Another busy week with lots of soccer. Here is a quick overview of what is coming. I am rushing into a meeting and there might be some mistakes.More updates to come in days ahead. =================== TV Listings 10/19 - 10/25 ================== CHANNELS- FSC/FSE/ESPN2/ESPND/SETANTA/SETANTA XTRA/GOLTV/TELEFUTURA/ TELEMUNDO/UNIVISION/GALAVISION/AZTECA/DIRECT TV (For the UEFA Champions and Europa League cups. Watch exclusive coverage throughout both tournaments compliments of DIRECTV channels 461-470) ------------------- MONDAY 10/19 ------------ English Premier League Soccer - Fulham vs. Hull City LIVE 2:55PM ESPN2 Fox Football Fone-In LIVE 7PM FSC Liga Mexicana - Santos vs. Guadalajara LIVE 8:00PM TELEFUTURA ------------------- TUESDAY 10/20 --------------- (For the UEFA Champions and Europa League cups. Watch exclusive coverage throughout both tournaments compliments of DIRECTV channels 461-470) Scottish Premier League - Celtic vs Motherwell (1st Air) 11:15AM SETANTA Champions League - AZ Alkmaar vs Arsenal LIVE 2:15PM SETANTA UEFA Champions League Pregame LIVE 2PM FSC FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) v FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) LIVE 2:30PM FSC Champions League - FC Barcelona v FC Rubin Kazan LIVE 2:30PM FSE Champions League - Inter Milan vs Dynamo Kiev (DELAYED) 5PM SETANTA Champions League - AZ Alkmaar (NED) v Arsenal FC (ENG) (DELAYED) 5PM FSC Champions League - Barcelona vs Rubin Kazan (DELAYED) 6:45PM SETANTA CONCACAF Liga de Campeones: Toluca vs. D.C. United LIVE 8PM TELEFUTURA CONCACAF Champions League- Toluca (MEX) v DC United (USA)8PM FSC CONCACAF Liga de Campeones: Saprissa vs. Cruz Azul LIVE 10PM TELEFUTURA Champions League - Liverpool FC v Olympique Lyonnais (DELAYED)10PM FSC ------------------- WEDNESDAY 10/21 --------------- (For the UEFA Champions and Europa League cups. Watch exclusive coverage throughout both tournaments compliments of DIRECTV channels 461-470) CONCACAF Champions League GROUP STAGE - Puerto Rico Islanders v Columbus (DELAYED) 2AM FSC Scottish Premier League - St Johnstone vs Rangers (1st Air) 9:45AM SETANTA Champions League - CSKA Moscow vs Man Utd LIVE 12PM SETANTA UEFA Champions League Pregame LIVE 12PM FSC PFC CSKA Moskva v Manchester United FC LIVE 12:30PM FSC/FSE Champions League - Real Madrid CF v AC Milan LIVE 2:30 FSC/FSE Champions League - Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid LIVE 2:40PM SETANTA Champions League - Real Madrid vs AC Milan (DELAYED) 4:45PM SETANTA Champions League - Chelsea v Club Atlético Madrid (DELAYED) 5PM FSC CONCACAF Liga de Campeones: Pachuca vs. Arabe Unido LIVE 8PM TELEFUTURA CONCACAF Champions League - Metapan v Houston Dynamo LIVE 10PM FSC UEFA Champions League - Highlights (1st Air) 11:45 PM SETANTA ------------------- THURSDAY 10/22 ------------------------------- (For the UEFA Champions and Europa League cups. Watch exclusive coverage throughout both tournaments compliments of DIRECTV channels 461-470) Champions League - FC Bordeaux v FC Bayern München (DELAYED)1PM FSE UEFA Europa League - Benfica vs Everton LIVE 1PM GOLTV UEFA Europa League - Fulham vs Roma LIVE 3PM GOLTV UEFA Europa League - Lazio vs Villarreal (DELAYED) 8PM GOLTV MLS Soccer - Chicago Fire vs Chivas USA LIVE 8PM ESPN2 Champions League - Juventus vs Maccabi Haifa (1st Air) 8:30PM SETANTA UEFA Europa League Show 10:30PM GOLTV -------------------- FRIDAY 10/23 ---------------------------------- Champion League - Real Madrid vs Milan (1st Air) 4:30PM GOLTV College Soccer MEN'S - Evansville v Drake LIVE 8PM FSC Liga Mexicana - Estudiantes Tecos vs. Toluca LIVE 9PM GALAVISION --------------------- SATURDAY 10/24 ------------------------------- EPL- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Aston Villa LIVE 7:30AM ESPN2 Barclays Premier League - Tottenham vs Stoke LIVE 9:30 AM SETANTA Barclays Premier League - Hull vs Portsmouth LIVE 9:55AM SETANTA XTRA Fox Soccer Match Day LIVE 9:30AM FSC Premier League Soccer - Birmingham City v Sunderland LIVE 10AM FSC Fifa Copa MundIAL Sub 17 - México vs. Suiza LIVE 10:55AM GALAVISION Coca-Cola Championship - Derby County vs QPR LIVE 12:25 SETANTA Premier League Soccer - Chelsea vs. Blackburn Rovers LIVE 12:30pm FSC Italian Serie A Soccer - Inter vs. Catania LIVE 2:30PM FSC Le Championnat - Rennes vs Montpelier LIVE 2:55 SETANTA Barclays Premier League - Hull vs Portsmouth (DELAYED) 5PM SETANTA Barclays Premier League - Burnley v Wigan (DELAYED) 5PM FSC Liga Mexicana - Jaguares vs. Santos LIVE 6PM AZTECA Liga Mexicana - Queretaro vs. Cruz Azul LIVE 6PM TELEFUTURA Liga Mexicana - Pachuca vs. Indios de Ciudad Juárez LIVE 8PM TELEFUTURA Liga Mexicana - U.A.N.L Tigres vs. San Luis LIVE 8PM TELEMUNDO Major League Soccer Pregame LIVE 8:30PM FSC MLS - Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids LIVE 9PM FSC/FSE Liga Mexicana - Atlante vs. Atlas LIVE 10PM TELEMUNDO --------------------- SUNDAY 10/25 --------------------------------- Hyundai A-League - Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar LIVE 2AM FSC Russian Premier League - CSKA Moscow vs FC Moscow LIVE 6:55AM SETANTA Barclays Premier League - Bolton vs Everton LIVE 9:25AM SETANTA Dutch Football - AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax LIVE 9:25AM ESPND Barclays Premier League - Man City vs Fulham LIVE 9:55AM SETANTA XTRA Barclays Premier League - Man City vs Fulham (DELAYED) 12PM SETANTA Premier League Soccer - Liverpool vs. Manchester United LIVE 10AM FSC Premier League Soccer - West Ham United vs. Arsenal LIVE 12PM FSC Super Sunday+ LIVE 2PM FSC Fifa Copa Mundial Sub 17 - Colombia vs. Netherlands LIVE 1:55PM GALAVISION Liga Mexicana - Pumas UNAM vs. Monterrey LIVE 2PM TELEMUNDO Le Championnat - Lens vs Toulouse (DELAYED) 2PM SETANTA Fútbol MLS - Chivas USA vs. Houston Dynamo LIVE 3PM TELEFUTURA Spanish Primera Division Soccer - Teams TBA 3PM ESPN2 2009 Women's College Soccer - South Carolina vs LSU LIVE 3PM ESPNU Italian Serie A Soccer - Chievo vs. Milan LIVE 3:30PM FSC Le Championnat - Marseille vs PSG LIVE 3:55PM SETANTA MLS Soccer - Columbus Crew vs New England Revolution LIVE 5PM ESPN2/ESPND Argentine Soccer - River Plate vs. Boca Juniors(DELAYED)6PM FSC Liga Mexicana - Chivas Guadalajara vs. América LIVE 6PM UNIVISION Liga Mexicana - Puebla vs. Monarcas LIVE 6PM AZTECA Barclays Premier League: Liverpool vs Man Utd (DELAYED) 10M SETANTA
FCBarcelona.com lists their match v Zaragoza at 21.00 CEST. So that is the likely candidate for the ESPN2 match, right? http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/engl...ts/llistat_tots_partits/tots_els_partits.html Week 08 Sun 25 Oct 21:00 FC Barcelona - Zaragoza
Europe goes off daylight savings in the early morning hours of the 25th making this kickoff at 4pm ET. So now the match would overlap ESPN2's coverage of MLS. Regular ESPN doesn't look too busy during the time slot so perhaps they could switch one of the matches to there... SA
No. 2100 CEST on October 25 translates to 4pm EDT in the U.S. because the clocks in Europe "fall back" this Sunday while the clocks in the U.S. do not "fall back" until November 1. ESPN2's tentative slot for La Liga is at 3-5pm ET and cannot be moved later due to MLS at 5-7pm ET. As a result, ESPN2 cannot take Barcelona vs Zaragoza.
