Soccer
Soccer on ESPN Platforms: 24 Matches; AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus Exclusive on ESPN3; La Liga Giants Barcelona and Real Madrid
ESPN media platforms (ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes) will air 24 live soccer matches through Wednesday, Oct. 26, beginning tonight with Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls, in a must-win match to make the MLS Cup Playoffs, hosting conference and regional rivals Philadelphia Union at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes. The match will be ESPN’s final MLS telecast of the regular season. Highlights:
- Three legendary Italian Series A teams will be featured exclusively on ESPN3 – Juventus (vs. Genoa) on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2:40 p.m.; (Lecce vs.) AC Milan on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 6:25 a.m.; and Inter Milan (vs. Chievo Verona) on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 8:55 a.m.;
- Matches with two La Liga giants – (Malaga vs.) Real Madrid on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m., and (Granada vs.) Barcelona on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. – will air on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3;
- Two German Bundesliga and two German Cup matches will air on ESPN3, including Friday’s FC Augsburg vs. Werder Bremen also on ESPN Deportes at 2:30 p.m.
Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network(s) |
| Thu, Oct 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Wake Forest vs. Duke (College) | ESPN3 |
| 8:00 p.m. | New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union (MLS) | ESPN2ESPN3
ESPN Deportes |
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| Fri, Oct 21 | 2:30 p.m. | FC Augsburg vs. Werder Bremen (German Bundesliga) | ESPN3ESPN Deportes |
| 5:30 p.m. | North Carolina vs. Maryland (College) | ESPNU | |
| 11:00 p.m. | Portland vs. Santa Clara (College) | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Oct 22 | 7:30 a.m. | Wolverhampton vs. Swansea City (Premier League) | ESPN2ESPN3
ESPN Deportes |
| 2:00 p.m. | Malaga vs. Real Madrid (La Liga) | ESPN3ESPN Deportes | |
| 2:40 p.m. | Juventus vs. Genoa (Serie A) | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Oct 23 | 6:25 a.m. | Lecce vs. AC Milan (Serie A) | ESPN3 |
| 6:30 a.m. | Ajax vs. Feyenoord (Dutch Eredivisie) | ESPN3ESPN Deportes | |
| 8:55 a.m. | Cagliari vs. Napoli (Serie A) | ESPN3 | |
| 8:55 a.m. | Inter Milan vs. Chievo Verona (Serie A) | ESPN3 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Bayer Leverkusen vs. Schalke 04 (German Bundesliga) | ESPN3 | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Real Sociedad vs. Getafe (La Liga) | ESPN3ESPN Deportes | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Atletico Madrid vs. Mallorca (La Liga) | ESPN3ESPN Deportes | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Auburn (College) | ESPN3 | |
| 1:15 p.m. | FC Porto vs. Nacional (Portuguese Liga) | ESPN3 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Florida vs. LSU (College) | ESPNU | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Georgia vs. Alabama (College) | ESPN3ESPNU | |
| 2:40 p.m. | Bologna vs. Lazio (Serie A) | ESPN3 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State (College) | ESPNU | |
| Tue, Oct 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Granada vs. Barcelona (La Liga) | ESPN3ESPN Deportes |
| 2:30 p.m. | Borussia Dortmund vs. Dynamo Dresden (German Cup) | ESPN3 | |
| Wed, Oct 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Zaragoza vs. Valencia (La Liga) | ESPN3ESPN Deportes |
| 2:30 p.m. | Bayern Munich vs. FC Ingolstadt 04 (German Cup) | ESPN3 |
**All matches and times subject to change.
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