The Lineup PDX

Nov 5 – Nov 7

Sara — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:36:50 +0000

Sorry ’bout the lack of updates, I’ve been feeling blah.

Tonight the OSU women play in what may as well be the PAC-10 championship match versus Stanford. It’s important enough that FSN AND FSC will be airing it! It’s in Stanford though, so don’t drive down to Corvallis. The OSU women have been having an unexpectedly good year and are 7-0. I’m sad that I haven’t been to a game down there yet.

MLS playoffs are here and while not every game is televised, the matched I have seen have been fantastic. Last year, every one I saw was 0-0 through extra time and had to be decided on penalties, including the final. This year it’s been end-to-end with red cards, last minute goals and come-from-behind victories.

Games italicized are not live, but first airing of an earlier match.

Friday
5:00 pm – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Alabama-Birmingham at Memphis. FSC.
8:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Oregon State at Stanford. FSN, FSC.

Saturday
5:30 am – English Premier League, Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham. ESPN2.
8:00 – English Premier League, Manchester United v Wolves. FSC.
10:00 – English Premier League, Sunderland v Stoke City. FSC.
12:30 pm – Serie A, Inter Milan v Brescia. FSC.
3:00 – FA Cup 1st Round, AFC Wimbledon v Ebbsfleet United. FSC.
6:00 – Mexican Premier League, Chivas v Cruz Azul. Telemundo.
7:00 – MLS Playoffs, Western Conference Semifinal, Leg 2: FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake. FSC.
8:00 – Mexican Premier League, Atlante v América. Telemundo.

Sunday
6:00 am – Serie A, Lazio v Roma. FSC.
8:00 – English Premier League, Liverpool v Chelsea. FSC.
10:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Big 12 Tournament Final: Teams TBA. FSN.
10:00 – Mexican Premier League, UNAM v Necaxa. Telemundo.
11:30 – Serie A, Palermo v Genoa. FSC.
2:00 pm – English Premier League, West Brom v Manchester City. FSC.
2:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Michigan State at Ohio State. Bigten.
6:00 – MLS Playoffs, Conference Semifinal, Leg 2: Seattle Sounder at LA Galaxy. ESPN2.

Sept 27 – Oct 3

Sara — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:48:46 +0000

Whoops, missed a week. Sorry! Champions League is back on weekday mornings and be sure to catch Pachuca on Telemundo on Saturday. They’ve got three Americans on their roster, including Herculez Gomez and Jose Torres. Sunday there’s a double header at the University of Portland with the women up at noon and the men at 2:30. Hopefully the weather holds and it’ll be a gorgeous day.

Mon

Tues
11:30 am – UEFA Champions League, Partizan v Arsenal. FSC.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, Chelsea v Olympique de Marseille. FSN.
2:00 pm – UEFA Champions League, Auxerre v Real Madrid. FSC.
5:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Toronto FC v Real Salt Lake. FSC.

Wed
9:30 am – UEFA Champions League, Rubin Kazan v Barcelona. FSC.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, Valencia v Manchester United. FSC.
2:00 pm – UEFA Champions League, Tottenham v FC Twente. FSC.
7:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Seattle v Marathon. FSC.

Thurs
12:00 pm – UEFA Champions League, Ajax v AC Milan. FSC.
2:00 – UEFA Champions League, Inter Milan v Werder Bremen. FSC.

Fri
5:00 pm – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Maryland v Duke. FSC.
6:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Concordia v The College of Idaho. Delta Park.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, University of Portland v Oregon. University of Portland.

Sat
6:55 am – English Premier League, Sunderland v Manchester United. ESPN2.
7:00 – English Premier League, Tottenham v Aston Villa. FSC.
9:00 – English Premier League, Birmingham City v Everton. FSC.
10:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Lewis and Clark v George Fox. Lewis and Clark.
11:30 – Serie A, Parma v AC Milan. FSC.
12:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Portland State University v Utah Valley. Hillsboro Stadium.
12:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Linfield v Whitworth. Linfield.
2:30 – NCAA Men‘s Soccer, Linfield v Whitworth. Linfield.
3:00 – Mexican Premier Division, Monterrey v Necaxa. Telemundo.
4:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Concordia v Warner Pacific. Delta Park.
5:00 – Mexican Premier Division, Chivas v Atlas. Telemundo.
5:30 – MLS, FC Dallas v Chicago. FSC.
7:00 – Mexican Premier Division, Atlante v Pachuca. Telemundo.

