Today we take a look at the best of the live football on TV on this week.

There is no Champions League this week but the Carling Cup is back and that makes up two of the 11 live games on this week. Here we preview the week ahead.

Monday

Two games live on TV tonight, a live offering form the Russian Premier League on ESPN at 5pm and what promises to be an exciting game between Brighton and West Ham from the Championship, we feel this game should be a good one for a Monday evening’s entertainment.

Tuesday

Three live games on Tuesday, Granada host the mighty Barca at 7pm on Sky and Juventus host Fiorentina live on ESPN, but if its giant killing you are looking for then Aldershot v Man United is the game for you and the match that football on the TV will be watching.

Wednesday

Four live games on TV on Wednesday. Hibs v Celtic is only live on BBC Scotland and Wolves V Man City is the live offering form Wednesdays Carling Cup action on Sky. If neither of these tickle your fancy then Napoli v Udinese is live on ESPN and Real Madrid v Villarreal is live on Sky from 9pm.

Thursday

Not much too much live football to chose from on Thursday, another Serie A offering on ESPN with Palermo v Leece or you can watch the future of football as England U16’s take on Wales U16s live on Sky

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The latest news out today in a 6 year grudge match is pub landlady Karen Murphy has won the European tie against the Premier League and is set for a final replay in the High Courts over her right to screen matches in her pub using foreign decoders.

Mrs Murphy lost the initial case and was ordered to pay £8000 to the vast Premier League coffers but instead of taking this lying down she referred the case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) who have ruled in her favour, this now needs to be settled in the high court back home but it’s highly unusual for them to go against the ruling of the ECJ.

The repercussions of this ruling seem almost endless so let’s have a look at how this affects the key players:

Pubs across the country

At first glance this is excellent news for the suffering pub trade in the UK, you would have to be blind to have not noticed the increasing number of boarded up pubs over recent years and with an industry which relies solely on being able to draw a crowd more match day offerings can only be a good thing. Also in Karen Murphy’s case she paid £118 pound per month for her Greek decoder compared to £480 for Sky’s package this saves her £4344 a year!

The football fan

Quite simply more live football down your local, who doesn’t like the sound of that

Premiership clubs

With football TV rights being a major source of revenue for the clubs especially those without the big foreign investment they must be looking very closely how this is all going to pan out with the likelihood of the Premier League having to package the TV rights deals very differently in the future. There is also the potential drop in ticket sales with the option of fans having a few pints and watching the game much more economical for most (depending on how much you drink though I suppose).

The Premier league

This is where things get complicated as the ruling was quite specific in that it was only the screening of the match itself that cannot be considered intellectual property all surrounding media like the Premier League anthem, graphics and video sequences were protected by copyright allowing them to apply their many varied restrictions. This is also only an EU ruling and vast sums are made selling the TV rights to the wider world.

Sky & ESPN

Perhaps these two should be most worried about the ruling, especially Sky, with their ever increasing fees and seemingly iron grip on football coverage in the UK will this be a step in, as the ruling commented, making the EU single market a border-free zone for goods and services. On the other hand no one can deny the quality of coverage provided by Sky and is any other broadcaster really able to compete with that?

In summary this seems to be a victory for the common man, the nation’s landlords/ladies get to save money and increase trade, the average football fan gets to enjoy more games. Let’s leave it to the power mongers to sort out the technicalities as long as Karen gets her 8 grand back we’ll be on the right road.

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There are five live football matches on TV tonight all Euro 2012 qualifiers. The Republic of Ireland Kick things off at 4pm with a tricky away tie against Russia. The Irish really need to win or at least avoid defeat tonight to keep their hopes of qualifying alive. It will be a tough tight game and is probably not going to be a great spectacle but at 4pm if you're near a TV what else is there to watch?

Denmark v Norway is the live football on ESPN tongiht. I'm not sur eunless you are Danish or Norwegain this has enough pull about it to get fans away from the live England v Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland games on TV but you can get the first half or most of it in. Our interest in this is that we have bet on Denmark to win as part fo our football bets for tonights games.

