CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers
Week 5
Third Round, Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jos, Costa Rica
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador Paramount+, 5:55 p.m.

Third Round, National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Jamaica vs. Canada Paramount+, 5:55 p.m.

Third Round, Estadio Rommel Fernndez, Panama City, Panama
Panama vs. United States Universo/Paramount+, 6 p.m.
Pre-Game Universo, 5:30 p.m.

Third Round, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico vs. Honduras Univision/TUDN, 6:30 p.m.

Ftbol Central Univision/TUDN, 6 p.m.
Rumbo al Mundial Telemundo, 11:30 p.m.

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers
Matchday 5
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia vs. Peru Fubo Sports Network 2, 3:50 p.m.

Estadio Olmpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuela vs. Ecuador Fubo Sports Network 3, 4:20 p.m.

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
Colombia vs. Brazil Fubo Sports Network 4, 4:50 p.m.

Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina vs Uruguay Fubo Sports Network 2, 7:20 p.m.

Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile
Chile vs. Paraguay Fubo Sports Network 3, 7:50 p.m.

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Pregame: Matchday 5 Fubo Sports Network, 3 p.m.
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Wrap-Up: Matchday 5 Fubo Sports Network, 9:45 p.m.

UEFA Nations League
Final Day
Third Place Game, Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy
Italy vs. Belgium UniMs/TUDN, 8:30 a.m./ESPNU, 8:50 a.m.

Ftbol Central TUDN, 8 a.m.

Final, Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
Spain vs. France ESPN/Univision/TUDN, 2:30 p.m.

Ftbol Central Univision/TUDN, 2 p.m.

Embarrassing effort and disorganized play tonight. Ball boys did their job in helping to kill extra time. Great home field advantage there!

Steve Videtich said:

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Embarrassing effort and disorganized play tonight. Ball boys did their job in helping to kill extra time. Great home field advantage there!

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That was as bad a loss as any of the wins were good. Not just because it was a loss, but the entire effort -- the starting lineup, the horrible passing, played kickball instead of linking passes, terrible in the final third including on set pieces that never even gave our guys a chance, and leaving a guy unmarked on the goal

And yes, how there were only 7 minutes added to begin with, and then at least 3 of those minutes interrupted by fans on teh field, etc....(though i think we could have played 15 more minutes and not scored)

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Steve Videtich said:

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Embarrassing effort and disorganized play tonight. Ball boys did their job in helping to kill extra time. Great home field advantage there!

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That was as bad a loss as any of the wins were good. Not just because it was a loss, but the entire effort -- the starting lineup, the horrible passing, played kickball instead of linking passes, terrible in the final third including on set pieces that never even gave our guys a chance, and leaving a guy unmarked on the goal

And yes, how there were only 7 minutes added to begin with, and then at least 3 of those minutes interrupted by fans on teh field, etc....(though i think we could have played 15 more minutes and not scored)

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As good as Turner is as a goalie, he's awful with the ball at his feet. He provides so many oh s**t moments.

Steve Videtich said:

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Packchem91 said:

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Steve Videtich said:

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Embarrassing effort and disorganized play tonight. Ball boys did their job in helping to kill extra time. Great home field advantage there!

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That was as bad a loss as any of the wins were good. Not just because it was a loss, but the entire effort -- the starting lineup, the horrible passing, played kickball instead of linking passes, terrible in the final third including on set pieces that never even gave our guys a chance, and leaving a guy unmarked on the goal

And yes, how there were only 7 minutes added to begin with, and then at least 3 of those minutes interrupted by fans on teh field, etc....(though i think we could have played 15 more minutes and not scored)

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As good as Turner is as a goalie, he's awful with the ball at his feet. He provides so many oh s**t moments.

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Haaa, I thought the same thing several times -- seemed like a couple of close calls. I just hate watching our guys in the back kick it to midfield, where we inevitably lose control.