Sun
6:00 am – Serie A, Napoli v Roma. FSC.
8:00 – English Premier League, Chelsea v Arsenal. FSC.
11:30 – Serie A, Inter Milan v Juventus. FSC.
11:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Providence at Notre Dame. CBSCS.
12:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Vanderbilt at Georgia. ESPNU.
12:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, University of Portland v Washington. University of Portland.
12:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Lewis and Clark v Pacific. Lewis and Clark.
12:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Linfield v Whitman. Linfield.
12:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Puget Sound. George Fox.
2:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Penn State at Michigan. Bigten.
2:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, University of Portland v Santa Clara. University of Portland.
2:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Linfield v Whitman. Linfield.
4:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Wisconsin at Indiana. Bigten.
5:00 – MLS, LA Galaxy v Chivas USA. ESPN2.

September 13-19

Sara — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:56:57 +0000

Champions League is back! On two continents! Hooray! Other than that there is just a bunch of local college soccer. Enjoy it while the weather lasts!

Mon

Tue
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, Manchester United v Rangers. FSN.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, FC Twente v Inter Milan. FSC.
5:00 pm – CONCACAF Champions League, Columbus v Joe Public. FSC.
7:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Saprissa v Seattle. FSC.
11:00 – UEFA Champions League, Lyon v FC Schalke. FSC.

Wed
6:00 am – UEFA Champions League, FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos. FSC.
8:00 – UEFA Champions League, Werder Bremen v Tottenham. FSC.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, MSK Zillina v Chelsea. FSC.
2:00 pm – UEFA Champions League Real Madrid v Ajax. FSC.
4:00 – UEFA Champions League Arsenal v SC Braga. FSC.
5:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Linfield v Willamette. McMinnville.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Pacific. Newberg.
7:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Real Salt Lake v Toronto. FSC.
11:00 – UEFA Champions League, AC Milan v Auxerre. FSC.

Thurs

Fri
11:30 am – NCAA Women’s Soccer OSU Nike Classic, Oregon State University v Butler. Corvallis.
1:00 pm – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Warner Pacific v Evergreen. David Douglas.
2:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer OSU Nike Classic, Seattle v Central Arkansas. Corvallis.
5:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Pacific v Whitworth. Forest Grove.
5:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Whitman. Newberg.
6:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Concordia v Oregon Institute of Technology. Delta Park.
7:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer OSU Nike Classic, Oregon State University v UC Davis. Corvallis.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, University of Portland v Texas A&M. University of Portland.
7:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Pacific v Whitworth. Forest Grove.
7:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, George Fox v Whitman. Newberg.

Sat
4:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Warner Pacific v Northwest University. David Douglas.
4:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Concordia v Northwest Christian. Delta Park.
5:05 – USSF D2, Timbers @ Puerto Rico Islanders. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/live
7:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, University of Portland v University of Washington. University of Portland.

Sun
12:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Pacific v Whitman. Forest Grove.
12:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Whitworth. Newberg.
1:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer OSU Nike Classic, Seattle v UC Davis. Corvallis.
2:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Pacific v Whitman. Forest Grove.
4:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer OSU Nike Classic, Oregon State University v San Diego State. Corvallis.
6:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer OSU Nike Classic, Oregon State v Central Arkansas. Corvallis.
7:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, George Fox v Whitworth. Newberg.

September 6-12

Sara — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:27:35 +0000

After last week’s superb season finale for the Timbers at PGE, this week is kind of a letdown. Since construction is starting at the stadium the last games of the season are away and playoffs are still a ways off. On the TV side of things, there is no champions league for either Europe or North/Central America, the international break cuts out midweek league action and college football bumps nearly everything that comes on during reasonable hours.

There is a bit going on Saturday though. The day is nearly filled out on TV, but the best entertainment is going to be up at the University of Portland campus where the Nike Invitational is being held on Friday and Sunday. Back to back games both days! If you’ve never seen a game at that beautiful stadium you’re really missing out, and at the rate this summer is going it’ll probably start snowing soon, so get out there while it’s nice!

