List of Live Soccer Games on US TV for April 6 to April 8

Soccer fans in the United States have a variety of live matches to watch during the upcoming holiday weekend. The ESPN family of networks will be showing games taking place in the United States, Spain and England over the weekend. FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and GolTV will also be handing out holiday pay (well, maybe) to their employees, as all three stations have your standard Saturday and Sunday schedules. You may want to plan on calling in sick on Friday, though, because your soccer weekend begins much earlier than normal.

All times listed below are ET

Live soccer games on US TV for April 6

FOX Soccer: FOX Soccer has a Premier League game that begins on Friday morning. Swansea host Newcastle at 11:30 am.

FOX Soccer Plus: FOX Soccer Plus begins the holiday weekend with a duo of npower Championship games. Reading host Leeds United at 8:55 am. The station's final live game of the day, Barnsley vs. West Ham United, kicks off at 12:10 pm.

Live soccer games on US TV for April 7

FOX Soccer: Chelsea vs. Wigan begins FSC's weekend of live games at 10:00 am. A 30-minute highlight show follows that match, and then Stoke City vs. Wolverhampton kicks off at 12:30 pm. Lazio vs. Napoli begins at 3:00 pm.

FOX Soccer Plus: FSP gives you four live soccer games on Easter Saturday. Get your coffee ready the night before, because Kilmarnock vs. Celtic begins at 6:55 am. Liverpool vs. Aston Villa kicks off at 9:53 am. Serie A action begins the station's afternoon. Palermo vs. Juventus takes place at 12:25 pm. Olympique Lyonnais host AJ Auxerre at 2:55 pm.

GolTV: GolTV also has four live games on Saturday. Wolfsburg face off against Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga action at 9:00 am. Zaragoza vs. Barcelona starts at 2:00 pm. Boca Juniors vs. Argentinos Juniors immediately follows at 4:00 pm. The channel's final live game of the day, Irapuato vs. Pumas Morelos, starts at 8:00 pm.

ESPN2: Coverage of the English Premier League match of the week, Sunderland vs. Tottenham Hotspur, begins at 7:30 am.

ESPN: Tune into ESPN at 4:00 pm for MLS action, when Sporting KC host defending champs LA Galaxy.

Live soccer games on US TV for April 8

FOX Soccer: FOX Soccer makes you wake up very early on Easter Sunday. Central Coast take on Brisbane Roar in the second leg of a playoffs semifinal, and coverage of that contest starts at 3:00 am. Manchester United host QPR at 8:30 am. Arsenal vs. Manchester City, arguably the game of the weekend, starts at 10:30 am. FSC's weekend concludes at 3:00 pm, when Paris Saint-Germain host Olympique de Marseille.

FOX Soccer Plus: FSP has an early morning Scottish Premier League match on Sunday. Hibernian vs. Motherwell kicks off at 7:25 am.

GolTV: GolTV has two live games on Easter Sunday. Ath. Bilbao host Sevilla at noon. Guarani face off against Palmeiras at 3:00 pm.

ESPN2: ESPN2 gives fans a La Liga match on Sunday afternoon. Real Madrid host Valencia, and coverage of that game starts at 3:25 pm.

As always, check your local listings for channel availability and for a list of match replays airing on soccer sports stations from Friday through Sunday.

For more: Check FOX Soccer schedule, FSP schedule, GolTV schedule, ESPN schedule, MLS schedule

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