England v wales is the big game live on TV tonight. Wales ahve nothign to lose or fear as they go into the game with confidence and with England in good form hopefully this will be a good game of football live on TV tonight

Scotland and Northern Ireland face an uphill struggle to qualify and it is looking unlikely after the results at the weekend. Scotland should easily beat Lithunai but if its drama and action you want then this could eb the game for you. Nothins is easy with Scotland so expect a nail biting game and sneaky Scots win.

Northern Ireland are away in Estonia and its lack of firepower that often costs the Irish, if youa re wathving this on TV tonight then dont expect an excitng game of football or goals, I'm predicting a 0-0 here. If you'd liek to see our football betting tips for tonight then vist our free football bets page where you get our tips for free and a review of all the best online bookies and free bets.

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TV Treble

• Bulgaria v England - England
• Wales v Montenegor - Draw
• Northern Ireland v Serbia - Northern Ireland

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Friday 2nd Spetember

19:15 - Bulgaria (6/1) v England (8/15) Draw (11/4)

Capello has had a mixed spell as England manager, but his first real attempt at blooding young and exciting players such as Cleverly, Jones and Wilshire is certainly a step forward. Question marks remain about England’s best formation; so don’t be surprised to see Capello opt for the old favorite 4-4-2 in this tricky away tie. Rooney is due a good performance in the white shirt, and with a great supporting cast in Young, Milner and Johnson, it’s hard to see England not come away with three very important points.

19:30 - Northern Ireland (5/2) v Serbia (11/10) Draw (23/10)

Crunch time for Northern Ireland, led from the back by Manchester United’s Jonny Evans, as they look to steal a march on second place. Serbia will certainly not be visiting Belfast for a holiday however, so don’t expect Northern Ireland to cruise to three points. With Serbia one loss away from being ruled out of contention, for both teams this is a crucial must win tie.

19:45 Republic of Ireland (10/11) v Slovakia (3/1) Draw (12/5)

Ireland find themselves top of their table after 6 games, albeit they share the lead with both Russia and this weekend’s opponents Slovakia. Irelands group offers them a serious shot at reaching a major competition, which can’t be said for the last and probably future campaigns. Can Robbie Keane replicate his LA Galaxy form back in Dublin? Or will the wheel come off in this crunch tie, and Ireland see their prospects of reaching a major international tournament fade away once again. 

19:45 Wales (11/5) v Montenegro (5/4) Draw 23/10

Wales have slipped so far down the international rankings, they now find themselves lower than both Haiti, and Iraq, who’s FA is somehow more effective, despite the on-going conflict that has ravaged their country. There is hope on the horizon however, if the likes of Bale and Ramsey can re-produce their club form this weekend, Wales’ chances of not finishing bottom of their group will slightly increase. Focus must be on youth for their remaining fixtures, as they look to build a brighter future.

Saturday 3rd September

15:00 Scotland (6/4) v Czech Republic (15/8) Draw (11/5)

At home, Scotland may fancy their chances against a Czech Republic team that has never quite replaced the likes of Nedved and Baros, and as such have seen themselves slip right down the FIFA rankings. Scotland opted for 4-6-0 formation in Prague last year, so many Scottish fans will be hoping to see a fit Charlie Adam and skipper Darren Fletcher inspire some creativity. The visiting Czech’s will surely target Scotland’s error prone defense, but this open style game my suit Scotland on the counter attack.

It's the freakin' weekend... gonna have me some fun. The words of R Kelly there and if your idea of fun is watching live football and hvaing a cheeky bet, amongst other things, then this blog post has everthing you need. You can check out our site for the full list of live weekend football and also check out our free bets page if you want to cpmare the best free bet offers around.

