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So far it’s kind of been a summer of blue balls, as far as big transfers go. Lots of talk but not that much delivery. Well, except for the French teams, or at least the 2 of them with access to delicious oil money. In the Premier League it’ll likely be all about the Big 4 again, though the final ranking is quite uncertain (note: unsure if Arsenal or Tott'num ((c) Ted Lasso) is in that group now). Slight edge to Chelsea just on the strength of their coaching change? City fans might disagree. Meanwhile La Liga is getting even more lopsided, as depressing as that is. Outside of the big 2 the whole league was a net seller transfer-wise, which at least point to the fact that the clubs are getting serious about their debts. Which is great news for EPL clubs looking for Michu-type undervalued assets that can contribute right away. Ligue 1 looks like it could be a runaway race between 2 teams as well, but I wouldn’t be shocked if a Marseille or Lyon inserted themselves into the discussion. Meanwhile the cool kids of Serie A will be fashionably late to the party and start their season next week.
Also we finally get to see how well NBC is gonna do by their fancy EPL contract. All games available one way or another, with the ManU game shown on national TV, and a Match of the Day recap show on Sat night… I, for one, welcome our new soccer TV overlords.
EPL SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 7:45 ET Liverpool v Stoke City 10:00 ET Arsenal v Aston Villa 10:00 ET Norwich City v Everton 10:00 ET Sunderland v Fulham 10:00 ET West Bromwich Albion v Southampton 10:00 ET West Ham United v Cardiff City 12:30 ET Swansea City v Manchester United
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013 8:30 ET Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur 11:00 ET Chelsea v Hull City
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013 3:00 ET Manchester City v Newcastle United
La Liga SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 1:00 ET Real Sociedad v Getafe 3:00 ET Real Valladolid v Athletic Bilbao 5:00 ET Valencia v Malaga SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013 1:00 ET Barcelona v Levante 3:00 ET Osasuna v Granada 3:00 ET Real Madrid v Real Betis 5:00 ET Sevilla FC v Atletico Madrid MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013 2:00 ET Rayo Vallecano v Elche 4:00 ET Almeria v Villarreal 4:00 ET Celta Vigo v Espanyol
Bundesliga SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 9:30 ET Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich 9:30 ET Hamburg SV v TSG Hoffenheim 9:30 ET SC Freiburg v Mainz 9:30 ET VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen 9:30 ET VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04 9:30 ET Werder Bremen v FC Augsburg 12:30 ET Borussia Monchengladbach v Hannover 96
Ligue1 SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013 9:30 ET Nurnberg v Hertha Berlin 11:30 ET Borussia Dortmund v TSV Eintracht Braunschweig
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013 2:30 ET Sochaux v Lyon
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 11:00 ET Marseille v Evian Thonon Gaillard 2:00 ET Bastia v Valenciennes 2:00 ET Nice v Stade Rennes 2:00 ET St Etienne v Guingamp 2:00 ET Stade de Reims v Lille 2:00 ET Toulouse v Bordeaux
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013 8:00 ET AS Monaco v Montpellier 11:00 ET Lorient v Nantes 3:00 ET Paris Saint-Germain v AC Ajaccio
------------------------------ For the record, my teams: MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets
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