This week, The Union must win. Also, a slew of friendlies, Pre-Season “Cups,” UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s European Championship, Copa Sudamericana, NWSL, and “El Classico”).
This Week in Footy History:
7/29/1981 Happy Birthday Troy Perkins, American soccer player
7/31/1987 Happy Birthday Michael Bradley, USMNT
8/01/1973 Happy Birthday Gregg Berhalter, former U.S. international defender, Englewood, New Jersey
This week, watch for:
7/29 @7:30pm New England vs Philadelphia Union Comcast Sports Network, DIRECTV, MLS Live
7/29 @8:05pm Real Madrid vs Barcelona *El Clasico – ICC 2017 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
8/01 @9:00pm MLS All Star Team vs Real Madrid fuboTV, Fox Sports 1
Friday July 28
Mexico – Liga MX
- 10:00pm Atlas vs Pumas UNAM ESPN DOS
Club Friendly
- 1:30pm Borussia Dortmund vs Espanyol ESPN Caribbean, ESPNPlay Caribbean
Saturday July 29
USA/Canada – Major League Soccer
- 4:30pm Atlanta United vs Orlando City SC FOX Network, MLS Live
- 7:30pm New England vs Philadelphia Union Comcast Sports Network, DIRECTV, MLS Live
- 7:30pm New York RB vs Montreal Impact MLS Live, MSG, TSN 690 Montreal
- 8:00pm Dallas vs Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Live, TSN2, TSN GO
- 8:00pm Minnesota United vs DC United MLS Live, Abu Dhabi Sports 3 HD
- 8:00pm Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire MLS Live, Abu Dhabi Sports 6 HD
- 8:00pm Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers MLS Live, Root Sports Northwest
- 8:00pm Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew MLS Live, KMYU Utah
- 8:00pm SJ Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids MLS Live, LeTV
- 10:00pm LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
United States – NASL
- 7:00pm NY Cosmos vs Miami fuboTV, beIN SPORTS
- 7:30pm North Carolina vs Puerto Rico fuboTV, beIN SPORTS en Español
International Champions Cup
- 7:35am Chelsea vs Internazionale ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
- 6:00pm Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
- 8:05pm Real Madrid vs Barcelona *El Clasico – ICC 2017 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
France – Super Cup
- 3:00pm Monaco vs PSG *Trophée des Champions 2017 fuboTV
Europe – UEFA Women’s European Championship
- 12:00pm Quarterfinal 1 ESPN3, WatchESPN, UEFA TV, Youtube
- 2:45pm Quarterfinal 2 ESPN3, WatchESPN, UEFA TV, Youtube
Mexico – Liga MX
- 6:00pm Querétaro vs Lobos BUAP Imagen Televisión
- 6:00pm Cruz Azul vs Guadalajara fuboTV, Univision Deportes, TDN
- 8:00pm Monterrey vs Veracruz TDN
- 8:06pm Pachuca vs América fuboTV, Univision Deportes
- 10:00pm Necaxa vs Tijuana fuboTV, Univision Deportes, TDN
Club Friendly
- 8:30am Feyenoord vs Real Sociedad Fox Sports 1
- 9:00am Metz vs Crystal Palace TV2 Sumo, TV2 Sport Premium
- 10:00am Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City ESPN3, WatchESPN, TV2 Sport
- 10:00am Borussia M’gladbach vs Málaga fuboTV, beIN SPORTS en Español
- 10:00am Sunderland vs Celtic Celtic TV
- 12:00pm Hertha BSC vs Liverpool LFCTV GO, LFC TV, Sport TV2
- 12:30pm Saint-Étienne vs Southampton SportKlub 1 Serbia, Sportklub 1 Croatia
- 2:00pm Real Betis vs Real Valladolid Betis TVEmirates Cup
- 9:00am RB Leipzig vs Sevilla ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes+
- 11:20am Arsenal vs Benfica ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes+
Sunday July 30
USA/Canada – Major League Soccer
- 2:00pm Toronto vs New York City ESPN, ESPN Deportes, MLSLive
International Champions Cup
- 4:00pm Roma vs Juventus ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Italy – Coppa Italia
- 2:00pm Alessandria vs Cosenza RAI Sport 1
Europe – UEFA Women’s European Championship
- 12:00pm Quarterfinal 3 ESPN3, WatchESPN, UEFA TV, Youtube
- 2:45pm Quarterfinal 4 ESPN3, WatchESPN, UEFA TV, Youtube
Mexico – Liga MX
- 1:00pm Toluca vs León fuboTV, Univision Deportes, TDN
- 7:30pm Santos Laguna vs Tigres UANL Univision Deportes
Club Friendly