Monday

Tuesday
8:00 am – Euro U21 Championship Qualifier, England U21 v Lithuania. FSC.
7:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Corban. GF Campus.

Wednesday
1:00 pm – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Warner Pacific v Simon Fraser. David Douglas HS.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Linfield v Warner Pacific. McMinnville.

Thursday
4:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Louisville v Kentucky. FSC.
8:00 – MLS, Real Salt Lake @ Seattle Sounders. ESPN2.

Friday
4:30 pm – Nike Portland Invitational (NCAA Women’s), Washington v Penn State. University of Portland.
5:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, South Florida, v Virginia Tech. FSC.
7:00 – Nike Portland Invitational (NCAA Women’s), University of Portland v Rutgers. University of Portland.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Oregon State v Portland State. Oregon State.
7:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Linfield v Corban. McMinnville.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Evergreen State. GF Campus.

Saturday
6:55 am – English Premier League, West Ham v Chelsea. ESPN2.
7:00 – English Premier League, Arsenal v Bolton. FSC.
11:30 – Serie A, Cesena v AC Milan. FSC.
3:00 pm – MLS, Chicago Fire @ Philadelphia Union. FSC.
4:00 – USSF D2, Portland Timbers v Carolina Railhawks. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/live.
5:00 – Mexican Primera División, Tigres v Monterrey. Telemundo.
5:30 – WPS, FC Gold Pride v Philadelphia Independence. FSC.
6:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer – Concordia v Linfield. McMinnville.
7:00 – Mexico Primera División, Atlás v Cruz Azul. Telemundo.
7:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, George Fox v Simpson (CA). GF Campus.

Sunday
6:00 am – Serie A, Juventus v Sampdoria. FSC.
8:00 – English Premier League, Birmingham City v Liverpool. FSC.
11:30 – Serie A, Napoli v Bari. FSC.
12:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Portland State University v Western Oregon. Hillsboro Stadium.
12:00 – Nike Portland Invitational (NCAA Women’s), Washington v Rutgers. University of Portland.
2:30 – Nike Portland Invitational (NCAA Women’s), University of Portland v Penn State. University of Portland.

August 30 – September 5

Sara — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:18:28 +0000

It occurred to me last week that there are more colleges and universities in the Portland area than just PSU/UP. I’ve included in the past OSU games as well, since they’ve produced so many good places over the past few years and because I grew up down there and enjoy catching a game in Corvallis. This week I’ve added some dates for other local schools. I’m not an expert on the college game by any means, so if some of these schools are totally irrelevant and/or play really far down in the NCAA divisions, let me know.

No Champions League this week for either continent, but there’s a Euro 2012 qualifier at midweek, plenty of local college soccer – including an invitational tournament at the University of Portland’s campus – and the last home game for the Timbers.

Construction on PGE Park starts after the game on Thursday (well, not literally, I don’t think), and home playoff matches will be held elsewhere. This is your last chance to see PGE Park before it’s remodeled and your last chance to see the USL Timbers play at their home ground of the last nine years. Mixed feelings for sure! It’s no good playing on a baseball field, and the new renovations look fantastic, but there are a lot of memories for me on that oddly shaped field with the dirt patch and extra-green turf covering the bases. The lights only illuminate half the field, you can’t hear the PA or see the video board and the dugout keeps the field so far away I can’t even tell if the ball has gone in the goal at the other end, let alone who scored it. But I was drawn in from the first “YOU SUCK ASSHOLE!” I heard in 2006. By the time the club asked us to please cut that one out, I was in love enough with the Timbers to dutifully obey. Over the years I’ve been assaulted by smoke bombs and flying bodies after goals. I’ve punch the Sunshine flag like a kid playing parachute in gym class. I’ve been sprayed with beer and knocked my own beer into my scarf after being struck with a beachball pregame. I was there for the Flare Bears, “real fans hate Levesque”, “Keller, Do the Cobain”, and that inflatable orca that used to get tossed around before matches against the Flounders. The last two cup matches against Seattle I got to the gates two hours beforehand, even though I had a ticket, and there was already a huge line. Once, I ended up twenty minutes late to a game and even in that short amount of time I was so infuriated with the refs that I ran over to the top of the tunnel at halftime just to scream mean things at them. I’ve been at games where there were only 3,000 people and it was raining and we lost. I’ve been to games where we managed over 14,000 on a weeknight and we won on a spectacular volley near the end of the game. Of course most of these things can and will be repeated (well, hopefully not the 3,000 at a loss in the rain.) in the new stadium. We’re not losing the team and we’re not even losing the stadium – it’s just going to look incredibly different. And the season starts in March!

