Soccer on TV this Week Nov. 6th-12th

U17 World Cup, MLS Playoffs, EPL, and College Soccer. Enjoy!
All games are EST
Soccer on TV this Week

Friday, November 6
2:30pm Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht, GolTv, Germany
2:45pm Derby vs Coventry City, Setanta, England Championship
11:00pm Santa Clara vs. U of San Francisco, FSC, Men's College Soccer
11:00pm San Diego vs Portland, ESPNU, Women College Soccer

Saturday, November 7
7:45am Swansea vs Cardiff, Setanta, England Championship
10:00am Tottenham vs Sunderland, ESPN2, England Premier
10:00am Manchester City vs Burnley, Setanta, England Premier
10:00am Blackburn vs Portsmouth, Setanta Xtra, England Premier
10:00am Aston Villa vs Bolton, FSC, England Premier
12:00pm Getafe vs Deportivo La Coruña, ESPND, Spain La Liga
12:30pm Wolverhampton vs Arsenal, FSC, England Premier
2:00pm Barcelona vs Mallorca, GolTv, Spain La Liga
2:30pm Atalanta vs Juventus, FSC, Italy Serie A
3:00pm Sochaux vs Lens, Setanta, France Ligue 1
4:00pm Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid, ESPND, Spain La Liga
8:00pm Tigres UANL vs Atlante, Telemundo, Mexico
8:00pm Indios vs Jaguares, ESPND, Mexico
8:00pm Chicago Fire vs NE Revolution, FSC, MLS
8:00pm San Luis vs Santos Laguna, Telefutura Mexico
9:45pm Atlas vs Chivas Guadalajara, Telemundo, Mexico

Sunday, November 8
8:30am Hull City vs Stoke City, Setanta, England Premier
8:30am AZ vs Feyenoord, ESPND, Netherlands Eredivisie
8:30am ADO Den Haag vs PSV, ESPN360.com, Netherlands
9:00am Lazio vs AC Milan, FSC, Italy Serie A
9:00am Genoa vs Siena, ESPN360.com, Italy Serie A
10:00am Colombia vs Turkey, ESPN360.com, Galavision, FIFA U-17 World Cup
10:30am Twente vs Ajax, ESPN360.com, Netherlands
11:00am Chelsea vs Manchester U, FSC, England Premier
1:00pm Valencia vs Real Zaragoza, ESPND, Spain La Liga
1:00pm Fluminense vs Palmeiras, GolTv, Brazil
1:00pm Maritimo vs Porto, ESPN360.com, Portugal
1:00pm Morelia vs Pumas, UNAM, FSE, Mexico
1:00pm CD Toluca vs Pachuca, Telemundo, Mexico
1:00pm Switzerland vs Italy, ESPN360.com, FIFA U-17 World Cup
2:30pm Inter Milan vs AS Roma, FSC, Italy Serie A
3:00pm Sevilla vs Villarreal, GolTv, Spain La Liga
3:00pm Lyon vs Marseille, Setanta, France Ligue 1
3:00pm Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders FC, Telefutura, MLS
5:00pm West Ham United vs Everton, FSC, Delayed, England Premier
5:30pm América vs Monterrey, Univision, Mexico
6:00pm CD Tecos UAG vs Queretaro, Galavision, Mexico
6:45pm Hull vs Stoke, Setanta, Delayed, England Premier
7:30pm LA Galaxy vs Chivas USA, Playoffs, ESPN2, MLS

Monday, November 9
3:00pm Liverpool vs Birmingham City, ESPN2, England Premier
3:45pm Barnsley vs Sheffield United, Setanta, England Championship

Tuesday, November 10
2:00pm Real Madrid vs Alcorcon, GolTv, Spain Copa del Rey

Wednesday, November 11
3:00pm Athletic Bilbao vs Vallecano, GolTv, Spain Copa del Rey

Thursday, November 12
3:00pm Almeria vs Hercules, GolTv, Spain Copa del Rey

Mexican Primera Beauties of the week

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Technology: Ronaldo launches castrol player rankings

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo was the main attraction in the Spanish capital last night at the unveiling of the inaugural Castrol Rankings – the world’s first rankings based on the actual performance of every football player across Europe’s top five leagues.
Whilst all other football rankings are based on opinion, these have been created using 100% objective analysis and accurate data to measure every pass, every tackle and every single move of over 2000 players. It hopes to draw a line under the age-old debate about who are the best performing players, and may even answer the much-disputed question of who is the greatest current footballer?

Check out: http://www.castrolfootball.com/rankings/rankings/

For full rankings

New Predator X launched! Below is a review by footy-boots.com

It seems they fall in to two categories – there’s the “Oh my God, what have they done to a once great looking boot” contingent and then there are the “hats off to adidas, a brilliant job” supporters. Of course, most are having to go on looks alone. Even with possession of all the technical data, there’s no substitute for getting a pair of boots on your feet and trying them out for yourself. That’s exactly what we’ve been doing at Footy Boots for the past couple of weeks – putting the Predator X through its paces. So, have adidas come up with a winner or have they created the DeLorean of the football boot world? In my view, there’s no doubt – the Predator X is better.