We were hosting a bday party, so had the sound down, but I'd be interested to know what the studio guys were saying -- I think the coach deserves a ton of criticism (unless several guys had knocks we didn't know about)

I didn't like the 7 changes from the previous game. We had no sense of urgency at all tonight. Really bad loss and makes the game with CR really important. Not a fan of Zardes at all and Lleglett looked so slow out there. Played kickball all night and Turner is not great with his feet. We turned the ball over 90% of the time when he booted to midfield.

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I didn't like the 7 changes from the previous game. We had no sense of urgency at all tonight. Really bad loss and makes the game with CR really important. Not a fan of Zardes at all and Lleglett looked so slow out there. Played kickball all night and Turner is not great with his feet. We turned the ball over 90% of the time when he booted to midfield.

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EXACTLY. I just don't get the changes -- heck, in the Jamaica game, they took Pepi out in the 70th minute, presumably to rest him....then he doesn't start?
And no Tyler Adams?
Why would our staff ever assume any game could be won with something less than our best players on teh field....especially when 3 of those best -- Pulisic, Reyna, and McKinnie - are not available for the game.

I swear, if i were director, last nights game would have been a fireable offense. I know you can't do that in the middle of qualifying, but jeez....just a bonehead management.

SexualChocolate said:

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I didn't like the 7 changes from the previous game. We had no sense of urgency at all tonight. Really bad loss and makes the game with CR really important. Not a fan of Zardes at all and Lleglett looked so slow out there. Played kickball all night and Turner is not great with his feet. We turned the ball over 90% of the time when he booted to midfield.

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Agree about Zardes. But that is Berhalter's guy going back to their Columbus days. He's better coming in as a late sub.

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers
Week 6
Third Round, Lower.com Field, Columbus, OH
United States vs. Costa Rica ESPN2/UniMs/TUDN, 6:30 p.m.

Ftbol Central UniMs/TUDN, 6 p.m.

Third Round, BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canada vs. Panama Paramount+, 7:20 p.m.

Third Round, Estadio Olmpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Honduras vs. Jamaica Paramount+, 7:55 p.m.

Third Round, Estadio Cuscatln, San Salvador, El Salvador
El Salvador vs. Mexico CBS Sports Network/Telemundo/Universo, 10 p.m.

Rumbo al Mundial Telemundo/Universo, 9 p.m.
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers Pre-Match Show CBS Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers Post-Match Show CBS Sports Network, midnight
Rumbo al Mundial: Objectivo Catar Telemundo, 1 a.m. (Thursday)

^Sure hope we see a "hair on fire" response from the team today. Third game in 7 days and we swallowed the bullet on playing a bunch of backups the other night....so we should absolutely be the much more fresh team than CR. Step on them early, keep 2-goal lead to make sure don't allow a cheapy to lose points.

Not a good start

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Yeah, that was about as bad a start as possible. But then we had a good 30 minute run in the 1H, probably should have gotten 2 goals then. Sloppy in the 2H, but that probably goes with being a super young team and missing 2 of your best (although still young) players.

Hope we have Pulisic and Reyna back for November. Just qualify....and let these young pups get experience.

I did think Busio showed a little something in the last 20 minutes. CR was likely tired, but he flashed.

Weird that CR went with their gray hair squad! Oh well! US settled in and controlled most of the last 3/4 of the game. Win and move forward! I think we're sitting good for now. Mexico still looming ahead.

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying
Matchday 12
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia vs. Paraguay Fubo Sports Network 2, 3:50 p.m.
Estadio Metropolitano Robert Melndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
Colombia vs. Ecuador Fubo Sports Network 3, 4:50 p.m.

Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina vs. Peru Fubo Sports Network 4, 7:20 p.m.
Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile
Chile vs. Venezuela Fubo Sports Network 3, 7:50 p.m.