Anyway, sorry for the sentimentality. Point is, BE THERE THURSDAY!

Events in bold are live in the Portland area.

Monday
11:30 am – Serie A, Bologna v Inter Milan. FSC.

Tuesday

Wednesday
4:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Linfield v Northwest Christian. McMinnville.
6:00 pm – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Linfield v Evergreen State. McMinnville.
7:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Lewis & Clark v Warner Pacific. Lewis & Clark campus.

Thursday
4:00 pm – NCAA Men’s Soccer. George Fox v Oregon Tech. Newberg.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Northwest (WA). Newberg.
7:00 – USSF D2, Portland Timbers v Puerto Rico Islanders. PGE Park, 95.5.

Friday
12:00 pm – Euro 2012 Qualifier, England v Bulgaria. FSC.
1:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Warner Pacific v Rocky Mountain College. David Douglas HS.
4:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Concordia University v University of the Fraser Valley. Delta Park.
4:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer Nike Portland Invitational, Washington v Evansville. Merlo Field (University of Portland).
5:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, South Carolina v Clemson. FSC.
7:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer Nike Portland Invitational, University of Portland v Northern Illinois. Merlo Field.
7:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer, Warner Pacific v Pacific. David Douglas HS.
7:00 NCAA Men’s Soccer, Concordia University v Rocky Mountain College. Delta Park.
7:00 NCAA Women’s Soccer, Lewis & Clark v Northwest (WA). Lewis & Clark campus.

Saturday
4:30 pm – MLS, Columbus Crew @ DC United. FSC.
7:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, George Fox v Warner Pacific. Newberg.
10:00 – Hyundai A-League, Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar. FSC.

Sunday
11:00 am – NCAA Men’s Soccer Nike Portland Invitational, Washington v Northern Illinois. Merlo Field.
12:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Concordia v Rocky Mountain College. PCC Rock Creek.
12:00 – NCAA Women’s Soccer, Pacific v Chapman. Forest Grove.
1:30 – NCAA Men’s Soccer Nike Portland Invitational, University of Portland v Evansville. Merlo Field.
3:00 – WPS, Chicago Red Stars v Washington Freedom. FSC.

August 23 – 29

Sara — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:19:58 +0000

Another busy week. Love this time of year! On top of UEFA and CONCACAF Champions League and normal league games in MLS/Mexcio/England, college soccer has begun its preseason, which means there are live games to be had in the Willamette Valley! Oregon State University and University of Portland have good men’s teams – contributing greatly to the Timbers U23 season – and both of those plus Portland State University have women’s programs. OSU over the past several years has produced players from Bryan Jordan of the LA Galaxy (formerly the Timbers), Danny Mwanga who is lighting up MLS, and Robbie Findley, who you may remember from the World Cup. While the University of Portland may be more well known for its outstanding women’s team, the men are pretty good as well and not something to miss.

The Timbers have two home games as they near the end of the regular season. These are you last few opportunities to catch a Timbers match live at PGE Park before they head to MLS. Playoffs will not be held at the stadium, as construction for 2011 will have begun. Look for games to be held at Merlo or in Hillsboro.

Games in bold are live in the local area and games in italics are delayed matches that are airing for the first time.

Monday
11:55 am – English Premier League, Liverpool @ Manchester City. ESPN2.

Tuesday
11:30 am – UEFA Champions League, RSC Anderlecht v FK Partizan. FSC.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, UC Sampdoria v SV Werder Bremen. FSN.
7:00 pm – CONCACAF Champions League, Santos v Columbus Crew. FSC.

