Waiting for the Weekend
There are almost two dozen soccer games listed in today's Daily Breeze print edition (y'know the thing made of dead trees that only costs a quarter, but is far easier to carry around than a laptop) you can watch on TV today through Sunday (and far more than that on niche channels).
Arguably the highlight: U.S.-Mexico at high noon Sunday on Fox Soccer Channel with the Gold Cup title at stake.
(BTW it looks like the two teams are getting acquainted already - here's what U.S. Soccer just tweeted: "On our plane - we are about to depart for NYC. We are flying with Mexico and a bunch of CONCACAF officials. Ochoa's hair is huge").
Click to the right for a full listing, but here's what I'll also be watching:
*Noon Saturday on ESPN - Chicago Fire at Seattle (I just love watching games with that rocking atmosphere at Qwest Field).
*6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2 - Galaxy at Kansas City Wizards (A hopefully still pissed off David Beckham and the Galaxy look for a fifth straight MLS win). Click here for viewing parties.
*2 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2 - AC Milan-Inter Milan (a Milan derby in Boston).
Chivas USA has the weekend off.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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