- 9:30am Bayer Leverkusen vs Lazio Arena Sport 2 Serbia, Fox Sports 2
- 10:00am AFC Bournemouth vs Valencia Sport TV1, Sport 1 Hungary
- 11:30am Schalke 04 vs Eibar fuboTV, beIN SPORTS
- 1:00pm Vålerenga vs Manchester United MUTV, TV 2 Norway, TV2 Sumo, Spo TV 1
- 1:00pm Villarreal vs Levante YouTube, Arena Sport 3 Serbia
- 2:00pm Real Betis vs Beşiktaş Smart Spor, Betis TV
- 2:30pm Porto vs Deportivo La Coruña tvG2, Porto Canal
- 2:30pm Olympique Lyonnais vs Montpellier Canal+ Sport
Emirates Cup
- 9:00am RB Leipzig vs Benfica ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes+
- 11:20am Arsenal vs Sevilla ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes+
Tuesday August 1
Europe – Audi Cup
- 11:45am Atlético Madrid vs Napoli ARD Das Erste, ITV 4, Sport 1 Hungary
- 2:30pm Bayern München vs Liverpool ARD Das Erste, ITV 4, SuperSport Maximo
Mexico – Copa MX
- 8:00pm Mineros de Zacatecas vs Necaxa ESPN Cono Norte, ESPN Mexico
- 10:00pm Tijuana vs Puebla ESPN Cono Norte, ESPN Mexico
- 10:00pm Toluca vs Dorados Univision Deportes
South America – Copa Sudamericana
- 6:15pm Libertad vs Huracán fuboTV, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes
- 8:45pm Atlético Tucumán vs Oriente Petrolero fuboTV, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes
Club Friendly
- 12:00pm Stuttgart vs Huddersfield Town Arena Sport 4, TV2 Sport Premium
- 12:30pm Altona 93 vs West Ham United Sport TV2, Premier Sports
- 1:30pm Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta ESPN3, WatchESPN
- 2:45pm Burton Albion vs Leicester City TV2 Sport Premium
Wednesday August 2
Europe – UEFA Champions League
- 2:15pm Viktoria Plzeň vs Steaua Bucureşti ČT Sport
- 2:15pm Young Boys vs Dynamo Kyiv SRF zwei, RTS Deux, RTS Sport
- 2:45pm Rosenborg vs Celtic Celtic TV, Premier Sports, TV3 Sport 2
Europe – Audi Cup
- 11:45am Third Place Match ITV 4, SuperSport Maximo
- 2:30pm Audi Cup Final ITV 4, SuperSport Maximo
South America – Copa Sudamericana
- 6:15pm LDU Quito vs Bolívar fuboTV, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes
- 8:45pm Deportes Iquique vs Independiente fuboTV, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes
- 8:45pm Olimpia vs Nacional Asunción FOX Soccer Match Pass, Arena Sport 1
Club Friendly
- 10:00am Wolfsburg vs Newcastle United Sport TV2, Arena Sport 2
- 2:45pm Manchester United vs Sampdoria MUTV, Sport TV2, Fox Sports 2
- 2:45pm Southampton vs Augsburg Arena Sport 3, TV2 Sport Premium 2
USA – MLS All Stars
- 9:00pm MLS All Star Team vs Real Madrid fuboTV, Fox Sports 1
Thursday August 3
Europe – UEFA Europa League
- 1:00pm Apollon vs Aberdeen RedTV International
- 1:00pm Sparta Praha vs Crvena Zvezda ČT SportEurope
UEFA Women’s European Championship
- 12:00pm Semifinal 1 ESPN3, WatchESPN, UEFA TV, Youtube
- 2:45pm Semifinal 2 ESPN3, WatchESPN, UEFA TV, Youtube
South America – Copa Sudamericana
- 6:15pm Estudiantes vs Nacional Potosí FOX Soccer Match Pass
- 8:45pm Junior vs Deportivo Cali fuboTV, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes
USWNT Friendly
- 10:00pm USA vs Japan Univision Deportes
Friday August 4
United States – National Womens Soccer League
- 7:00pm Boston Breakers vs Kansas City go90, NWSLsoccer.com
- 7:00pm Sky Blue vs Washington Spirit go90, NWSLsoccer.com
France – Ligue 1
- 2:45pm Monaco vs Toulouse fuboTV, beIN SPORTS
Mexico – Liga MX
- 8:00pm Morelia vs Santos Laguna Univision Deportes
- 10:00pm Tijuana vs Monterrey Univision Deportes
Hey Matt. Thanks very much for your work on this feature. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it and rely on it. I wanted to know if there is any chance you could always put any USMNT or USWNT play in the This Week, Watch For: section? I’m a shameless homer and would love to see their matches up top rather than buried further down. I think you keep the USMNT out there but the USWNT team seems to get a little lost. Not trying to complicate your life, it’s just a wish. Keep up the great work.
Wilco. Thanks for the input