Wednesday
6:00 am – UEFA Champions League, Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC v FC Salzburg. FSC.
8:00 – UEFA Champions League, Sevilla FC v SC Braga. FSC.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, BSC Young Boys @ Tottenham. FSC.
3:00 pm – UEFA Champions League, AFC Ajax v FC Dynamo Kyiv. FSC.
5:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Cruz Azul v Real Salt Lake. FSC.
7:00 – NCAA Men’s Soccer Preseason Exhibition, Oregon State @ University of Portland. Merlo Field.
7:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Seattle Sounders v Monterrey. FSC.
11:00 – UEFA Champions League, MSK Zilina v AC Sparta Praha. FSC.

Thursday
11:00 am – UEFA Champions League, FC København v Rosenborg BK. FSC.
1:00 pm – UEFA Champions League, AJ Auxerre v FC Zenit St. Petersburg. FSC.
7:00 – USSF D2, Portland Timbers v Austin Aztex. PGE Park, FSN.

Friday
11:30 am – UEFA Super Cup, Inter Milan v Atlético Madrid. FSC.
7:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer Exhibition, University of Portland v Southern Methodist. Merlo Field.

Saturday
4:30 am – English Premier League, Blackburn v Arsenal. ESPN2.
7:00 – English Premier League, Tottenham v Wigan. FSC.
9:30 – English Premier League, Manchester United v West Ham. FSC.
3:00 pm – USL2 Championship. FSC.
3:00 – Mexican Premier League, Rayados de Monterrey v Jaguares de Chiapas. Telemundo.
5:00 – Mexico Primera División, Chivas de Guadalajara v Pumas UNAM. Telemundo.
6:30 – MLS, Houston Dynamo @ Colorado Rapids. FSC.
7:30 – MLS, Chicago Fire @ Seattle. FSN.

Sunday
12:00 am – Hyundai A-League, Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory. FSC.
8:00 – English Premier League, Aston Villa v Everton. FSC.
10:00 – Mexico Primera División, Toluca v Querétaro. Telemundo.
11:30 – Serie A, AC Milan v Lecce. FSC.
12:00 pm – NCAA Women’s Soccer Exhibition, University of Portland v Oklahoma State. Merlo Field.
2:00 – Mexico Primera División, América v Necaxa. Univision.
3:00 – WPS, Philadelphia Independence v Boston Breakers. FSC.
6:00 – USSF D2, Portland Timbers v Crystal Palace Baltimore. PGE Park, FSN.
7:00 – MLS, DC United @ Chivas USA. ESPN2.
7:00 – MLS, DC United @ Chivas USA. ESPN2.

August 16-22

Sara — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:07:25 +0000

Whew, this week required a lot of typing. It’s Champions League time, which means half of Europe’s clubs, some of them rather obscure, are still in the competition. This means that because there are too many games to be shown live, there are a lot of replays. I’ve decided to include the first delayed showing only because they weren’t shown live originally. This is a good chance to see some Americans who play for clubs you likely don’t get to watch, ie Sacha Kljestan at Anderlecht.

I noticed last Saturday that a few games scheduled on Telemundo and Univision weren’t actually on. There appears to be something wrong with my online tv guide, so take Saturday with a grain of salt. Sunday appears to be accurate.

Anyway, this week keep an eye out for Americans abroad. As mentioned, Kljestan at Anderlecht, Spector with West Ham vs Stuart Holden with Bolton, Tim Howard with Everton and of course Dempsey with Fulham on Sunday. Wednesday is a busy day too, with UEFA Champions League in the morning and CONCACAF Champs League in the evening. I’ll be cheering on all the yank teams, because I’d like to see us finally taking this tournament seriously.

Games in italics are tape delayed.

Monday
11:55 am – English Premier League, Newcastle United @ Manchester United. ESPN2.

Tuesday
11:30 am – UEFA Champions League, Tottenham @ BSC Young Boys. FSN.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, Ajax @ Dynamo Kiev. FSC.
5:00 pm – CONCACAF Champions League, Toronto FC v Cruz Azul. FSC.
11:00 – UEFA Champions League, AC Sparta Praha v MSK Zilina. FSC.

Wednesday
8:00 am – UEFA Champions League, Rosenborg BK v FC København. FSC.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, SV Werder Bremen v UC Sampdoria. FSC.
11:30 – UEFA Champions League, Teams TBA. FSN.
2:00 pm – UEFA Champions League, SC Braga v Sevilla FC. FSC.
5:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Columbus Crew v Municipal. FSC.
7:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, Real Salt Lake v Arabe Unido. FSC.
11:00 – UEFA Champions League, FC Salzburg v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC. FSC.

