Category: Soccer on TV.

David Beckham hopes to be back to the field for Los Angeles when it faces Pachuca in the SuperLiga final on Wednesday (TeleFutura). The USA faces Germany in the round of 16 of the U-17 World Cup on Thursday, early morning U.S. time (ESPNU).

The Italian Serie A (Fox) and Spanish La Liga (Gol TV) seasons kick off this weekend. There’s six MLS games and the USL-2 championship. In their final home game before departing for the Women’s World Cup in China, the U.S. women face Finland on Saturday. The U.S. boys fight for survival in the U-17 World Cup very early on Sunday morning. Americans abroad with televised games this weekend include Tim Howard (Everton), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Edgar Castillo (Santos), Michael Orozco (San Luis) and Steve Cherundolo (Hannover).

Midweek action includes a crowded slate on Wednesday, with Sweden-USA, Mexico-Colombia, Brazil-Algeria and England-Germany friendlies, plus two MLS clashes. The U-17 World Cup continues on ESPNU and Spanish-language Galavision (and on the Web at ESPN360.com). Click HERE for complete ESPNU & ESPN360.com schedule.

The U-17 World Cup kicks off on Saturday (late on Friday night for West Coasters) and will be broadcast on ESPNU and Spanish-language Galavision (and on the Web at ESPN360.com). Click HERE for complete ESPNU & ESPN360.com schedule. The weekend also serves up EPL, Bundesliga and MLS action, including David Beckham and the Galaxy’s clash at New York Red Bull on Saturday.

The semifinals of the SuperLiga will be broadcast Tuesday and Wednesday on TeleFutura. The Under-17 World Cup begins this weekend on ESPNU.

The Bundesliga kicks off on Friday with 2006-07 champion Stuttgart hosting runner-up Schalke. Defending English Premier League champion Manchester United begins its title defense on Sunday against Reading.

American DaMarcus Beasley should be in action on Tuesday as Scottish club Rangers look to move on in UEFA Champions League qualifying. The Bundesliga kicks off on Friday with 2006-07 champion Stuttgart hosting runner-up Schalke. Defending English Premier League champion Manchester United begins its title defense on Sunday against Reading.

With or without David Beckham, ESPN2 will be in Toronto for Sunday’s MLS game between Toronto FC and the Los Angeles Galaxy. Manchester United faces Chelsea Sunday in the FA Community Shield. The Mexican season kicks off with eight First Division games on U.S. television.

Group play in the SuperLiga concludes this weekend with MLS and Mexican interleague matches. All games of eight-team tournament are televised live by Spanish-language TeleFutura. Fox Soccer Channel will have live coverage of the traditional English curtain-raiser as Manchester United and Chelsea meet in the FA Community Shield.

The SuperLiga, which pits MLS clubs against Mexican league foes, kicks off Tuesday. All games of eight-team tournament are televised live by Spanish-language TeleFutura.

Weekend action kicks off Friday evening with USL-1 action from Puerto Rico, which hosts San Francisco-based California Victory. Los Angeles faces Chelsea on Saturday is supposed to be David Beckham‘s Galaxy debut, but the England star may sit it out or be limited to a brief appearance because of an ankle injury. On Sunday, MLS regular-season action returns from the All-Star break with four games. Also on Sunday, Argentina takes on the Czech Republic in the U-20 World Cup final.

The 2007 MLS All-Star Game pits the league’s all-stars against Scottish champion Celtic on Thursday. David Beckham is set to make his Los Angeles Galaxy debut on Saturday in a friendly against Chelsea. Also this week, the final phase of the U-20 World Cup.

Weekend action kicks off with a USL-1 clash between Portland and California. The USA faces Austria in the U-20 World Cup on Saturday, which also features four MLS games. The World Cup-bound U.S. women face Norway in a friendly on Saturday. Sunday’s highlight: the Brazil-Argentina Copa America final.

This week’s Copa America action kicks off Tuesday with Brazil’s semifinal clash against Uruguay (Univision & Gol TV). At the U-20 World Cup, the red-hot USA faces Uruguay in the round of 16 on Wednesday (ESPNU & Galavision).

