On Saturday night, Russia defeated Slovenia 2-1 in the first leg of their World Cup Playoff, in Russia. Russia had gone 2-0 up, thanks to a double from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, however Slovenia scored in the 88th minute with a goal from Nejc Pecnik, that has kept the Slovenians alive in the tie, especially with a crucial away goal.

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Several Premier League clubs announced today changes to their January fixtures so matches can be moved to TV timeslots. As a result, we can infer which matches will be shown on the US soccer TV networks.

January's highlights include:

• Arsenal v Manchester United, Sunday, January 31, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
• Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur, Sunday, January 10, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
• Birmingham v Man United, Saturday, January 9, 12;30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel
• Hull v Chelsea, Saturday, January 9, 7:45am ET, ESPN2

Be sure to read the complete TV schedule of Premier League matches shown in the US.

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With the confusing TV schedules for La Liga in the United States every week, it is quite difficult to figure out who is playing when and on what channel. Every Friday, I will lay out the TV schedule so that every fan of La Liga has a place to go to see when and where their favorite team will play.

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Kaka faces AC Milan and Bordeaux takes on Bayern Munich in today's marquee match-ups in the UEFA Champions League.

Here is today's TV schedule:

2:45pm- FSC/FSE- Real Madrid vs. AC Milan

2:45pm- Setanta USA- Chelsea vs. Atletico Madrid

4:45pm- Setanta USA- Real Madrid vs.

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Kaka faces AC Milan and Bordeaux takes on Bayern Munich in today's marquee match-ups in the UEFA Champions League.

Here is today's TV schedule:

2:45pm- FSC/FSE- Real Madrid vs. AC Milan

2:45pm- Setanta USA- Chelsea vs. Atletico Madrid

4:45pm- Setanta USA- Real Madrid vs.

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The UEFA Champions League returns to action today with eight matches that will go a long way in clarifying the picture as team's battle for position mid-way through the group stage.

Liverpool is in crisis mode and needs a win against Lyon today to stop the bleeding and establish itself as a team capable of advancing out of its group.

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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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World Cup Buzz correspondent Daniel Feuerstein recently interviewed Andrew Boyens, the New York Red Bulls and New Zealand centre-half.

Feuerstein asked Boyens about the crucial World Cup playoff match against Bahrain. The first leg is scheduled in Bahrain on Saturday, October 10th with the return leg in New Zealand in a few days from now.

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With Champions League action done and dusted once again, attention turns to the Europa League today. Americans Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey could all see action again as their respective clubs continue group play.

Howard and Everton head to Borisov, Belarus to take on FC BATE. The lengthy trip will certainly factor into the squad selection, though this second match could be critical for an Everton side that started off well with a 4-0 win against AEK Athens at home.

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The FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 kicks off on Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Team USA will be in the tournament once again and are grouped with Germany, Cameroon and the Korea Republic in the first round. Here's a look at the roster for the United States team, the TV schedule for their first round matches [. Click to continue reading...

With a loaded slate of World Cup qualifiers across the globe, it's time to start talking about today's action.

Whether it's the pivotal European qualifiers, or the vital South American and CONCACAF qualifiers, there are important games galore, starting this afternoon. If you will be watching any of today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

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With a loaded slate of World Cup qualifiers across the globe, it's time to start talking about today's action.

Whether it's the pivotal European qualifiers, or the vital South American and CONCACAF qualifiers, there are important games galore, starting this afternoon. If you will be watching any of today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

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I ran across this excellent video featuring David Coleman and Jimmy Hill from BBC presenting highlights from the 1982 World Cup in Spain, which was one of the most entertaining in terms of football.

In this particular episode, the video includes highlights of the game between Poland and Belgium at the Nou Camp Stadium.

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The English Premier League has several midweek matches including Sunderland v Chelsea, Liverpool v Stoke City, and Burnely v Manchester United. The USA TV rights remain with Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports but ESPN has reached an agreement to broadcast several matches . Here's the full TV schedule in the United States for Tuesday August 18 and Wednesday August 19.

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What is it about the opening game of the World Cup that makes it more likely for an upset to happen than on the opening day of the Premier League season each summer?

In previous World Cups, Cameroon beat Argentina in 1990, Senegal beat France in 2002, Belgium defeating Argentina in 1982 and so on.

