Hail, hail the season has arrived!!! And arrived in fantastic fashion, at that. This week, we have it all. No matter where your heart lies, there probably is a great match taking place there this weekend. England? The Gunners are heading to Old Trafford to take on defending Premiership champions Manchester United. Italy? The Milan derby takes place on Saturday as AC Milan technically plays host to Internazionale. France? The top two finishers from last season in Ligue Un face off as Marseille hosts Bordeaux. Germany? Defending champion Wolfsburg heads to Munich to take on perennial powerhouse Bayern. Brazil? Defending champions Sao Paolo host current leaders Palmeiras. Spain? Not quite as big, but Valencia will host Sevilla.
All of the clubs in the WCR Top 25 are playing this weekend for the first time all season. Many of them are playing each other. Most of them are being broadcast on American television. All of them are below, including our picks for the top five matches of the weekend. Speaking of weekends, have a great one!!!!
Top Five Matches of the Weekend:
1. Arsenal at Manchester United (Saturday, 12 noon (EDT), FSC)
2. Inter Milan at AC Milan (Saturday, 2:30 pm, FSC)
3. Wolfsburg at Bayern Munich (Saturday, 12:30 pm, ESPND)
4. Bordeaux at Marseille (Sunday, 3:00 pm, Setanta USA)
5. Sevilla at Valencia (Sunday, 1:00 pm, ESPND)
Friday, August 28, 2009
2:30 pm – Mainz 05 at Borussia Monchengladbach (GolTV)
2:30 pm – (2) Barcelona vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (FSC, FSE)
Saturday, August 29, 2009
7:30 am – Burnley at (4) Chelsea (ESPN2)
9:30 am – Freiburg at Schalke 04 (GolTV)
10:00 am – Birmingham City at Tottenham Hotspur (FSC, FSE)
10:00 am – (8) Liverpool at Bolton Wanderers (Setanta USA)
12 noon – (12) Arsenal at (1) Manchester United (FSC, FSE)
12 noon – Bololgna at Bari (ESPN 360)
12:30 pm – (5) Wolfsburg at (10) Bayern Munich (ESPND, ESPN 360)
1:00 pm – Stade Rennes at Lens (Setanta USA)
2:00 pm – Deportivo La Coruna at (7) Real Madrid (GolTV)
2:30 pm – (3) Inter Milan at (9) AC Milan (FSC, FSE)
3:00 pm – Nancy Lorraine at Lyon (Setanta USA)
4:15 pm – (6) Porto at Naval (ESPN 360)
5:00 pm – Sunderland at Stoke City (Delayed) (FSC)
5:30 pm – Santo Andre at Flamengo (GolTV)
6:00 pm – Toluca at Club America (TeleFutura)
6:00 pm – Tecos UAG at Monterrey (Telemundo)
6:45 pm – West Ham United at Blackburn Rovers (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
7:30 pm – Atletico Huilo at Atletico Nacional (GolTV)
8:00 pm – Pachuca at Chivas de Guadalajara (Telemundo)
8:00 pm – Atlas at Indios (ESPND)
8:30 pm – D.C. United at Chicago Fire (FSC, FSE)
9:30 pm – Deportivo Pasta at Millonarios (GolTV)
10:00 pm – Puebla at San Luis (TeleFutura)
11:00 pm – Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy (ESPN2, ESPN 360)
Sunday, August 30, 2009
12 midnight – Hull City at Wolverhampton (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
3:00 am – Wellington Phoenix at Sydney FC (FSC)
4:15 am – Kuban at Lokomitive (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
8:30 am – PSV Eindhoven at Groningen (ESPND, ESPN 360)
8:30 am – Manchester City at Portsmouth (Setanta USA)
10:00 am – Wigan Athletic at Everton (FSC, FSE)
10:30 am – Ajax at Heracles Almelo (ESPN 360)
11:00 am – Lille at Paris St.-Germain (Setanta USA)
11:00 am – Espanyol at Athletic Bilbao (ESPND, ESPN 360)
11:30 am – Cologne at Hamburger (GolTV)
11:30 am – Werder Bremen at Hertha Berlin (ESPN 360)
12 noon – (13) Juventus at Roma (FSC)
1:00 pm – Cruz Azul at Monarcas (FSE)
1:00 pm – (16) Sevilla at Valencia (ESPND, ESPN 360)
1:00 pm – Queretaro at UNAM Pumas (Telemundo)
2:30 pm – Palermo at Fiorentina (FSC)
2:45 pm – Livorno at Napoli (ESPN 360)
3:00 pm – (11) Bordeaux at (22) Marseille (Setanta USA)
3:00 pm – Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids (TeleFutura)
3:00 pm – Valladolid at Almeria (GolTV)
5:00 pm – Boca Juniors at Lanus (FSE)
5:00 pm – (17) Palmeiras at Sao Paolo (Delayed) (GolTV)
5:00 pm – Tigres at Santos Laguna (Galavision)
5:00 pm – Atlante at Jaguares (ESPND)
Monday, August 31, 2009
5:00 am – Rubin Kazan at Spartak Moscow (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
4:00 pm – Sporting Gijon at (2) Barcelona (ESPN 360)
Non-Televised Matches Involving WCR Top 25 Clubs
Sat., 9:30 am – Nurnberg at (23) VfB Stuttgart
Sat., 10:00 am – Hamilton Academicals at (18) Rangers
Sat., 1:10 pm – Arsenal de Sarandi at (21) Velez Sarsfield
Sat., 1:45 pm – Willem II at (14) AZ Alkmaar
Sun., 7:30 am – (24) Celtic at Hibernian
Sun., 11:00 am – (19) Atletico de Madrid at Malaga
Sun., 2:15 pm – (25) Olympiakos at Larissa
Sun., 3:15 pm – (15) Sporting CP at Academica Coimbra
All of the clubs in the WCR Top 25 are playing this weekend for the first time all season. Many of them are playing each other. Most of them are being broadcast on American television. All of them are below, including our picks for the top five matches of the weekend. Speaking of weekends, have a great one!!!!
