Saturday's TV

EPL on ESPN2: Liverpool - Manchester City at 7:30am. On Setanta: Chelsea - Wolverhampton at 9:30am, Burnley - Aston Villa at 5pm, and Birmingham City - Fulham at 8:30pm. On Fox Soccer Channel: Sunderland - Arsenal at 10am, Manchester United - Everton at 12:30pm, and Hull - West Ham United at 7pm. Championship on Setanta: Ipswich - Sheffield United at 12:10pm. Bundesliga on GolTV: Schalke 04 - Hannover 96 at 9:30am. La Liga on GolTV:...

Friday's Daily: Sunday Night Lineup

With J Hutcherson -- And some eyes turn to Seattle. More than you would think if the Western Conference Final rating is an indication. That game was scheduled at an inconvenient time for the East Coast, so maybe prime time on Sunday works out. The major competition is NBC's Football Night In America. That's Philadelphia - Chicago. Relative competitiveness aside, this has been a Fall of high football ratings. Last week's game drew over 22...

FIFA Rankings: USA 14th

The United States dropped three places to 14th in the latest FIFA Rankings. FIFA once again extended the rankings period, this time to include the playoffs for the final six World Cup slots. The United States played twice during the rankings period, losing to Slovakia and Denmark. Mexico moved up three places to 16th. Top Twenty

Galaxy Cancel German Tour

The Los Angeles Galaxy will not be spending Thanksgiving in Kaiserlautern. The club's post-season tour has been canceled, reportedly after an additional game couldn't be arranged.

Donovan Named MVP

After already winning the Honda MVP award for 2009's best US National Team player, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan is now Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player. This is Donovan's first MLS MVP Award, and the second time a member of the LA Galaxy has won. MLS Most Valuable Players 2009: Landon Donovan – LA Galaxy 2008: Guillermo Barros Schelotto – Columbus Crew 2007: Luciano Emilio – D.C. United 2006: Christian Gomez – D.C....