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Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN have been busy in preparation for next summer's World Cup.

According to SportsBusiness Daily, Fox will be airing two shows. One, "Ticket To South Africa" will feature post-match analysis of the day's World Cup games. Two, in the run up to tournament, Fox will show "Passport to South Africa," which will be a mini-series featuring the history of the World Cup.

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Every year when Setanta Ireland announces it's traditional kickoff TV schedule, I look closely. Reason being is the fixture list is almost identical to the games we see on Setanta US in the same time slot. With that said, could these be the games we...
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Fox Sports Net (FSN), the regional Fox TV sports affiliates around the United States, will play more of a pivotal role during the 2009-2010 season in broadcasting not only the recently acquired Champions League coverage but also Premier League football, according to a unnamed source.

In fact, you'll be able to enjoy five hours of continuous soccer coverage on Tuesdays when Champions League matches are scheduled.

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It's fortunate that there are so many coffee shops here in Seattle. Despite arriving last night after a 25+ hour journey from Johannesburg, Bob Bradley and some of the travel party are up and about to head to Day 1 of training for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The U.S. opens at Qwest Field on Saturday night against Grenada. Click to continue reading...

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The Confederations Cup in South Africa gets underway today with Iraq playing South Africa, the host nation. In case you are not familiar with the Confederations Cup, it's a competition to prepare the host nation of the World Cup and takes place the summer before the competition. In other words, its sort of a dress-rehearsal for the World Cup.

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The Confederations Cup in South Africa gets underway today with Iraq playing South Africa, the host nation. In case you are not familiar with the Confederations Cup, it's a competition to prepare the host nation of the World Cup and takes place the summer before the competition. In other words, its sort of a dress-rehearsal for the World Cup.

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The 2009 Confederations Cup is set to kick off on Sunday and you will want to keep up with every minute of it.

The tournament begins on Sunday with a pair of Group A games, with South Africa facing Iraq and New Zealand taking on Spain.

If you will be near Hoboken, New Jersey on Sunday you can catch a special event being held at Mulligans on First.

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The 2009 Confederations Cup is set to kick off on Sunday and you will want to keep up with every minute of it.

The tournament begins on Sunday with a pair of Group A games, with South Africa facing Iraq and New Zealand taking on Spain.

If you will be near Hoboken, New Jersey on Sunday you can catch a special event being held at Mulligans on First.

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We provide the following schedule as part of our ongoing partnership with ESPN360.com to keep you informed on all the soccer you can watch every week via their broadband service.
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Here is a list of where to watch FIFA's Confederation Cup. Pretty nice coverage overall by ESPN (or online by ESPN-360.com if you have Verizon as a provider) and BBC for the UK. This great list was gathered by the folks at The Offside so all credits to them. I will put the TV schedule but you can check more details here.

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Big props to Stupid Sideline Reporters for putting in the formatting work (first round's on me Mookie).
Here's ESPN TV schedule for the Confederations Cup in South Africa in a couple weeks.
CBC and BBC will also be broadcasting some games.
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The final two places in the UEFA Champions League semifinals will be booked today after a pair of highly-anticipated quarterfinal match-ups kick off.

Manchester United is in Portugal today and Alex Ferguson's men have the tough task of trying to become the first English team to win a Champions League match at FC Porto.

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The final two places in the UEFA Champions League semifinals will be booked today after a pair of highly-anticipated quarterfinal match-ups kick off.

Manchester United is in Portugal today and Alex Ferguson's men have the tough task of trying to become the first English team to win a Champions League match at FC Porto.

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As the new domain name is now active (please change your bookmarks to www.thethirdhalf.org), this weekend I will be following select internationals on Twitter. You can follow my updates from here.Games of note I will be following are (note all times are Eastern):Wales v Finland at 11 am (GolTV)England v Slovakia at 1 pm (PPV)Germany v Liechtenstein at 3 pm (GolTV)Spain v Turkey at 5 pm (GolTV) Click to continue reading...

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Manchester City v Aston Villa (2:45 pm live on Fox Soccer Channel). This is big for both sides. Manchester City wants to keep it's distance from the relegation zone, Aston Villa just wants to return Arsenal's serve. Two things have to worry Manchester City right now. The first being the absence of Craig Bellamy and [. Click to continue reading...