(Note to Sunday morning TV viewers: Daylight savings time starts on Sunday, so remember to move your clocks forward an hour.)
Manchester United and Chelsea, 1-2 in the English Premier League and both through to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, are in action on a third front this weekend when they play in the English FA Cup quarterfinals.
Manchester United travels to Middlesbrough on Saturday (TV: PPV-Setanta, live, 12:30 pm ET), while Chelsea hosts London rival Tottenham on Sunday (TV: PPV-Setanta, live, 8:30 am ET).
The Middlesbrough game will be the last at United for 35-year-old Swede Hendrik Larsson, who will return to his club, Helsingborg, at the end of his short-term loan agreement. Larsson scored the winning goal for United in its 1-0 victory over Lille in Champions League action on Tuesday. His departure will leave United short-handed up front. Wayne Rooney is the only healthy striker, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Louis Saha are both injured.
Chelsea will be heavily favored against Tottenham. The Blues have not lost at home to Spurs since 1990.
Americans will be in action in the other two games. Brad Friedel will start in goal for Blackburn Rovers against Manchester City on Sunday (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, noon ET). He was sensational in the fifth round, shutting out Arsenal twice. DaMarcus Beasley played in both third-round games, scored in the fourth round but didn't play for City in its fifth-round victory at Preston North End.
In the other quarterfinal, American Jay DeMerit should line up on the backline for Watford, which faces Plymouth Argyle, the only remaining League Championship team, on Sunday (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 2 pm ET).
GERMANY. Defending champion Bayern Munich, riding high after knocking Real Madrid out of the Champions League, will look to close in on the Bundesliga lead when it faces second-place Werder Bremen on Sunday (TV: GolTV, live, noon ET). Bayern has cut the margin between it and first-place Schalke 04 in half to six points in the last two weeks. Leader Schalke, whose advantage over Bremen is three points, travels to Hannover on Saturday (no TV). It will again be without influential forward Lincoln, who is serving the second game of a five-game suspension.
ITALY. The Serie A race is all settled with Inter Milan holding a 16-point lead at the top, but Sunday's derby against AC Milan still has meaning (TV: GolTV, live, 10 am ET). Inter will out of regain its pride after its exit from the Champions League, while Milan, which went through the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Celtic, will continue its push to move into Italy's top four and gain a berth in next year's Champions League. Milan has won eight of its last 10 games and moved to within three points of fourth place after beginning the season with an eight-point penalty. The game could mark Brazilian striker Ronaldo's first game for Milan against his former club.