Thursday
12:00 pm – UEFA Champions League, FC Basel 1893 v FC Sheriff. FSC.
3:00 – UEFA Champions League, FK Partizan v RSC Anderlecht. FSC.
7:00 pm – CONCACAF Champions League, Marathon v Seattle Sounders. FSC.

Friday
12:00 pm - UEFA Champions League. FC Zenit St. Petersburg v AJ Auxerre. FSC.

Saturday
7:00 am – English Premier League, Everton v Wolves. FSC.
9:00 – EPL, Wigan v Chelsea. FSC.
11:30 – EPL, West Ham v Bolton. FSC.
5:00 – USSFD2, Portland Timbers @ Minnesota Stars. http://portlandtimbers.com/live, http://955thegame.com.
5:00 pm – Mexico Primera Division, Tigres U.A.N.L. V Santos Laguna. Telemundo.
5:30 – MLS, Chivas USA @ FC Dallas. FSC.
7:00 – Mexico Primera Division, Atlante v Chivas de Guadalajara. Telemundo.
11:00 – Hyundai A-League, Melbourne Victory v North Queensland Fury. FSC.

Sunday

8:00 am – English Premier League, Fulham v Manchester United. FSC.
10:00 – Mexico Primera Division, UNAM v Puebla. Telemundo.
2:00 pm – Mexico Primera Division, Querétaro v América. Univision.
3:00 pm – WPS, Chicago Red Stars v FC Gold Pride. FSC

August 10-15

Sara — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:29:24 +0000

What’s that you say? I missed a week? Well. I was on a disastrous (is there any other in my family?) camping trip and I didn’t couldn’t do it from my phone.

Exciting times! First the USA play their first match post-World Cup when they face Brazil at the new Meadowlands stadium. Not a lot of new faces for the US, but it’ll be good to see them again anyway. The Timbers finally make an appearance at PGE Park Wednesday after a long road trip. And finally, Saturday the English Premier League kicks off, meaning there are things to watch all weekend long! Just look at Saturday. Are you really going to get anything done? I’m certainly not.

* Events in bold are live in the PDX area.
Tuesday
11:30 am – Int’l Friendly, England U21 v Uzbekistan U21. FSC.
5:00 pm – Int’l Friendly, USA v Brazil. ESPN2, Univision.

Wednesday
11:45 am – Int’l Friendly, Ireland v Argentina. ESPN3.
1:00 pm – Int’l Friendly, Mexico v Spain. Univision.
7:00 – USSF DIV2, Portland Timbers v Cleveland City Stars. PGE Park, FSN.

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
4:30 am – English Premier League, Manchester City @ Tottenham. ESPN2.
7:00 – EPL, Aston Villa v West Ham. FSC.
9:00 – EPL, Chelsea v West Brom. FSC.
3:00 pm – MLS, LA Galaxy @ NY Red Bulls. FSC.
3:00 – Mexico Primera Division, Monterrey v Pumas UNAM. Telemundo.
5:00 – Mexico Primera Division, Chivas Guadalajara v Estudiantes U.A. De G. Telemundo.
5:10 – USSF DIV2, Portland Timbers @ AC St. Louis.
7:30 – MLS, Seattle Sounders @ Chivas USA. FSN.
10:00 – Hyundai A-League, Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United. FSC.

Sunday
8:00 am – English Premier League, Liverpool v Arsenal. FSC.
10:00 – Mexico Primera Division, Toluca v Tigres. Telemundo.
2:00 pm – Mexico Primera Division, America v Atlas. Univision.
6:00 pm – WPS, Boston Breakers v Sky Blue FC. FSC.

July 26th – August 1st

Sara — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:05:09 +0000

We’re almost there, people. The European leagues will be starting up within a month, these ridiculous (and admittedly, at least mildly entertaining) club friendlies between preseason English sides and midseason MLS teams will finally be over. Domestically, playoffs will heat up, team USA will play a friendly against Brazil, and best of all, speculation on next year’s MLS Timbers roster will be rife.

