattle Sounders look to keep their recent hot form going against struggling New England.

It is a relatively light day of soccer action today, but there are still some good match-ups to help you get your day's serving of quality soccer.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup resumes today, with Group A completing group play with regional powers Mexico and Costa Rica squaring off. Mexico has outscored opponents 10-0 so far in the tournament while Costa Rica is coming off scoring a stoppage time equalizer to tie El Salvador.

It is a light day on the soccer calendar, but the kickoff of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup serves as the day's headlining event for American soccer fans looking for some soccer to watch.

Mexico takes on El Salvador tonight, while Costa Rica opens the tournament against Cuba in the Gold Cup's first set of matches.

It is a light day on the soccer calendar, but the kickoff of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup serves as the day's headlining event for American soccer fans looking for some soccer to watch.

Mexico takes on El Salvador tonight, while Costa Rica opens the tournament against Cuba in the Gold Cup's first set of matches.

Inter Milan is no longer the reigning European champion, but it can still finish its season on a high note by winning the Coppa Italia.

Inter faces Palermo in the high-profile club match of the day, while Germany and Uruguay highlight the international slate in a rematch of the 2010 World Cup's third-place game.

Between championship and playoff showdowns and other matchups with big implications, Sunday's slate has something for everybody.

Jonathan Spector's West Ham seeks a win against Wigan in a matchup of two desperate teams currently on the bottom of England's drop zone, while Liverpool and Tottenham meet in a match that will almost certainly decide which team qualifies for the UEFA Europa League next season.

The English Premier League title will go a long way toward being decided today when Manchester United plays host to Chelsea at Old Trafford.

A Manchester United win would all but lock up the title for United, while a Chelsea victory would put the Blues in the driver's seat with three matches remaining.

What seemed like not much of a title race in England has suddenly become a contest as Chelsea's win on Saturday has given Manchester United a reason to feel some pressure.

Chelsea's win against Tottenham means Manchester United will need to secure all three points from its visit to Arsenal today in order to avoid losing even more ground heading into their meeting with Chelsea next week.

Arsenal's title hopes have faded, but now the Gunners must focus on holding off Chelsea for second place in the English Premier League.

In order to avoid sliding into third place permanently the Gunners will need to beat a struggling Bolton side looking to erase the memories of its ugly FA Cup exit.

Arsenal will be looking to keep it's title hopes alive while Liverpool will try to stay ahead of rival Everton in the Premier League standings when the Gunners and Reds face off in today's top match-up.

Arsenal can close the gap behind Manchester United to four points with a win tonight against Liverpool, while Kenny Dalglish's side is now just a point ahead of Everton for sixth place in the Premier League.

With Barcelona and Real Madrid running away with the top two places in the Spanish Primera, the real battle in La Liga is for third place and the automatic Champions League Group Stage place that comes with it.

Valencia has put together a surprisingly strong season after losing stars David Villa and David Silva, but Villarreal rides the red-hot form of Giuseppe Rossi into a match that could help Villarreal catch Valencia for third place.

Clint Dempsey and Fulham won't be given much of a chance to slow down first-place Manchester United today, but with Wayne Rooney suspended and Manchester United facing a vital Champions League match next week, the Cottagers just might be in position to pull the upset.

The match could also offer us a preview of this summer's Gold Cup, where Dempsey and United striker Javier Hernandez could also face off.

A pair of top Serie A clashes and key tilts in Portugal and Brazil headline a strong Sunday of soccer on TV today.

Napoli and Lazio are kicking things off this morning, while Roma and Juventus face off in an entertaining match. FC Porto and Benfica battle in a match-up of the top teams in Portugal, while Palmeiras and Santos meet in a clash of top Brazilian sides.

Chelsea and Manchester City both boast two of the most expensive teams in world soccer, but on Sunday they will be playing for third place in the Premier League rather than first place.

With Manchester United looking uncatchable, Chelsea and Man City are trying to lock up one of the automatic Champions League places in the Top Three.