Arena da Amaznia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Brazil vs. Uruguay Fubo Sports Network 2, 8:20 p.m.
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Pregame: Matchday 12 Fubo Sports Network, 3 p.m.
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Wrap-Up: Matchday 12 Fubo Sports Network, 10:15 p.m.

Steve Videtich said:

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Weird that CR went with their gray hair squad! Oh well! US settled in and controlled most of the last 3/4 of the game. Win and move forward! I think we're sitting good for now. Mexico still looming ahead.

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Also weird they took out Navas. Dude would have had to have had a leg separating from his body before I"d have given him a break.

Played well last night. No kickball and attacked constantly down the flanks with Robinson and Dest. Adams took a leadership role last night that was needed. He jumped on Weah and Aaronson for not defending in the defensive third when the ball was cleared. I also am impressed with Richards and Busio. I think Busio can challenge Musah for a starting midfield position. Richards has great recovery speed and think he has kind of cemented himself in the back. Overall, great result and hope Pulisic and Reyna are healthy in November.

SexualChocolate said:

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Played well last night. No kickball and attacked constantly down the flanks with Robinson and Dest. Adams took a leadership role last night that was needed. He jumped on Weah and Aaronson for not defending in the defensive third when the ball was cleared. I also am impressed with Richards and Busio. I think Busio can challenge Musah for a starting midfield position. Richards has great recovery speed and think he has kind of cemented himself in the back. Overall, great result and hope Pulisic and Reyna are healthy in November.

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Yeah, not as much kickball, but would still love to see us connect more passes. The Dest goal came at the end of an extended possession where we moved the ball around a lot, connecting >10 passes.

Still too many giveaways, including several late last night when we should have been easily salting that game away against a tired opponent (again, I think some of that can be chalked up to not having any grizzled veterans on the field)

Good victory and great recovery after a really bad start. My main concern about this team continues to be consistency from match to match. They just haven't put together a string of games where it really looks like they're building on the last match.

I agree with you but our team is extremely young and these type of matches can only improve consistency. The game against Panama, I put on Gregg. No reason to start 7 new players after playing so well the previous game. I know he would get flack from the club teams for overusing certain players but that Panama game was a critical road game that we should have won. My hope is that as we go through qualifying, we can be more consistent.

Bundesliga
Matchday 8
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. 1. FC Köln ESPN2, 2 p.m.

English Premier League
Premier League World NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Premier League Preview NBCSN, 6:30 a.m.

UEFA Champions League
Group Stage Matchday 3
Group A, Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges, Belgium
Club Brugge vs. Manchester City UniMs/TUDN, 12:30 p.m.

Group C, Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey
Beikta vs. Sporting Clube de Portugal Galavisin, 12:30 p.m.

Group B, Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Atltico Madrid vs. Liverpool Univision/TUDN, 2:50 p.m.

Group A, Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Red Bull Leipzig Paramount+, 3 p.m.

Group B, Estdio do Drago, Porto, Portugal
FC Porto vs. AC Milan Paramount+/TUDNxtra 2, 3 p.m.

Group C, Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ajax vs. Borussia Dortmund Paramount+/TUDNxtra 3, 3 p.m.

Group D, Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
Inter Milan vs. Sheriff Tiraspol Paramount+/TUDNxtra 4, 3 p.m.

Group D, NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid Paramount+/TUDNxtra 1, 3 p.m.

Ftbol Central Galavisin/UniMs/TUDN, noon
UEFA Champions League Today CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m.
The Golazo! Show CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
UEFA Champions League Post Match Show CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.
Misin Europa TUDN, 5 p.m.

Fox reportedly "close" to taking Euro soccer championship rights through 2028 from ESPN
John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that Fox is "close" to a deal giving them the next two European Championship tournaments.

https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/fox-reportedly-close-to-taking-euro-soccer-championship-rights-from-espn.html

US bids for Premier League rights due in early November, usual suspects reportedly interested, package could be split, rights fee may double https://t.co/AmiGdFJXL8 https://t.co/FzjcENFRcm

CONCACAF League
Quarterfinal
1st Leg, Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jos, Costa Rica
Santos de Guapiles vs. Forge FS2, 6 p.m.