Tuesday October 20 2:30pm ET - UEFA CL - Liverpool vs Lyon - "Your Regional Sports Network" Comcast SportsNet New England MSG+ Comcast SportsNet Washington FOX Sports South/Carolina/Tennessee FOX Sports Florida FSN Pittsburgh FOX Sports Ohio FOX Sports Midwest/Indiana/Kansas City Comcast SportsNet Chicago FOX Sports Southwest/Houston/Oklahoma FOX Sports North/Wisconsin FSN Rocky Mountain/Utah FOX Sports Arizona FOX Sports West Comcast SportsNet Bay Area FSN Northwest (Not available on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia) == Sunday October 25 10:55am ET - Manchester City vs Fulham - Setanta Xtra (not 9:55am ET) 5:55pm ET Puebla vs Monarcas - Azteca America == Cruz Azul vs Santos on Saturday will also be on ESPN Deportes
There are two matches in that time slot..Jaguares v. Santos and Queretaro v. Cruz Azul. You have the road teams from those two matches playing each other...I assume you meant Jaguares v. Santos, since that is the match on Azteca.
Well something's going to have to be adjusted because there is no match at 20:00 (Spain)/15:00 (US East). Will they just show something delayed from earlier in the day?
GolTV has posted an update for Wednesday, as well as its slate of matches for the weekend Wednesday October 21 9:25pm ET - Colombia - Medellin vs Tolima - GolTV Friday October 23 2:25pm ET - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund - GolTV Saturday October 24 1:55pm ET - La Liga - Sporting de Gijon vs Real Madrid - GolTV 3:55pm ET - La Liga - Sevilla vs Espanyol - GolTV 5:55pm ET - Brasileirao - Atletico Mineiro vs Vitoria - GolTV 7:55pm ET - Colombia - Millonarios vs Medellin - GolTV Sunday October 25 11:55am ET - La Liga - Valladolid vs Deportivo La Coruña - GolTV 1:55pm ET - Brasileirao - Internacional vs Gremio - GolTV 4pm ET (delayed) - Bundesliga - Schalke 04 vs Hamburg - GolTV
By process of elimination, we can figure out which La Liga and Bundesliga matches ESPN, Inc. took from Monday morning's "draft" conducted with GolTV, Inc. We will wait until Thursday at 7pm ET for ESPN, Inc. to post confirmation of its slate of international matches at espnmediazone.com. == Friday October 23 2:40pm ET - English Football League "Championship" - Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday - ESPN360.com Saturday October 24 7:30am ET - EPL - Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa - ESPN2HD 9:25am ET - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 11:55am ET - La Liga - Atletico de Madrid vs Mallorca - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 5:55pm ET - Liga Mexicana - Jaguares vs Santos - Azteca America & ESPN Deportes Sunday October 25 9:25am ET - Dutch Eredivisie - AZ vs Ajax - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 10:25am ET - Hertha Berlin vs Wolfsburg - ESPN360.com (Time TBA on ESPN Deportes) 11:25am ET - Dutch Eredivisie - NEC vs PSV - ESPN360.com (Time TBA on ESPN Deportes) 1:55pm ET - La Liga - Almeria vs Valencia - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 3:55pm ET - La Liga - Barcelona vs Zaragoza - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com (Don't know yet whether ESPN2 will have La Liga on Sunday. There is no live match available at the 3pm-5pm ET time slot.) == ESPN360.com will also have EVERY FIFA U-17 World Cup match LIVE. Saturday October 24 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Honduras vs. Argentina - ESPN360.com 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Mexico vs. Switzerland - ESPN360.com (and Galavision 10:55am ET) 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Brazil vs. Japan - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Nigeria vs Germany - ESPN360.com Sunday October 25 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Turkey vs Burkina Faso - ESPN360.com 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Iran vs Gambia - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Costa Rica vs New Zealand - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Colombia vs Netherlands (and Galavision 1:55pm ET)
DirecTV will select 3 out of the following 4 La Liga matches: Sunday October 25 11:55am ET Getafe vs Athletic Club Bilbao 11:55am ET Racing de Santander vs Osasuna 11:55am ET Tenerife vs Xerez 11:55am ET Villarreal vs Malaga
ESPN360.com will also have 2 Serie A matches. One would expect ESPN360.com to choose 2 of the following, none of which will air live on FSC or FSE (because FSC and FSE will both have Chelsea vs Blackburn and Liverpool vs Man Utd.) Saturday October 24 11:55am ET Sampdoria vs Bologna Sunday October 25 9:55am ET Siena vs Juventus or Fiorentina vs Napoli
For anyone who gets MSG PLUS they have TUESDAY UEFA Champions League Pregame LIVE 2PM UEFA Champions League Soccer - Liverpool vs. Olympique Lyonnais LIVE 2:30PM UEFA Champions League Soccer - Inter vs. Dynamo Kiev (DELAYED) 8PM
MSG Plus shows actually the same programming as any FSN just James Dolan changed the name of it to broaden the appeal of the MSG family.
