Before I start the listings, I just want to say as an Arsenal fan, I cannot tell you how happy I was to see Chelsea be eliminated from the FA Cup by virtue of Ashley Cole blowing his penalty kick. Yes, I know that Phil Neville scored the winner, but Cole blew his attempt and badly so. There are few players in the sport I despise as much as Ashley Cole.
All times are EST.
England:
As Thayli noted in the comments to the previous post, there is one English Premier League game this weekend: seventeenth place West Bromwich Albion (WLDLD) hosts twentieth place Wolverhampton (LLLWL) at 6:55 a.m.
In FA Cup action, there are two games scheduled for Sunday.
Manchester City plays League One contender – and the oldest professional club in the world turning 149 this year – Notts County. Coverage starts at 8:55 a.m.on Fox Soccer Plus.
Arsenal faces League One Leyton Orient at 11:30 a.m. on Fox Soccer Channel.
Italian Serie A:
League leaders AC Milan (WWDDW) pay a visit to the Veneto to take on thirteenth place Chievo Verona (DWWDL) at 9:00 a.m on Fox Soccer Channel.
Sixteenth place Catania (LLDLW) makes the trip to the mainland to face off against third place Napoli (WWLWW) at 2:30 on Fox Soccer Channel.
German Bundesliga:
Second place Bayer Leverkusen (LWWLW) hosts seventeenth place Stuttgart (WDLWL) at 10:30 on Gol TV.
Spanish La Liga Primera:
Twelfth place Hércules (LLLLW) travels to ninth place Sevilla (LWDDL)at 1 p.m. on Gol TV.
First place Barcelona (WWWWD) hosts fifth place Athletic Bilbao (WWWWL) at 3 p.m. on Gol TV in what should be the match of the weekend.
Thirteenth place Racing Santander (LLDDW) visits eighth place Getafe (LLLWD) at 10:55 a.m. on ESPN Deportes.
France Ligue 1:
Tenth place Toulouse (LWLWL) hosts fourth place Rennes (LWLWW) on Fox Soccer Plus at 2:55 p.m.
Finally, on Monday, there is another FA Cup match: West Ham United v Burnley, a club in the Championship. Coverage starts at 2:55 p.m. on Fox Soccer Plus.
Steeplejack
Gotta say that Crawley Town left it all on the field vs. Man U. today, gave 110 percent (or metric equivalent), etc., etc. They seemed a little overawed in the first half, but they outplayed Man in the second half, and I would have loved to see Brodie’s late header go in.
And was it me or was Wayne Rooney acting like a dick (more than usual)?
MikeJ
@Steeplejack: It’s so rare that we get to communicate through a time warp. How are things back in 2002?
Steeplejack
@MikeJ:
Okay, okay. Sheesh. I guess when I have seen him lately he has been on his best behavior.
Steeplejack
Hmm, new(ish) bug in FYWP. When I edited my previous comment and put in a hyperlink, FYWP screwed it and prefixed it with the link for this thread. But I digress.
Anyway, speaking of time warps, I always picture Rooney as the mean, gay-baiting older brother (unseen) of the kid in the video for Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy.”
ETA: Nope, did it to myself. Forgot to put in the http prefix. Fuck me, WordPress.
burnspbesq
Crawley did not look like a non-League team. If they get promoted, they will do some damage in League Two next year.
ed
Looks like Sporting WhoCares is the big winner here.
Auguste
And yet again.
Calling Man Utd “Man U.” is an insult akin to calling Marshall the “Marshall Thundering Crash.” So knock it off.
Steeplejack
@Auguste:
Sorry if I offended your delicate sensibilities. I am not aware of all
soccerfutbol traditions. I believe the Burt’s Bees Butt-Salve is on Aisle 9.jomo
Between the UEFA Champions League, league play and the FA Cup, the top flight English teams have got to be a bit tired. Arsenal just came from beating Barcelona, and now they have to play an overperforming tier 2 team. This is when upsets happen.
poicephalus
Go Gunners!!!
C
Randinho
@ed: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
jomo
Holy crap. I was right. Layton Orient just tied Arsenal. They’ll play again
Paula
@jomo:
Yet another match to the DVR queue …
Will NONE of the underdogs actually lose??? ;)