In the meantime, we have Concacaf Champions League, the MLS Allstar game (vs this little club called Manchester United) and some regular season MLS. CCL to me is exciting, but I end up disappointed every year that MLS team inexplicably don’t take it seriously. C’mon, don’t you want to be one of the first teams to win in Mexico? Where’s your pride? Fortunately, I guess, a lot of these games will be televised. And in some extraordinary rare praise for the bastards up north, Seattle have supposedly sold over 16,000 tickets for their CCL clash with Metapan on Wednesday. Good for them. Let’s hope that sets a precedent for other clubs to follow.

And while CCL games are the highlight this week, I feel I should mention that at the Allstar game, a coin will be flipped to determine which expansion side, Portland or Vancouver, will get first pick at which draft. Then fun times begin!

Monday
Nothing.

Tuesday
5:00 pm – CONCACAF Champions League, FC Toronto v Motagua. FSC.
7:00 – CONCACAF Champions League, LA Galaxy v Puerto Rico Islanders. FSC.

Wednesday
5:10 pm – USSF DIV2, Portland Timbers @ AC St. Louis. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/live, 95.5, http://www.955thegame.com
5:30 – MLS All Star Game, MLS Allstars v Manchester United. ESPN2.
7:00 pm – CONCACAF Champions League, Seattle Sounders v Metapan. FSC.

Thursday
6:30 am – Women’s U20 World Cup semifinal, Germany v Korea Republic. ESPNU.
9:30 – Women’s U20 World Cup semifinal, Colombia v Nigeria. ESPNU.

Friday

Saturday
4:30 pm – USSF DIV2, Portland Timbers @ Tampa Bay Rowdies.
7:00 pm – USL W-League, Championship (teams TBD). FSC.

Sunday
3:00 am – Women’s U20 World Cup 3rd place match. ESPNU.
6:00 – Women’s U20 World Cup final. ESPNU.
2:00 pm – WPS, Atlanta Beat v FC Gold Pride. FSC.
4:30 – MLS, Chicago Fire @ LA Galaxy. FSC.

July 19-25

Sara — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:06:56 +0000

Once again, there’s a big lull at the beginning of the week. Life is hard. But the good news is that the Mexican league is getting started, the European leagues are playing their final exhibition tournaments before their seasons kick off, and the Women’s U20 World Cup is still on. And Sunday is a TV football bonanza where one can spend the entire day vegged on the couch watching constant soccer. It kicks off at 7am with a Women’s U20 world cup quarterfinal, followed immediately by a Mexican league game, which starts just a half hour ahead of another Women’s U20 quarterfinal. Then there’s the NY football challenge final (either Sporting, Tottenham, Manchester City or New York Red Bulls), an exhibition between Manchester United and Kansas City, and finally, an MLS league match with Colorado at Seattle.

Monday
Nothing.

Tuesday
Nada.

Wednesday

9:00 am – U20 Women’s World Cup – USA v Korea Republic. ESPN2, ESPN3.
4:30 pm – Intl Friendly, Manchester United @ Philadelphia Union. ESPN2.
5:00 – Intl Friendly, Celtic v Sporting Lisbon. FSC. (replayed @ 8:00pm)

Thursday
5:30 pm – “NY Football Challenge”, Tottenham v NY Red Bulls. FSC.
7:30 – USSF DIV2, Portland Timbers @ Vancouver Whitecaps. ? http://portlandtimbers.com/live, 95.5, 955thegame.com.
7:30 – MLS, San Jose v LA Galaxy. ESPN2.

Friday
5:30 pm – “NY Football Challenge”, Manchester City v Sporting Lisbon. FSC.

Saturday
10:00 am – U20 Women’s World Cup, 2nd Quarterfinal. ESPNU.
5:00 pm – Mexican League (friendly?), Chivas Guadalajara v Puebla. Telemundo (26 comcast).
7:00 – Mexican League (friendly?), Atlante v Santos Laguna. Telemundo.

Sunday
7:00 am – U20 Women’s World Cup, 3rd Quarterfinal. ESPNU.
9:00 – Mexican League, Pumas UNAM v Toluca. Telemundo.
9:30 – U20 Women’s World Cup, 4th Quarterfinal. ESPNU.
12:30 pm – “NY Football Challenge” Final, Teams TBA. FSC.
3:00 – Intl Friendly, Manchester United v Kansas City Wizards. FSC.
7:30 – MLS, Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders. FSC.