This weekend’s televised action kicks off on Friday evening with the USA’s match against Brazil at the U-20 World Cup (ESPNU & Galavision) and a USL clash between Rochester and Carolina (Fox Soccer Channel). Gol TV provides Copa America quarterfinal action on Saturday and Sunday.

It’s a week full of Copa America, U-20 World Cup and MLS action.

The U-20 World Cup, which will air live on ESPNU, TeleFutura and Galavision kicks off on Saturday. Freddy Adu and U.S. U-20s face South Korea on Saturday (ESPNU). ET. Copa America action includes the USA game against Paraguay Monday (GolTV & TeleFutura). Five MLS games are broadcast this weekend.

Gol TV, TeleFutura and Univision provide live game coverage of the Copa America. The USA takes part as a guest team in the South American championship for the first time since finishing fourth in 1995. The Americans’ first game is Thursday — four days after lifting the Gold Cup title — against Argentina. The U-20 World Cup, which will air live on ESPNU, TeleFutura and Galavision kicks off on Saturday. The U.S. U-20s face South Korea on Saturday at 5 pm ET.

The U.S. women’s national team continues preparations for the 2007 World Cup when it takes on Brazil in a friendly (a rematch of the 2004 Olympic gold medal game won by the USA) on Saturday in New Jersey (ESPN2 & Univision). The U.S. men meet archrival Mexico in the Gold Cup final on Sunday (Fox Soccer Channel and Univision). In USL action on Friday, Rochester hosts Atlanta. Also on the United Soccer Leagues front, the Fox Channel Soccer’s “USL Breakaway” provides highlights and player and coach features (Friday, 6/29).

Boca Juniors takes a 3-0 lead into the second leg of the Libertadores Cup semifinal on Wednesday (Fox Sports en Espanol). On Thursday, the USA faces Canada in the Gold Cup semifinals (Fox Soccer Channel & Telefutura) while Mexico clashes with Guadeloupe (Telefutura). ESPN2’s Thursday night MLS clash is Houston-Chivas USA.

The weekend is highlighted by four Gold Cup quarterfinals, including the USA-Panama rematch of the 2005 final on Saturday on Fox Soccer Channel and Univision. Fans can watch David Beckham’s final game for Real Madrid, which hosts Real Madrid with La Liga title on the line on Sunday. In addition, there is a full slate of MLS games.

Montreal hosts Portland in USL action on Friday, when Mexico opens its Gold Cup campaign against Cuba. Then comes Big Saturday: The USA’s Gold Cup clash with Trinidad & Tobago (Fox Soccer Channel, TeleFutura) and three other Gold Cup clashes; two MLS games; and Gol TV tracks the Spanish La Liga race between Barcelona and Real Madrid, airing both teams’ games.

This week’s live televised soccer action kicks off on Tuesday with Brazil‘s friendly against Turkey (Fox) and Mexico‘s friendly against Paraguay (Telemundo). Then there’s European Championship qualifying, Libertadores Cup semifinal action, the Gold Cup kickoff (the USA opens on Thursday) and MLS’s Wednesday & Thursday night games. Montreal takes on Portland in USL’s Friday night game. The weekend brings more Gold Cup and MLS action, and the Spanish La Liga title race, with Gol TV providing Barcelona and Real Madrid games.

Get an early start to your weekend soccer viewing with England’s friendly against Brazil (3 pm ET on Fox). Friday night’s USL’s game (Fox) is an all-Canadian affair. MLS action on Saturday overlaps with the USA’s friendly against China. Setanta USA and Fox Soccer Channel provide broadcasts of European Championship qualifying on Saturday.

Libertadores Cup semifinal play (Fox Sports en Espanol) highlights the midweek television action. England takes on Brazil in a friendly on Friday (Fox Soccer Channel). On Saturday, Coach Bob Bradley, in his first game without the interim label, guides the USA in a friendly against China. Setanta USA and Fox Soccer Channel provide broadcasts of European Championship qualifying on Saturday.