Category: Soccer on TV.

CONCACAF Champions League, European Champions League and UEFA Cup games take place in the midweek. Columbus hosts New York in MLS’s Thursday night match.

Weekend action starts Friday evening with USL and men’s college games. European leagues return to action after last weekend’s break for World Cup qualifying. There are five MLS games on Saturday and one on Sunday.

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers highlight the midweek. The USA takes on Trinidad & Tobago on ESPN2 and Galavision on Wednesday night. New England hosts Chivas USA in Thursday’s MLS night match up. European leagues return to action on the weekend.

The weekend schedule is dominated by World Cup 2010 qualifying. Games from Concacaf (notably Cuba-USA), Europe, South America and Asia will be available on cable and pay-per-view.

A busy Friday includes the Super Cup clash between Champions League winner Manchester United and UEFA Cup champ Zenit St. Petersburg. The full slate of MLS action this weekend starts on Friday, and Fox Soccer Channel’s men’s college coverage opens with a UCLA-Maryland clash. Italian Serie A and Spain’s La Liga kick off this weekend.

CONCACAF Champions League begins on Tuesday. Italian Serie A kicks off this weekend. There is a full slate of MLS action this weekend starting on Friday. Fox Soccer Channel’s men’s college coverage starts with a UCLA-Maryland clash.

2008 Olympic soccer concludes with the men’s gold medal match on Friday. In MLS action, two hot teams meet in Sunday’s New York-Houston clash.

This week, 2008 Olympic soccer concludes with men’s and women’s semifinals, third-place matches and finals. The U.S. men’s national team continues its march toward World Cup 2010 with a qualifier in Guatemala. In the MLS Thursday night game, Los Angeles hosts Chicago.

The 2008-09 English Premier League and German Bundesliga kick off this weekend. There are six MLS clashes and Olympic soccer quarterfinals. For detailed information on Olympic soccer viewing, go to www.nbcolympics.com, where games are also broadcast online. In the MLS Thursday night game, Chivas USA hosts Los Angeles. The English Premier League season kicks off this weekend.

2008 Olympic soccer closes out the first round and moves into the knockout phase. For detailed information on Olympic soccer viewing, go to www.nbcolympics.com, where games are also broadcast online. In the MLS Thursday night game, Chivas USA hosts Los Angeles. The English Premier League season kicks off this weekend.

In Olympic action, the U.S. women face Japan Saturday morning and the U.S. men face the Netherlands on Sunday morning. For detailed information on Olympic soccer viewing, go to www.nbcolympics.com, where games are also broadcast online. The weekend’s MLS action is highlighted by Sunday’s New York-D.C. United clash.

New England hosts Houston in the Superliga 2008 Final on Tuesday night. Catch Copa Libertadores in the midweek. The 2008 Olympics kick off this week with men and women’s first-round games.

In addition to plenty of MLS and Mexican league action this weekend, Spanish power Barcelona faces Chivas Guadalajara in a friendly in Chicago on Sunday. The Emirates Cup on GOL TV features powers from Italy, Germany, England and Spain.

Salt Lake hosts Toronto in a rare Monday night MLS game. Catch Superliga 2008 semifinal action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Numerous European preseason friendlies are scattered throughout the week. Broadcast times of Mexican league games will appear in Friday’s Soccer on TV e-letter.

The Mexican Primera Division kicks off this weekend with all nine games available on U.S. television. Among the games is Juarez club Indios’ game against UAG. Indios feature young American midfielder Marco Vidal.

On Thursday night, the MLS All-Stars take on West Ham United. The Mexican Primera Division kicks off this weekend.>

The USSF Development Academy Championships are on ESPN2 and ESPNU on Friday and Saturday. Group play in the Superliga 2008 concludes Saturday and Sunday. MLS action includes a New York-Los Angeles clash, a meeting that last year attracted 66,237 fans and ended in a 5-4 Red Bulls win.

In MLS’s Thursday night game, Columbus hosts Kansas City. Superliga 2008 is in full swing with midweek and weekend matches. The USSF Development Academy Championships are on ESPN2 and ESPNU on Friday and Saturday.

MLS clubs face Mexican foes when Superliga 2008 kicks off on Saturday. The U.S. women host Brazil in an Olympic tune-up on Sunday.

In MLS’s Thursday night game, Los Angeles hosts Chivas USA in a battle for first place in the Western Conference. MLS clubs face Mexican foes when Superliga 2008 kicks off on Saturday. The U.S. women host Brazil in an Olympic tune-up on Sunday.

Thursday night’s MLS game pits Salt Lake against Houston. Three MLS games take place on Independence Day, including a clash between the best of the West (Los Angeles) and Eastern Conference leader New England. Two more MLS games take place Saturday.

The Copa Libertadores final concludes with the second leg on Wednesday. In MLS’s Thursday night game, Real Salt Lake hosts Houston.

ABC airs a doubleheader on Sunday: D.C. United vs. Los Angeles and the Euro 2008 Spain vs. Germany final.

Euro 2008 moves into the semifinal phase in the midweek and concludes with the final on Sunday. The first leg of the Copa Libertadores final is on Wednesday. In MLS’s Thursday night game, Houston hosts FC Dallas.

On Sunday, the USA defends its eight-goal lead when it visits Barbados for the second leg of their World Cup 2010 qualifying series. The winner advances to Concacaf semifinal group play. The Euro 2008 final four takes shape with this weekend’s quarterfinals, starting with Friday’s Croatia-Turkey clash. There’s also five MLS games on Saturday and one on Sunday.