Since last autumn we’ve been enjoying the English Premier League and Spanish La Liga on the networks of ESPN in the USA for the first time in years. That means you can get view high definition EPL and La Liga games without paying your cable or satellite provider extra for sports packages that include Fox Soccer Channel and Gol TV. With the start of the new season, MLS is also back on ESPN and ESPN2.
To help you plan your soccer viewing activities next month, here is a listing of all of the games that will be shown on ESPN and ESPN2 in the United States in May 2010.
There will also be some international action on tap as the FIFA World Cup 2010 bound United States host the Czech Republic and Turkey in friendly action. Expect U.S. coach Bob Bradley to select a host a full strength side featuring a host of European-based players for this match.
Date
Network
Start(US/Eastern)
End
Title
05/01
ESPN2
7:30 AM
10:00 AM
Barclays Premier League Birmingham City vs. Burnley
05/02
ESPN2
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Spanish Primera Division Soccer Real Madrid vs. Osasuna
05/05
ESPN2
2:55 PM
5:00 PM
Barclays Premier League Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur
05/05
ESPN2
7:00 PM
9:00 PM
MLS Game of The Week Kansas City Wizards vs. D.C. United
05/09
ESPN2
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Spanish Primera Division
05/13
ESPN2
9:00 PM
11:00 PM
MLS Game of The Week Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake
05/16
ESPN2
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Spanish Primera Division Soccer FC Barcelona vs. Valladolid
05/20
ESPN2
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
MLS Game of The Week Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls
05/22
ESPN2
6:00 PM
8:00 PM
USA SoccerWomen’s International Friendly USA vs. Germany
05/25
ESPN
7:30 PM
10:00 PM
US Men’s Soccer: International Match USA vs. Czech Republic
05/27
ESPN2
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
MLS Game of The Week Dallas vs. Chicago Fire
05/29
ESPN2
1:30 PM
4:00 PM
US Men’s Soccer: International Match USA vs. Turkey