UEFA Champions League
Group Stage Matchday 3
Group E, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona vs. Dynamo Kyiv UniMs/TUDN, 12:30 p.m.

Group G, Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria
Red Bull Salzburg vs. VfL Wolfsburg Galavisin, 12:30 p.m.

Group F, Old Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Manchester United vs. Atalanta TUDN, 2:50 p.m./UniMs, 3 p.m.

Group E, Estdio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Benfica vs. Bayern Mnchen Paramount+/Prende TV, 2:50 p.m.

Group F, Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland
Young Boys vs. Villarreal Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group G, Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
LOSC Lille vs. Sevilla Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group H, Stamford Bridge, London, England, United Kingdom
Chelsea vs. Malmö Paramount/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group H, Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Juventus Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m

UEFA Europa League
Group Stage Matchday 3
Group C, Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia
Spartak Moskva vs. Leicester City TUDN, 10:20 a.m.

Current Premier League Standings#TheGamePlan pic.twitter.com/kBu7m7j3IR

— Kieni Githinji (@KieniGithinji) October 20, 2021

Really happy to have salvaged a point vs. Crystal Palace, wondering if we have the wrong former Arsenal player as Manager though!

Bids are due for the Premier League U.S. media rights package in just over two weeks, and ESPN, NBC, CBS, and Fox are reportedly interested. Could this result in a split package among networks? https://t.co/WuiNncElh1 https://t.co/ImONHUMQ34

CONCACAF League
Quarterfinals
1st Leg, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Juan de Tibas, Costa Rica
Deportivo Saprissa vs. Comunicaciones FS2, 8 p.m.
1st Leg, Estadio Olmpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
C.D. Marathn vs. Motagua FS2/TUDN, 10 p.m.

UEFA Europa League
Group Stage Matchday 3
Group E, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
SS Lazio vs. Olympique de Marseille Galavisin, 12:30 p.m.

Group G, Estadio Benito Villamarn, Seville, Spain
Real Betis vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen TUDN, 12:30 p.m.

Group D, Fenerbahe kr Saracolu Stadyumu, Istanbul, Turkey
Fenerbahe vs. Antwerp Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 12:30 p.m.

Group F, Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria
Ludogorets vs. Braga Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 12:30 p.m.

Group F, MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark
Midtjylland vs. FK Crvena zvezda Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 12:30 p.m.

Group H, Weststadion, Vienna, Austria
Rapid Wien vs. Dinamo Zagreb Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 12:30 p.m.

Group B, Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands
PSV Eindhoven vs. AS Monaco Galavisin, 2:50 p.m.

Group C, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy
SSC Napoli vs. Legia Warsaw UniMs/TUDN, 2:50 p.m.

Group A, Ibrox Stadium, Glascow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rangers vs. Brndby Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group A, Stadion Letn, Prague, Czech Republid
Sparta Praha vs. Olympique Lyonnais Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group B, UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria
SK Sturm Graz vs. Real Sociedad Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group D, Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Olympiacos Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group E, Stadion Lokomotiv, Moscow, Russia
Lokomotiv Moskva vs. Galatasaray Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

Group H, London Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom
West Ham United vs. K.R.C. Genk Paramount+/TUDNxtra, 2:50 p.m.

An expanded Champions League format will take effect in 2024 and FIFA is pushing a biennial World Cup. Neither entity understands that scarcity is what will make each competition feel more special. @ryanhunn: https://t.co/Lzpy2ZWQqX

LaLiga
Matchday 11
Deportivo Alavs vs. Elche ESPN+, 12:50 p.m.
Espanyol vs. Athletic Club Bilbao ESPN+, 2:50 p.m.
Villarreal vs. Cdiz ESPN+, 3:20 p.m.