On the heels of its most-watched FIFA World Cup presentation, ESPN networks will carry 30 live soccer matches the next two weeks, beginning today with a doubleheader telecast of ESPN Summer Soccer Series matches: Toronto FC vs. Tottenham Hotspur (ESPN/ESPN Deportes at 7 p.m. ET), and the matchup of two reigning league champions, Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City vs. English Premier League champion Manchester City (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes at 9 p.m. ET).
Coverage of all the matches will be available on WatchESPN via computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices. Highlights:
· Two marquee Major League Soccer matches: league-leading Seattle Sounders vs. conference rivals Los Angeles Galaxy (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes; July 28 at 10 p.m.), and Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes; July 31 at 10 p.m.);
· Liga BBVA Bancomer MX: Four matches from Mexico’s premier soccer league on ESPN’s Spanish-language platforms of ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes Radio beginning with Pachuca vs. Monterrey (ESPN Deportes Radio; July 25 at 9 p.m.);
· 2014 Guinness International Champions Cup: ESPN Deportes will be the exclusive Spanish-language home of the International Champions Cup – a pre-season soccer competition in the United States and Canada featuring international clubs from England, Italy, Greece and Spain. Audio, television and digital coverage begins Thursday, July 24 through Monday, August 4. ESPN Deportes soccer experts Fernando Palomo, Fernando Schwartz, Ricardo Ortiz, Richard Mendez, Andres Agulla, Giovanni Savarese and Tato Noriega will call the matches;
· NWSL: The inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League on ESPN continues with two matches: Houston Dash host league leading Seattle Reign with U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo (ESPN3, July 31 at 9 p.m.), and Portland Thorns, led by the strikers Alex Morgan (USA) and Christine Sinclair (Canada), vs. the Dash (ESPN2, Aug. 3 at 9 p.m.);
· ESPN Summer Soccer Series: A collection of matches pitting select Major League soccer teams against European clubs such as English Premier League champions Manchester City, Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur;
· Bayern Munich and U.S. Men’s National Team player Julian Green vs. Chivas Guadalajara: On Thursday, July 31 at 8 p.m., ESPN will televise the match between German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich and the legendary Liga BBVA Bancomer MX team Chivas Guadalajara.
ESPN’s Post-World Cup Summer Soccer Schedule:
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Matchup |
Networks |
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Wed, Jul 23 |
7 p.m. |
Summer Soccer Series Toronto FC vs. Tottenham Hotspur Jon Champion, Taylor Twellman and Monica Gonzalez |
ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
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9 p.m. |
Summer Soccer Series Sporting Kansas City vs. Manchester City Adrian Healey and Brian Dunseth |
ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes |
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Thu, Jul 24 |
7:55 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Olympiakos vs. AC Milan |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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Sat, Jul 26 |
4 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Manchester United vs. AS Roma |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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5 p.m. |
Summer Soccer Series New York Red Bulls vs. Arsenal Champion and Twellman. Studio: Alexi Lalas |
ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes+ |
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6 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Read Madrid vs. Inter Milan |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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8 p.m. |
Summer Soccer Series Chicago Fire vs. Tottenham Hotspur Glenn Davis and Kasey Keller |
ESPN |
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9 p.m. |
Liga BBVA Bancomer MX Pachuca vs. Monterrey |
ESPN Deportes Radio |
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Sun, Jul 27 |
3:55 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup AC Milan vs. Manchester City |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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6 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Liverpool FC vs. Olympiakos |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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Mon, Jul 28 |
10 p.m. |
MLS Seattle Sounders vs. Los Angeles Galaxy Healey and Keller. Studio: Lalas |
ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes |
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Tue, Jul 29 |
7:25 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Manchester United vs. Inter Milan |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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9:30 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Real Madrid vs. AS Roma |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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Wed, Jul 30 |
7 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Manchester City vs. Liverpool FC |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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9 p.m. |
MLS Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls Healey and Twellman, Gonzalez. Studio: Lalas |
ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes |
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9 p.m. |
National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Houston Dash vs. Seattle Reign |
ESPN3 |
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Thu, Jul 31 |
8 p.m. |
Bayern Munich vs. Chivas Guadalajara Champion and Alejandro Moreno. Studio: Lalas |
ESPN |
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Fri, Aug 1 |
8:25 p.m. |
Liga BBVA Bancomer MX Gallos Blancos de Queretaro vs. Tuzos del Pachuca |
ESPN Deportes |
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10:25 p.m. |
Liga BBVA Bancomer MX Xolos de Tijuana vs. Tigres de la UANL |
ESPN Deportes |
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Sat, Aug 2 |
8:55 a.m. |
Emirates Cup Valencia CF vs. AS Monaco |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN3 |
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11:20 a.m. |
Emirates Cup Arsenal FC vs. SL Benfica |
ESPN3 |
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12:55 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Inter Milan vs. AS Roma |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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2:55 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Olympiakos vs. Manchester City |
ESPN Deportes+ / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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4 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Manchester United vs. Real Madrid |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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6 p.m. |
Liga BBVA Bancomer MX Puebla FC vs. Aguilas del America |
ESPN Deportes |
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6:35 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Liverpool FC vs. AC Milan |
ESPN Deportes+ / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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Sun, Aug 3 |
8:55 a.m. |
Emirates Cup SL Benfica vs. Valencia CF |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN3 |
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11:15 a.m. |
Emirates Cup Arsenal FC vs. AS Monaco |
ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes |
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10 p.m. |
NWSL Portland Thorns vs. Houston Dash |
ESPN2 |
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Mon, Aug 4 |
8 p.m. |
Guinness International Champions Cup Final |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN Deportes Radio |
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