Good afternoon, everyone!  Considering the overwhelming response to the first DFO EPL Tipping pool (22 members and counting!), we decided to create a new weekly post to remind you to put the EPL tips in, tell you who is winning, and to give you the weekend’s fútbol schedule so that you could plan your weekend activities accordingly. 

Before I begin, I want to give credit for all the hot lady soccer fan pictures to the Fútbol Babes Twitter account. Those folks do the Lord’s Work and deserve a follow from you.

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EPL Tipping Pool Standings

Place	Tipper	Round Tips	Round Margin	Total Tips	Total Margin
1	Balls	4	2	16	3
2	Game Time Decision	4	2	16	4
3	Son Of Spam	4	3	15	4
4	BFC	6	2	15	5
5		4	2	15	5
6	Reverend Mayhem	4	3	15	6
7	King Hippo	2	2	14	4
8	Spur	8	2	14	6
9	Fronkenshteen	4	4	14	7
10	Horatio	6	2	13	4
11	Yeah Right	4	3	13	4
12	Blaxxabath	5	0	13	4
13	Mr. Ayo	3	2	12	4
14	KBS52	4	2	12	4
15	Litre_cola	3	2	12	5
16	Sharkbait	3	3	12	6
17	nomokeyfun	4	3	12	7
18	Wakezilla	4	2	11	6
19	Maestro	5	2	11	6
20	bk109	6	2	11	6
21	Don T	2	2	10	5
22	Herodotus	2	2	7	4

I find it funny/ironic that the guy that disparages the EPL is still at the top of the pool. I’m sure that won’t last, though. Big congratulations to Spur, who vaulted up the standings with the top score of the week! Also kudos to Blax, who got the margin exactly right.

If you want to join the pool, there is still plenty of time as we’ve only just completed Round 3 out of 38. It’s free to play and all you have to do is create an account with ESPN Australia. It’s a different ESPN from here, so your normal ESPN login will not work: https://www.footytips.com.au/competitions/?ff=settings&competitionId=573249

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Weekend Schedule

I’m being told that Canadian viewers only need to sign up for DAZN and they can get all the coverage of all the world’s fútbol leagues in one place.

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In the US, NBC holds the rights to the EPL, so you’ll be able to see games on their networks and the NBC Sports Gold package. Here are the games on tap this weekend (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):

Friday, August 30, 2019

No game scheduled

Saturday, August 31, 2019

4:30 AM – Southampton v Manchester United

7:00 AM – Chelsea v Sheffield United

7:00 AM – Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

7:00 AM – Leicester City v AFC Bournemouth

7:00 AM – Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

7:00 AM – Newscastle United v Watford

7:00 AM – West Ham United v Norwich City

9:30 AM – Burnley v Liverpool

Sunday, September 1, 2019

6:00 AM – Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8:30 AM – Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

Monday, September 2, 2019

No game scheduled

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In the US and Canada, BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for La Liga, so you can find all the games there. Here is this week’s schedule (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:00 AM – Sevilla v Celta de Vigo

1:00 PM – Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad

Saturday, August 31, 2019

8:00 AM – Osasuna v Barcelona

10:00 AM – Getafe v Deportivo Alavés

11:00 AM – Levante v Real Valladolid

12:00 Noon – Real Betis v Leganés

Sunday, September 1, 2019

8:00 AM – Valencia v Mallorca

10:00 AM – Espanyol v Granada

10:00 AM – Atlético Madrid v Éibar

12:00 Noon – Villarreal v Real Madrid

Monday, September 2, 2019

No game scheduled

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Liga MX games are aired in the United States on TUDN, and the varied Univision networks. Fox Sports Deportes also has selected games (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):

Friday, August 30, 2019

5:00 PM – Morelia v Veracruz

7:00 PM – Atlas v América

Saturday, August 31, 2019

3:00 PM – Necaxa v Tijuana

5:00 PM – Tigres UANL v León

5:00 PM – Pachuca v Atlético San Luis

7:00 PM – Cruz Azul v Guadalajara

Sunday, September 1 2019

10:00 AM – Pumas UNAM v Toluca

3:00 PM – Querétaro v Puebla

5:00 PM – Juarez v Monterrey

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In the United States, Fox Sports has the rights to the Bundesliga, so you can find games on the Fox Sports networks. Here is the weekend schedule (you know the drill..):

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:30 AM – Borussia Mönchengladbach v RB Leipzig

Saturday, August 31, 2019

6:30 AM – Bayern München v Mainz 05

6:30 AM – Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim

6:30 AM – Wolfsburg v Paderborn

6:30 AM – Freiburg v Köln

6:30 AM – Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC

9:30 AM – Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund

Sunday, September 1, 2019

6:30 AM – Werder Bremen v Augsburg

9:00 AM – Eintrach Frankfurt v Fortuna Düsseldorf

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BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for Ligue 1. Luckily, BeIn Sports has like 8 channels through their BeIn Sports Connect app, so you can see most of the games live:

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:45 AM – Metz v PSG

Saturday, August 31, 2019

8:30 AM – Olympique Lyonnais v Bordeaux

11:00 AM – Angers SCO v Dijon

11:00 AM – Toulouse v Amiens SC

11:00 AM – Nantes v Montpellier

11:00 AM – Nîmes v Brest

Sunday, September 1, 2019

6:00 AM – Reims v Lille

6:00 AM – Rennes v Nice

8:00 AM – Strasbourg v Monaco

12:00 Noon – Olympique Marseille v Saint Étienne

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ESPN has the rights to Serie A, which start this weekend! All games are available on the ESPN+ package:

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:45 AM – Bologna v SPAL

Saturday, August 31, 2019

9:00 AM – Milan v Brescia

11:45 AM – Juventus v Napoli

Sunday, September 1, 2019

9:00 AM – Lazio v Roma

11:45 AM – Atalanta v Torino

11:45 AM – Cagliari v Inter

11:45 AM – Genoa v Fiorentina

11:45 AM – Lecce v Hellas Verona

11:45 AM – Sassuolo v Sampdoria

11:45 AM – Udinese v Parma

Monday, September 1, 2019

No game scheduled

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As I like to say on the AFL Beat:

DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE FOOTY TIPS IN!

Enjoy the weekend!

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