In what is being characterized as the biggest TV deal in the history of the sport, Real Madrid doubled what it is now making for broadcasting rights. This just goes to show you that you don't have to actually produce on the field these days to cash in at the bank. As Dave Chappelle used to say at the end of his Comedy Central show, "I'm rich bitch."In other eye-numbing news:
- It looks like Fox Soccer Channel has picked up the men's and women's CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments. As has been mentioned in this space before, FSC has little choice but to go out and get what it can to fill it's schedule. With the college season wrapping up, it'll just be English and Argentine league games sprinkled with the odd Brazil friendly through May. [My Soccer Blog]
- If you missed last night's Serie A highlights, here's what Roma did to Catania. And if you're wondering, it's Portuguese. [SoccerBlog]
- Run, don't walk, to get your hands on With God, Nothing Is Impossible - The Marvin Andrews Story. The DVD is available for only $28.45, quite the bargain. [The Scotsman]
These are the games of note on TV through Sunday:
Tuesday
CSKA Moscow v. Porto
12:30pm ET, LIVE
Setanta Sports USA / ESPN Deportes
This one should decide who joins Arsenal out of Group G in the Champions League.
Celtic v. Manchester United
2:30pm ET, LIVE
ESPN2
If their first meeting was anything to go by, this one should be end-to-end stuff.
Real Madrid v. Lyon
2:30pm ET, LIVE
ESPN Deportes
(SDD: 5pm ET on ESPN Classic / Setanta Sports USA)
Which Real Madrid team shows up: the one that beat Barcelona or the one that lost at Lyon in September?
Wednesday
Inter Milan v. Sporting
2:30pm ET, LIVE
Setanta Premium - Closed-Circuit TV
Winner has the inside track to the knock-out stage.
Chivas Guadalajara v. Cruz Azul
9:30pm ET, LIVE
TeleFutura
Quarterfinal first-leg in the Mexican playoffs. Check your local listings for the other games being played today and tomorrow.
Thursday
Werder Bremen v. Chelsea
1:30am ET, Same Day Delay
ESPN2
I'll put Didier Drogba down for at least two goals in this one.
Saturday
Cruz Azul v. Chivas Guadalajara
6:00pm ET, LIVE
Azteca America
The Azteca Stadium hosts this quarterfinal return-leg. Check your local listings for the other games being played today and tomorrow.
Estudiantes de La Plata v. Racing Club
7:00pm ET, LIVE
TyC Sports USA
Even if they play this one, will there be any Racing fans at the match to see it?
Sunday
Manchester United v. Chelsea
11:00am ET, LIVE
FOX Soccer Channel
They really don't get any bigger than this one.
Valencia v. Real Madrid
12:58pm ET, LIVE
World Sport HD
(Delayed: Tuesday 11/28, 9pm ET on GolTV)
Anyone know what's happened to Valencia? If the freefall is going to stop, here against Real is a good place to start.
VfB Stuttgart v. Borussia Moenchengladbach
1:00pm ET, Same Day Delay
GolTV
Kasey Keller is always worth a look, especially against one of the top teams in the Bundesliga.
Boca Juniors v. Colon de Santa Fe
3:00pm ET, LIVE
FOX Soccer Channel / Fox Sports en Espanol
Boca needs all three points to keep their cushion.
Palermo v. Inter Milan
2:30pm ET, LIVE
RAI International - North America
(Same Day Delay: 3pm ET on GolTV)
That's right, second place hosts first place in what could be Sicily's biggest game ever.
As always, check your local listings for dates and times in your area.
-ac
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6 comments:
Re: Valencia...what hasn't happened? Insane amounts of injuries, infighting, training ground incidents...much as I feel bad for their injury problems, the other drama is of their own making.
And after such a bright start... I thought they would have been good for at least a draw today at home against Real Madrid, but I guess not. It'll be interesting to see how their domestic form translates to the Champions League in February.
The match isn't showing on Gol's Tuesday schedual, do you know if the knew Madrid tv deal has anything to do with this? I've been trying to find some information but haven't been able to find any.
Hey Chelsea,
I'm not sure how it works for UEFA play. My guess is that ESPN and Setanta have the rights to show the CL games in the states.
-bl
Actually I was looking for the La Liga match. Have you heard anything else?
I just took a look and it seems like you're right, they aren't showing the repeat of the Valencia-Real match. That posting was done early last week, and at that time GolTV was planning to show it today. Sorry about that.
Scroll down to the TV Listings links on the site (on the righthand side). Look for up to date information at those pages.
Thanks for checking us out.
-ac
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