The English Premier League, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 kicked off their 2022-23 seasons on Friday with smoke and superclub firepower. Arsenal saw off Crystal Palace in South London. Bayern Munich trounced Frankfurt 6-1 — and, after a mere 30 minutes, had pundits crowning them champions for an 11th straight season.
Saturday, though, will mark the full-fledged start of festivities. In the early EPL match, Liverpool will unveil prized striker Darwin Nuñez — perhaps against two American defenders at Fulham. In the second window, Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams — the two leaders of a USMNT migration to the Premier League — should debut for Leeds. Bayern’s two chief challengers do battle in Germany, and in France, Lionel Messi will hope to get what could be his final European season up and running at PSG.
With full MLS, NWSL and Liga MX slates in the evenings, sunrise-to-sunset soccer is back in America. Follow along below for the latest highlights and biggest stories from around the globe. (And, below that, a schedule of the top games to watch this weekend.)
Games to watch
(all times ET)
Friday, Aug. 5
2:30 p.m. — Bayern Munich def. Eintracht Frankfurt 6-1
3 p.m. — Arsenal def. Crystal Palace 2-0
Saturday, Aug. 6
7:30 a.m. — Fulham v. Liverpool — Peacock
10 a.m. — Leeds v. Wolves — Peacock
12:30 p.m. — Everton v. Chelsea — USA Network/Telemundo/NBC Sports app
12:30 p.m. — Borussia Dortmund v. Bayer Leverkusen — ABC/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+
3 p.m. — Clermont Foot v. PSG — beIN Sports/beIN Sports Connect
8 p.m. — Monterrey v. Leon — Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes/Fox Sports app
10 p.m. — Real Salt Lake v. LAFC — TUDN/UniMás
Sunday, Aug. 7
9 a.m. — Manchester United v. Brighton — Peacock
11:30 a.m. — West Ham v. Manchester City — Peacock
5 p.m. — San Diego Wave v. Kansas City Current — Paramount+
6 p.m. — OL Reign v. Houston Dash — Paramount+