Friday 29 January
19.30 Hamburg v Wolfsburg, Bundesliga, ESPN
The mantle of Champions has sat heavy on Wolfsburg; if fans were expecting a repeat of last
season's post winter break heroics they've been sorely disappointed. Two defeats in two including
going down 3-2 at home to strugglers Koln pretty much leaves their season over already.
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Friday 22nd January
19:30 SC Freiburg v Stuttgart, Bundesliga, ESPN
This bottom of the table Bundesliga clash heralds the start of a free weekend on ESPN. Basically,
they don't have a Premier League fixture and the Milan Derby's on this weekend so the Mouse
probably figured it may as well open the doors to non-subscribers.
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Friday 15th January
18:15 Ivory Coast v Ghana, Africa Cup of Nations, British Eurosport/HD
Ghana finally get their ACN campaign underway after the sad events leading up to what would have
been their first match against Togo. A win for the Black Stars would put them in the box seat to
reach the next round after Ivory Coast's draw against Burkina Faso, but they have their injury
worries including Michael Essien who's only 50-50 for this match.
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Friday 8 January
19.45 West Brom v Nottingham Forest, Championship, Sky Sports 1/HD1
A real test for Forest's increasingly credible promotion ambitions. West Brom's 1-0 victory at the
City Ground back in August was a rare defeat for Forest who are on a 16 match unbeaten run in the
League.
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Saturday 2nd January
17:00 Reading v Liverpool, FA Cup Third Round, ITV1/HD
And so the big guns enter the arena with the arrival of the FA Cup Third Round. Here, Liverpool
make the trip South knowing that the chances to win silverware this season are starting to dwindle.
Johnson and Mascherano are missing from their squad today, but this should be a relatively
straight-forward affair against a poor Reading side.
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Friday 11th December
19:30 Hertha Berlin v Leverkusen, Bundesliga, ESPNNot sure why the Bundesliga keep scheduling Hertha games for their TV matches. They're awful.
Perhaps they are getting the Berliners out of the way and allow them to be relegated in peace.
Leverkusen are top but have been dropping points.
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Friday 4 December
17.15 FIFA World Cup 2010 Finals Draw, BBC2
Charlize Theron takes over from Heidi Klum as the distraction from the picking out of kinder eggs
from pots. Jonathan Pierce provides the pointless commentary to the proceedings. Good excuse to
knock off work early.
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Friday 27th November
19:45 Sparta Rotterdam v PSV Eindhoven, Eredivisie, ESPN
You've got to go back eight long years to find Sparta's last win over PSV. Three years ago, PSV put
seven (ZEVEN) past them. It shouldn't be quite so much of a massacre here, but, well, how can we
put this..
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Saturday 21st November
11:00 Rubin Kazan v Zenith St Petersburg, Russian Premier Liga, ESPN
What better way to return to club football than by watching a potential domestic title decider?
Yep, it's starting to get a bit parky in Russia and this is the penultimate round of the season.
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Plenty of other soccer on TV in addition to tonight's Galaxy-Dynamo game, while local colleges
enter post-season play this weekend.
TV best bets
11 o'clock tonight Fox Soccer Channel New Zealand-Bahrain (World Cup qualifier with former Galaxy
man Simon Elliot on the NZ squad).
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Saturday 14 November
07.00 New Zealand v Bahrain, World Cup Qualifying Play-off 2nd Leg (0-0), British Eurosport
A treat for early risers to decide the 24th qualifier for next summer's World Cup. A goalless first
leg sees the All Whites as narrow favourites to progress. Bahrain haven't relied on Brazialian
ringers for their success (unlike their neighbours) and fully deserve their shot at getting to the
finals.
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Friday 6th November
19:30 Leverkusen v Frankfurt, Bundesliga, ESPN
Leverkusen find themselves one point ahead at the top of the Bundesliga, but they've only beaten
Frankfurt once in their last six meetings. Normally stingy in defence, they conceded two goals late
on last week against Schalke, so the potential for a further wobble here is considerable.
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Friday 30th October
19:30 Dortmund v Hertha Berlin, Bundesliga, ESPNNot a great offering from the Bundesliga this weekend. Hertha are awful and Dortmund got knocked
out of the Cup in midweek. If you must get involved then have a butchers atBVB's Lucas Barrios who
has scored four goals in four games.
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Friday 23 October
19.30 Bayer Leverkusen v Dortmund, Bundesliga, ESPN
BVB's fourth Ruhr derby in a row sees them make the short trip to the current table-toppers.
Readers of the Bundesbag will know of our resident expert's suspicion as to whether or not
Leverkusen can keep hold of their lofty place - this could certainly be where they lose it.
