LALIGA: Mbappe, Yamal, Nico Williams, Johnny Cardoso Among Headliners This Weekend
Three matches into the season, perennial top four side Atletico de Madrid find themselves in unfamiliar territory - 17th in the standings. Manager Diego Simeone, U.S. international Johnny Cardoso, and stars Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez aim for a turnaround at home against third-place Villarreal CF on Saturday.
LALIGA - Matchday 4 schedule:
English: Adrian Healey, Alex Pareja (reporter Alex Kirkland)
Spanish: Fernando Palomo, Mario Eduardo Biscayart
Mark Donaldson, Kasey Keller (Sid Lowe)
Richard Mendez, Alex Pereyra (Rodrigo Faez)
Rob Palmer, Stewart Robson (Gemma Soler)
Ricardo Ortiz, Mario Kempes (Moises Llorens)
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Bayer Leverkusen's new manager Kasper Hjulmand Bundesliga debut, Friday on ESPN2
Bayer Leverkusen's new manager Kasper Hjulmand, appointed last week, will make his Bundesliga debut on the sidelines at home against Eintracht Frankfurt Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes.
Goal Arena - Bundesliga Konferenz will stream on Saturday, beginning at 9:20 a.m. ET with live look-ins to five matches: Sport-Club Freiburg vs. VfB Stuttgart, FSV Mainz 05 vs. RB Leipzig, VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FC Kln, 1. FC Union Berlin vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and FC Heidenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund.
Bundesliga Matchday 3 schedule:
ESPN Deportes
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Eredivisie Matchday 5: Sergino Dest, Ricardo Pepi and PSV visit NEC Nijmegen
Sergino Dest continues his 2025-26 Eredivisie campaign this weekend following a successful U.S. Men's National Team return - his first international appearance in 16 months after injury. Dest and U.S. teammate Ricardo Pepi re-join PSV Eindhoven as they look to bounce back from a Matchday 4 home defeat when they travel to face NEC Nijmegen, Saturday, Sept. 13, at 12:45 p.m. ET.
Eredivisie Matchday 5:
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Women's Super League: U.S. stars power Chelsea's record-extending title push
Chelsea FC, led by U.S. Women's National Team standouts Catarina Macario, Alyssa Thompson, and Naomi Girma, continue their pursuit of a record-extending seventh consecutive Women's Super League championship this weekend. The defending champions visit Aston Villa on Sunday at 7 a.m. ET, live exclusively on ESPN+.
WSL Week 2 on ESPN+ schedule:
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