I played Football growing up, American Football and basketball. I never played soccer, nobody played in Western PA at the time, there where ZERO teams. Then when I was about 28, I went to grad school at U of Pitt, these guys asked if I would play on their Greek/American rec league team, so I did, 1st game their goal keeper quit, so I volunteered because I wanted to use my hands, so little did I know I would play GK for like 70-80 games over 5 years. So OK, I did play some, some experience, better than nothing Then like 24 years later my daughter was 8 and she joined a soccer team, so I helped coach her the next 5 years, and then she made it to a higher level team, so now I just watch her play and the "real" coaches coach. She plays indoor and outdoor, fall, winter and spring. So now the last few years, I actually love to watch soccer too, I've become a fan after just glancing at it all my life. MLS, World Cup, UEFA... My favorite Teams: Olympiacos Pireaus, Greece (Europe) DC United (MLS) Baltimore Blast (Indoor) USA & Greece National Teams My uncle in Greece was an Olympiacos guy, so my whole family who likes soccer is too, I live in Baltimore so DC United and the Baltimore Blast are nearby, and sorry, I just can't get into the English Premier League. Of course, quality of play is the best, but I just can't seem to attach myself and really care about a team in an English city and wake up at 7:00 am Saturdays to watch. So anyways, at 56, being really OLD, soccer is like NEW to me now! I am really into watching it now, even with having little experience with it most of my life.
If you don't care about pregame coverage, games start at 7:45 A.M. on Saturdays and 8:30 A.M. on Sundays. Regardless of what clubs you pick, most of their games won't start before 10:00 A.M. I'm in the same time zone as you and I like the start times because with the exception of the Saturday 12:30 P.M. the games are over before sports played in the USA start.
You know what, I do watch them, parts of games here and there anyways, but I haven't been able to get attached to a team and really care about who wins. Rooting interest helps me watch sports, it's the #1 factor for me being able to watch an entire game of any sport. It ranks ahead of quality of play for me. I do kind of lean toward Man City, but was rooting hard for them to lose when my real favorite team Olympiacos beat them last summer in that summer champions league they held in the USA.