Comfort / Fit

Some things just feel right from day one and the Predator X is very much part of that category. I was trying a pair in size 8.5 and whilst the boots were ‘off the shelf’ they felt like they had been made bespoke.

The Predator X is one of the most comfortable boots I’ve tried on in many a long year. To simulate the feeling, imagine your Grandad pulling on his faithful old slippers that he bought for 10 shillings and a coupon out of the Daily Mail circa 1970! I first wore these for practice on a pretty hard surface but encountered no blistering what so ever. That’s still true 3 games in.

From the first time you lace the Predator X up, the innersole moulds itself to the foot which, when aligned with the Thermoform technology, produced an incredibly comfortable fit.

Some Predator purists will doubtless bemoan the lack of a fold over tongue but personally, with the asymmetrical lacing / wrap around collar, I felt the fit was snugger than ever.

Durability

For the Predator X, adidas have come up with Taurus calf leather which is super soft but also boasts impressive water proof and anti-abrasive qualities. Indeed, it’s so soft that it’s possible that protection levels maybe a little lower than in previous models. Though, having not been stamped on yet I couldn’t say for certain. As with almost all adidas boots, they are well ‘put together’ and while only time will tell, I’m not expecting them to start falling apart any time soon.

Feel

With the Predator X, adidas were keen to try and get the players foot as close to the ball as possible. New Opitfit technology achieves that by bringing the upper materials in all areas as close as possible to the top of the foot. It seems to work too. OK, we’re not talking barefoot, beach soccer here but if you feel the need to run at pace with the ball under close control, the Predator X will give you the confidence to do so. Equally, if you’d rather knock the ball off to a team mate, you’ll get a great touch when doing so.

The new kicking zone of the football boot, which is a rugged but lightweight mix of rubber and silicon, is interesting. It looks and feels pretty similar to the material on pimpled table tennis bats and when you strike the ball cleanly on this zone you certainly feel like you’re getting a bit of grip on the ball. The grip clearly will help enable spin and swerve and, as adidas claims, it does seem to be pretty effective when wet as well as dry. The downside for me is the positioning of the Predator element. If I am striking the ball with my body over the ball, like in a deadball situation, I regularly strike on the zone. However most of the time during open play I’m not making contact with the Predator element, so it gets minimal usage.

The new PowerSpine is also a welcome addition for me offering an extra level of rigidity. And, for what it’s worth, I’m not overly sorry to see the back of the PowerPulse element. All that talk of ‘moving Tungsten powder’ brought back too many painful memories of 3rd year chemistry, which I wasn’t that good at (O level, Grade C in case you were wondering).PowerSpine Lab Test

What I felt when running and striking in the Predator X was support the PowerSpine provides. Whilst not being restrictive, it was helping to keep my foot straighter when knocking the ball about and while the increase in power wasn’t overly noticeable, I was pleasantly aware of the extra reinforcement.

Conclusion

I can understand some people’s initial concern with the aesthetics of the Predator X. It does have the look of a football boot draws its inspiration from previous versions rather than standing out as a brand new model. But the more I look at it, the more it grows on me and any concerns you may have will vanish when you get the boots on your feet. They are supremely comfortable and seem to be true to size. The new technology has purpose and succeeds where it needs to. The mantra of the Predator – power, swerve and control – has been adhered to and you certainly can’t accuse the boots of being gimmicky.

I suppose it could be argued that they could be a touch lighter and at £135 they are not cheap. But then, quality rarely is. And these boots are quality.

MLS PLAYOFFS: Home teams take atleast a point in 1st leg

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Home teams went unbeaten on the first weekend of the MLS Playoffs, setting up a quartet of nail-biters for the second legs of all four series.

The New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake at home posting key victories, while the Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy were able to take draws in their visits to Seattle and, well, Los Angeles.

So who has the advantage heading into game two? Real Salt Lake has to be feeling good heading to Columbus, but the Crew are great at home and RSL has been awful on the road and will likely be looking to bunker its way to a series victory. The Revs will head to Toyota Park with similar plans, to frustrate Chicago's attack and hope Shalrie Joseph can deliver some more magic.

The Houston-Seattle and LA-Chivas USA series are still too close to call, but if the first legs were any indication, we should be in for two unforgettable closeout games.


Western Conference
Seattle Sounder FC (3) 0-0 Houston Dynamo (2)
Chivas USA (4) 2-2 Los Angeles Galaxy (1)

Eastern Conference
Real Salt Lake (4) 1-0 Columbus Crew (1)
New England Revolution (3) 2-1 Chicago Fire (2)