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Friday 16th October
19:00 Ghana v Brazil, FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, British Eurosport
Brazil's 'goals scored' column from their last three games reads like a NASA countdown - 3, 2, and
finally the one goal which knocked Costa Rica out in the semis. Ghana, meanwhile have scored eight
in their last three and look more than capable of an upset.
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(All times - UK)
Saturday 10 October
11.20 Japan v Scotland, International Friendly, BBC2 Scotland/BBC Red Button
An unfamiliar Scotland team travel half-way around the world for a pointless game.
15.00 Finland v Wales, World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Group 4, BBC2 Wales/BBC Red Button
Dead rubber.
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(All times - UK)
Friday 2 October
19.30 Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga, ESPN
An intriguing one this. While Schalke lie fourth, they desperately need to improve matters at home
having lost five of their last six matches at the Veltins-Arena. United, meanwhile, are unbeaten on
their travels, picking up seven points from a possible nine so far this season.
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Before we start,
Some People Are On The Pitch would like to direct your attention to the
FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt which began on Thursday. All the matches are being screened
live on
Eurosport. Given the lack of any genuinely eye catching fixtures this weekend,
discerning football fans may want to have a look.
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(All times - UK)
Friday 18th September
19:30 Schalke 04 v Wolfsburg, Bundesliga, ESPNBuoyed by their debut Champions League victory, Wolfsburg travel to Gelsenkirchen hoping to turn
around a bad league run. Schalke have had a decent start to the season and will prove tough
opponents for the Wolves.
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It's a great weekend to be an English Premier League fan.
A handful of juicy match-ups headline the EPL schedule, and therefore lead the way in soccer
viewing options for this weekend. Tottenham-Manchester United, Manchester City-Arsenal and
Fulham-Everton will have American fans watching in big numbers.
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It's a great weekend to be an English Premier League fan.
A handful of juicy match-ups headline the EPL schedule, and therefore lead the way in soccer
viewing options for this weekend. Tottenham-Manchester United, Manchester City-Arsenal and
Fulham-Everton will have American fans watching in big numbers.
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(All times - UK)
Saturday 12 September
12.15 Motherwell v Rangers, Scottish Premier League, Sky Sports 3/HD3
Three games in and both sides have yet to taste the bitterness of defeat. Rangers go into this with
a 100% record and haven't lost any of their the last 24 games against Motherwell.
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(All times - UK)
Saturday 5th September
12:15 Charlton Athletic v Brentford, League One, Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
Your Saturday of international football viewing gets underway with the only domestic game on TV.
League One leaders Charlton aim to make it six wins out of six against Brentford in the first
league meeting between these two since 1993.
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(All times UK)
Friday 28th August
19:30 Borussia Monchengladbach v Mainz, Bundesliga, ESPN
Even after three games, 'Gladbach look woefully inconsistent. However, their mercurial if flighty
forwards will fancy having a crack against newly promoted Mainz who may still have their heads
turned after that fantastic victory over Bayern Munich last weekend.
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(All times - UK)
Friday 21st August
19.30 Hoffenheim v Schalke 04, Bundesliga, ESPN
Hoff will be looking for their first win of the season against a Schalke team in bullish form. Hoff
have only won twice in nine attempts in their new home, the Rhein-Neckar Arena, so Schalke will be
looking to maintain their 100% start.
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(All times - UK)
Saturday 15th August
12.45 Chelsea v Hull City, Premier League, Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
The Premier League begins right here (as Sky are probably only too keen to remind you). Hull earned
a creditable goalless draw here last season but few will predict anything similar this time around.
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(All times - UK)
Saturday 15th August
12.45 Chelsea v Hull City, Premier League, Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
The Premier League begins right here (as Sky are probably only too keen to remind you). Hull earned
a creditable goalless draw here last season but few will predict anything similar this time around.
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(All times - UK)
Friday 7 August
19:30 Wolfsburg v Stuttgart, Bundesliga, ESPNThe Bundesliga gets underway with a blue ribbon event at the home of the Champions, Wolfsburg. The
Wolves may have lost their coach but have retained their forwards who helped spectacularly to
deliver the title last May.
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(All times - UK)
Saturday 6th June
09:00 North Korea v Iran, World Cup Qualifier, British Eurosport
Iran have much work to do. Lying fourth out of five teams in Asia Group 2 and four points behind
their opponents, a defeat would pretty much spell the end of their chances. That said, Iran have
won the three previous World Cup qualifiers between these two sides, so a congratulatory phone call
to Pak Doo Ik might have to wait a little longer yet.
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Friday
20:00 Arsenal v Liverpool, FA Youth Cup Final, 1st Leg, Setanta Sports 1A chance to see next year's Arsenal first team in action.
