This Weekend's Soccer on TV (and SBI's Top Ten Matches to Watch)

Chelsea has looked unstoppable early in the English Premier league season but the Blues face their first tough test of the campaign against the big spenders from Manchester City.

Chelsea will have to win in Manchester by beating a tough Man City side that will provide the toughest test faced by Carlo Ancelotti's men so far this season. A win on Saturday and Chelsea will solidify its place as heavy favorites to win the Premier League.

There is quality action all over the world this weekend. In Brazil, you have first-place Corinthians taking on perennial power Internacional. In Italy, Inter Milan looks to keep Roma's struggles going. In Germany, unbeaten and first-place Mainz 05 looks to prove its strong start is no fluke against an injury-hit Bayern Munich side.

MLS has a loaded schedule of top matches as well, with Friday night's LA-New York tilt earning plenty of headlines even though Kansas City-FC Dallas and Chicago-Seattle are arguably more important matches.

Here is our list of Top Ten Matches to Watch, as well as This Weekend's Soccer on TV:

Top 10 Matches to Watch

1. Chelsea vs. Manchester City. Blowing away bottom-feeders is one thing, but Chelsea won't have it easy against danger City squad on the road.

2. Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls. Star-studded affair should provide some entertaining soccer for the large audience expected to take this one in.

3. Bayern Munich vs. Mainz 05. A bit of role reversal as defending champions Bayern take on the first-place upstarts in a match Bayern Munich must win to avoid a deeper early-season hole.

4. Kansas City Wizards vs. FC Dallas. The two hottest teams in MLS square off in what should be a high-level match with plenty of scor! ing chan ces.

5. AS Roma vs. Inter Milan. Roma is in full meltdown mode, but a home win against the defending Serie A champions could help stop the bleeding.

6. Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders. Freddie Ljungberg faces his former team again, but it's the major playoff implications that mean much more in this battle of playoff contenders.

7. Akron vs. Tulsa. A battle of the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the nation features two attack-minded squads who are also loaded with talent. A dozen or so MLS prospects will be on display in this one.

8. Bolton vs. Manchester United. Red-hot Dimitar Berbatov looks to torch the Wanderers defense, while Stuart Holden looks to continue his strong season.

9. Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake. Rocky Mountain Derby should be an intense battle, with the match-up of Colorado's forwards and Real Salt Lake's central defenders taking center stage.

10. Internacional vs. Corinthians. First-place Corinthians will look to keep its lead atop the Brazilian standings againsttrophy horders Internacional in what should be an entertaining match.

This Weekend's Soccer on TV

FRIDAY

2:30pm- GolTV- FC Cologne vs. TSG Hoffenheim

3pm- Fox Soccer Plus- Portsmouth vs. Leceister City (Delayed)

8pm- Fox Soccer Channel- Akron vs. Tulsa

9pm- FSE/Azteca America- Necaxa vs. Cruz Azul

11pm- ESPN2- Los AngelesGalaxy vs. New York Red Bulls

SATURDAY

7:45am- ESPN2- Manchester City vs. Chelsea

9:30am- GolTV- Bayern Munich vs. Mainz 05

10am- Fox Soccer Channel- Arsenal vs. West Bromwich Albion.

10am- Fox Soccer Plus- Liverpool vs. Sunderland

10am- FSE- West Ham United vs. Tottenham

Noon- Fox Soccer Plus/FSE- AC Milan vs. Genoa

Noon- ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com- Sporting Gijon vs. Valencia

Noon- Fox Soccer Channel- West ! Ham vs. Tottenham (Delayed)

12:30PM- ESPN3.com- Werder Bremen vs. Hamburg

2PM- GolTV- Levante vs Real Madrid

2:45PM- Fox Soccer Channel- AS Roma vs. Inter Milan

2:45PM- ESPN3.com- FC Twente vs. Ajax

4PM- Telefutura- Philadelphia Union vs. Chivas USA

4PM- Direct Kick- Toronto FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes

4PM- ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com-Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona

5PM- Fox Soccer Channel- Birmingham City vs. Wigan. Athletic (Delayed)

5:30PM- GolTV- Flamengo vs. Palmeiras

6PM- Univision- Queretaro vs. Monterrey

6PM- Azteca America- Jaguares vs. San Luis

7:30pm- Direct Kick- New England vs. Columbus Crew

7:30pm- Direct Kick- D.C. United vs. Houston Dynamo

7:30PM- GolTV- Millonarios vs. America de Cali

8PM- Direct Kick- Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders

8pm- Direct Kick- Kansas City Wizards vs. FC Dallas

8PM- Telemundo- UANL Tigres vs. Chivas Guadalajara

8PM- Telefutura- Pachuca vs. Tecos

9:30PM- GolTV- Cucuta vs Nacional de Medellin

9:45PM- Telemundo- Atlas vs. Puebla

10PM- Fox Soccer Channel- Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids

1:30am- Fox Soccer Channel- Sydney FC vs. Gold Coast United

SUNDAY

7am- Fox Soccer Plus- Bolton vs. Manchester United

9am- Fox Soccer Channel- Fiorentina vs. Parma

9am- Fox Soccer Plus- Wolverhampton vs. Aston Villa

9am- ESPN3.com- Chievo vs. Lazio

9am- ESPN3.com- Palermo vs. Lecce

11am- DirecTV- Racing Santander vs. Getafe

11am- ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com- Deportivo La Coruna vs. Almeria

11am- DirecTV- Mallorca vs. Real Sociedad

11am- Fox Soccer Channel/FSE- Newcastle Unitedvs. Stoke City

11:30am- ESPN3.com- Kaiserslautern vs. Hannover 96

1pm- ESPN Deportes/Azteca America- Morelia vs. Toluca

1pm- Telemundo- UNAM Pumas vs. Atlante

1pm- GolTV- Herculez vs. Sevilla

1pm- Fox Soccer Plus- AC Cesena vs. Napoli

2:45pm- Fox Soccer Channel- Juventu! s vs. Ca gliari

3pm- GolTV- Atletico Madrid vs. Real Zaragoza

3pm- Fox Soccer Plus- Lens vs. Paris St. Germain

3pm- ESPN3.com- Sporting Lisbon vs. Nacional Funchal

5pm- GolTV- Internacional vs. Corinthians (Delayed)

5:30pm- Univision- Club America vs. Santos Laguna

6pm- Fox Soccer Channel- WPS Final

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