Top Five Matches of the Weekend:
1. Arsenal at Manchester United (Saturday, 12 noon (EDT), FSC)
2. Inter Milan at AC Milan (Saturday, 2:30 pm, FSC)
3. Wolfsburg at Bayern Munich (Saturday, 12:30 pm, ESPND)
4. Bordeaux at Marseille (Sunday, 3:00 pm, Setanta USA)
5. Sevilla at Valencia (Sunday, 1:00 pm, ESPND)
Friday, August 28, 2009
2:30 pm – Mainz 05 at Borussia Monchengladbach (GolTV)
2:30 pm – (2) Barcelona vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (FSC, FSE)
Saturday, August 29, 2009
7:30 am – Burnley at (4) Chelsea (ESPN2)
9:30 am – Freiburg at Schalke 04 (GolTV)
10:00 am – Birmingham City at Tottenham Hotspur (FSC, FSE)
10:00 am – (8) Liverpool at Bolton Wanderers (Setanta USA)
12 noon – (12) Arsenal at (1) Manchester United (FSC, FSE)
12 noon – Bololgna at Bari (ESPN 360)
12:30 pm – (5) Wolfsburg at (10) Bayern Munich (ESPND, ESPN 360)
1:00 pm – Stade Rennes at Lens (Setanta USA)
2:00 pm – Deportivo La Coruna at (7) Real Madrid (GolTV)
2:30 pm – (3) Inter Milan at (9) AC Milan (FSC, FSE)
3:00 pm – Nancy Lorraine at Lyon (Setanta USA)
4:15 pm – (6) Porto at Naval (ESPN 360)
5:00 pm – Sunderland at Stoke City (Delayed) (FSC)
5:30 pm – Santo Andre at Flamengo (GolTV)
6:00 pm – Toluca at Club America (TeleFutura)
6:00 pm – Tecos UAG at Monterrey (Telemundo)
6:45 pm – West Ham United at Blackburn Rovers (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
7:30 pm – Atletico Huilo at Atletico Nacional (GolTV)
8:00 pm – Pachuca at Chivas de Guadalajara (Telemundo)
8:00 pm – Atlas at Indios (ESPND)
8:30 pm – D.C. United at Chicago Fire (FSC, FSE)
9:30 pm – Deportivo Pasta at Millonarios (GolTV)
10:00 pm – Puebla at San Luis (TeleFutura)
11:00 pm – Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy (ESPN2, ESPN 360)
Sunday, August 30, 2009
12 midnight – Hull City at Wolverhampton (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
3:00 am – Wellington Phoenix at Sydney FC (FSC)
4:15 am – Kuban at Lokomitive (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
8:30 am – PSV Eindhoven at Groningen (ESPND, ESPN 360)
8:30 am – Manchester City at Portsmouth (Setanta USA)
10:00 am – Wigan Athletic at Everton (FSC, FSE)
10:30 am – Ajax at Heracles Almelo (ESPN 360)
11:00 am – Lille at Paris St.-Germain (Setanta USA)
11:00 am – Espanyol at Athletic Bilbao (ESPND, ESPN 360)
11:30 am – Cologne at Hamburger (GolTV)
11:30 am – Werder Bremen at Hertha Berlin (ESPN 360)
12 noon – (13) Juventus at Roma (FSC)
1:00 pm – Cruz Azul at Monarcas (FSE)
1:00 pm – (16) Sevilla at Valencia (ESPND, ESPN 360)
1:00 pm – Queretaro at UNAM Pumas (Telemundo)
2:30 pm – Palermo at Fiorentina (FSC)
2:45 pm – Livorno at Napoli (ESPN 360)
3:00 pm – (11) Bordeaux at (22) Marseille (Setanta USA)
3:00 pm – Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids (TeleFutura)
3:00 pm – Valladolid at Almeria (GolTV)
5:00 pm – Boca Juniors at Lanus (FSE)
5:00 pm – (17) Palmeiras at Sao Paolo (Delayed) (GolTV)
5:00 pm – Tigres at Santos Laguna (Galavision)
5:00 pm – Atlante at Jaguares (ESPND)
Monday, August 31, 2009
5:00 am – Rubin Kazan at Spartak Moscow (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
4:00 pm – Sporting Gijon at (2) Barcelona (ESPN 360)
Non-Televised Matches Involving WCR Top 25 Clubs
Sat., 9:30 am – Nurnberg at (23) VfB Stuttgart
Sat., 10:00 am – Hamilton Academicals at (18) Rangers
Sat., 1:10 pm – Arsenal de Sarandi at (21) Velez Sarsfield
Sat., 1:45 pm – Willem II at (14) AZ Alkmaar
Sun., 7:30 am – (24) Celtic at Hibernian
Sun., 11:00 am – (19) Atletico de Madrid at Malaga
Sun., 2:15 pm – (25) Olympiakos at Larissa
Sun., 3:15 pm – (15) Sporting CP at Academica Coimbra
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