So it appears that the US U17 matches will only be on 360 in the Disney family, bummer. Has Univision, etc. announced anything other than those two matches this weekend? There's nothing else listed on their website.
ESPN Deportes appears to like to show one Dutch match each weekend day, so perhaps they will pick up a Saturday match, such as the 2:45 pm ET NAC v. RKC game. Also, add Monday, 4:15 pm: Portugal: Benfica v. Nacional (L)
Dutch Eredivisie matches airing on ESPN Deportes are produced in Mexico for broadcast on ESPN DOS in Mexico. Because the matches generally will feature at least one Mexican national team member, they tend to involve PSV and AZ. ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com will air the two Dutch matches back-to-back on Sunday: Sunday October 25 9:25am ET - Dutch Eredivisie - AZ vs Ajax - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 11:25am ET - Dutch Eredivisie - NEC vs PSV - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com
ESPN, Inc. is moving more quickly this week by posting confirmation of its slate of match telecasts (with the exception of the Sunday Bundesliga match) for the weekend by Tuesday at 8pm ET: Friday October 23 2:40pm ET - English Football League "Championship" - Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday - ESPN360.com Saturday October 24 7:30am ET - EPL - Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa - ESPN2HD 9:25am ET - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 11:55am ET - La Liga - Atletico de Madrid vs Mallorca - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 5:55pm ET - Liga Mexicana - Jaguares vs Santos - Azteca America & ESPN Deportes Sunday October 25 9:25am ET - Dutch Eredivisie - AZ vs Ajax - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 9:55am ET - Serie A - Siena vs Juventus - ESPN360.com 9:55am ET - Serie A - Roma vs Livorno - ESPN360.com 11:25am ET - Dutch Eredivisie - NEC vs PSV - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 12:25pm ET - Bundesliga - Bochum vs Werder Bremen (to be confirmed) - ESPN360.com 1:55pm ET - La Liga - Almeria vs Valencia - ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 3pm ET - Women's College - LSU vs South Carolina - ESPNU 3:55pm ET - La Liga - Barcelona vs Zaragoza - ESPN2HD, ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com 6pm ET - MLS - Columbus vs New England - ESPN2HD, ESPN Deportes & ESPN360.com (note change in kickoff time, confirmed with mlsnet.com) Monday October 26 4:10pm ET - Portugal - Benfica vs Nacional == ESPN360.com will also have EVERY FIFA U-17 World Cup match LIVE. Saturday October 24 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Honduras vs. Argentina - ESPN360.com 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Mexico vs. Switzerland - ESPN360.com (and Galavision 10:55am ET) 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Brazil vs. Japan - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Nigeria vs Germany - ESPN360.com Sunday October 25 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Turkey vs Burkina Faso - ESPN360.com 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Iran vs Gambia - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Costa Rica vs New Zealand - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Colombia vs Netherlands (and Galavision 1:55pm ET) Monday October 26 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Uruguay vs. Korea Rep. - ESPN360.com 10:48am ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - United Arab Emirates vs. Malawi - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Spain vs. USA - ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Algeria vs. Italy - ESPN360.com
ESPN, Inc. got an assist from MLS. The MLS Columbus vs New England match on ESPN2HD/ESPN Deportes/ESPN360.com has been moved from 5pm ET to 6pm ET so that ESPN2HD/ESPN Deportes/ESPN360.com will be able to air Barcelona vs Zaragoza at 3:55pm ET.
The Mexican "Superclasico" has been moved to 6:30pm ET on Sunday: Sunday October 25 6:30pm ET - Liga Mexicana - Club America vs Chivas Guadalajara - Univision The Mexican "Superclasico" draws more TV viewers in the U.S. than any other soccer match NOT involving national teams. The Mexican "Superclasico" also draws more TV viewers in the U.S. than any other NHL game with the exception of the Stanley Cup finals and the annual NHL Winter Classic outdoor game (on NBC).
All US games will be shown on ESPNU The U.S. opens Group E play in Kano, Nigeria against Spain on Oct. 26 (2 p.m. ET on ESPNU and ESPN360.com). The team will stay at Sani Abacha Stadium to play Malawi on Oct. 29 (11 a.m. ET on ESPNU and ESPN360.com) before moving to Ijebu-Ode and Gateway International Stadium to finish the first round against United Arab Emirates on Nov. 2 (10 a.m. ET on ESPNU and ESPN360.com).
ESPN Deportes has a second slot listed as Bundesliga on Saturday (in addition to the 9:30 am LIVE slot) at 3:30 pm. While this may be a rerun of the 9:30 am game, they more probably selected two of the five 9:30 am Saturday matches, showing one live and the other in the afternoon between the Spanish and Mexican matches.