Saturday
11:00 JEF Utd v Yokohoma Marinos, J-League, British Eurosport 2Well past time we had a League Spotlight on the J-League don't you think?
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(All times - UK)
Monday 18 May
10:00 Netherlands v Germany, UEFA U17 European Championship Final, British Eurosport/HD
The thirteenth and final day of the Under-17 Euros sees the Dutch playing the hosts at the
Magdeburg Stadium. Both teams have already played each other once in First Round Group B, the
result being a 2-0 win for the Germans last Tuesday.
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Friday 15 May
19.45 MK Dons v Scunthorpe Utd, League One Play-off Semi-final 2nd Leg (1-1), Sky Sports 1/HD1
All square in this one to see who joins Millwall at Wembley.
Saturday 16 May
12.30 Rangers v Aberdeen, Scottish Premier League, Setanta Sports 1
Setanta have the pick of the fixtures this weekend compared to Sky's raft of meaningless
end-of-season ties.
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Friday 8 May19:45 Preston v Sheffield United, Championship Play-off Semi-final 1st Leg, Sky Sports 1 &
HD1Traditionally, the momentum in the Play-Offs is with the team that sneaks in at the last minute.
That would be Preston then. Alan Irvine's players have won their last four matches and there were
only six points between them and the Blades at the end of the season.
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ALL TIMES EASTERN
Friday
Austin-Puerto Rico, 8pm FSC
Saturday
Everton-Spurs, 10am FSCÂ (Tim Howard)
Milwall-Leeds 10 am Setanta (Zac Whitbread)
Fulham-Aston Villa Noon Setanta (Clint Dempsey, Brad Friedel)
West Ham-Liverpool 12:30 pm FSC (Jonathan Spector)
San Luis-Toluca 6pm Telefutura (Michael Orozco)
Columbus-Kansas City 7pm FSC
Houston-FC Dallas 9pm ESPN
America-Necaxa 10 pm Telefutura (Daniel Hernandez)
Sunday
Seattle-Los Angeles 3pm Telefutura
Indios-Chivas 5pm ESPN Deportes, Azteca America (Marco Vidal)
Chicago-Sky Blue 6pm FSC
MLS DK & USL Live
MLS Direct Kick will have all non nationally televised MLS games this weekend.
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(All times - UK)
Friday 1st May
20:00 Torquay United v Histon, Blue Square Premier Play-off Semi-final 1st Leg, Setanta Sports 1
Before anyone's kicked a ball in this match, the big news from last night is that Stevenage have
won the first leg of their play-off 3-1 against favourites Cambridge United.
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ALL TIMES EST
Friday
Cleveland-Rochester 8pm FSC
Saturday
Bayern Munich- Gladbach 11:30 am GOL TVÂ (Michael Bradley)
Stoke City- West Ham Noon, FSC (Jonathan Spector)
Cruz Azul- Indios, 6pm ESPN Deportes/ Azteca America (Marco Vidal)
DC United-FC Dallas 7:30pm FSC
Pachuca-Chiapas 8pm Telefutura (Jose Fransisco Torres)
Sunday
Sunderland-Everton 11am FSC (Tim Howard)
New England-Houston 3pm Telefutura
Santos-San Luis 5pm Univision (Michael Orozco)
Washington- St Louis 6pm FSC
All MLS and USL-1 matches can be found on their respective cable and broadband
packages.
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All Times EST
FRIDAY
Miami-Montreal   8PM FSC
San Luis-Nexaca   9:30 PM Galavision
SATURDAY
West Ham-Chelsea 10 AM FSC
Bolton-West Ham 4:30 PM FSC
Everton-Man City 6:45 pm Setanta
Columbus-Chicago 7pm FSC
Pachuca-Cruz Azul 8pm Telefutura
SUNDAY
Red Bulls- DC United 3pm Telefutura
Gold Pride-Washington Freedom 6pm FSC
MLS DK and USL Live Listings to come shortly.
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(All times - UK)
Friday 24th April
19.45 Liverpool v Birmingham City, FA Youth Cup Semi-final 2nd Leg (3-0), Setanta Sports 1
Those hoping to settle down and watch some hot Bundesliga action on Setanta are in for a
disappointment as Hertha v Hoffenheim gets missed for essentially a dead rubber.
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(All times - UK)
Friday 17th April
19:45 Burton Albion v Oxford United, Blue Square Premier, Setanta Sports 1
Burton could clinch the Blue Square Premier title tonight if they can grab at least a draw against
an Oxford side unbeaten in ten matches. Burton will be all too pleased if they can get everything
over and done with tonight as they've been wobbling a bit of late, but Oxford are hell bent on a
play-off place.
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