There is a full preveiw of all the weekends Premier League games plus our TV treble tip which we will be using our £50 Free Bet from Ladbrokes

TV Treble Tip

Forest v West Ham - Forest @ 7/4

Spurs v Man City - Man City @ 7/5

Man United v Arsenal - Man United @ 1/2

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Saturday 27^th August

Aston Villa (10/11) v Wolves (3/1) Draw (12/5)

Wolves travel to Villa on the back of their best start to a campaign for thirteen years. Villa on the other hand, still coming to terms with the loss of England internationals Downing and Young, will hope Agbolonhor carries his solid start to the year. N’Zogbia will be out to prove he can fill the hole’s left by the departures at Villa Park this season, and Darren Bent will be on the lookout to prove his hefty transfer fee was well spent. 

Wigan (5/4) v QPR (11/5) Draw (9/4)

QPR fans may well be distracted by the reports of signing Joey Barton this week, but Warnock will have his squad focused on the business of picking up points away at Wigan. Wigan fans will hope to see their unspectacular start to the season develop this weekend against the newcomers. Wins at the JJB Stadium are a must for Wigan this year.

Blackburn (2/1) v Everton (11/8) Draw (9/4)

The Everton ship has been rocked heavily by reports of serious financial issues at the club, whilst Blackburn will hope their midweek cup win will inspire their first points of the season. Ewood Park is never a easy place to visit, and senior Everton players Neville, Arterta and Howard will have to dig deep to pick up morale, and possibly points this weekend.

Chelsea (1/5) v Norwich (14/1) Draw (5/1)

Chelsea will face tougher opponents than Norwich this year, but last years campaign was blighted by slip-ups against hard working teams like Norwich. If Torres and Drogba can’t find their groove, then Norwich might have a good a chance as any to steal some points at Stamford Bridge. Norwich must avoid a similar drubbing to the one they received off MK Dons this week, or Manager Paul Lambert will by looking to shake up the squad before the transfer window closes.

Swansea (11/8) v Sunderland (2/1) Draw (9/4)

Swansea has yet to replicate their dazzling form in the Championship last year, and Sunderland will be looking to pick up their first win of the season, despite key figures O’Shea and Gordon absent with injury. Wes Browns commanding start to his Sunderland career will be tested again this weekend, and keeping Swansea quiet will go a long way towards the Black Cats gaining all three points.

Liverpool (2/5) v Bolton (7/1) Draw (7/2)

Liverpool’s strong start to the season was epitomized by their convincing win at Arsenal last weekend, but Merieles broken collar bone will see Daglish have to tinker with his midfield this time out. Bolton will have to play at their very best if they are to share any of the points this weekend, the threat of Suarez and Carrol might just be too much.

Sunday 28^th August

Newcastle (11/10) v Fulham (13/5) Draw (9/4)

Newcastle Football Club is never short of talking points and this season has been no different. Slowly but surely Pardew has began to get his squad doing the talking on the pitch, and a home win at Fulhan will do much to confirm a few suspicions that they are contenders for Europe this year. Fulham have yet to prove that the Europa league is a negative distraction to their domestic campaign.

Tottenham (15/8) v Manchester City (7/5) Draw (23/10)

A truly mouth watering fixture will see plenty of stars on show in North London. City fans will hope to see new boys Nasri and Aguero run riot in the capital, whilst Spurs may boast the best two players on the field in Van der Vaart and Modric. Both teams will be in the mix for fourth or higher come May, and this game will get the taste buds flowing for all neutrals. Expect lots of talk regarding the selection of Modric.

West Brom (11/10) v Stoke City (13/5) Draw (9/4)

Stoke Manager Tony Pulis is putting together a very capable squad, with some shrewd and exciting new signings this summer. West Brom will be plenty aware they have a game on their hands this weekend, and Hodgson will be hoping their midweek thrashing of Bournemouth will kick-start their campaign this year. Don’t be surprised if Hargreaves is fast tracked to the match squad should he join before the weekend.

Manchester United (1/2) v Arsenal (6/1) Draw (3/1)

Is there another game in the Premiership that produces the atmosphere of the battle of United and Arsenal. Gone are the days of Keane v Veira or Van Nistelrooy v Henry, but warlords Fergie and Wenger still stand strong with a new young army ready to do battle at the Theater of Dreams. United are most people’s favorites for the title, and their deconstruction of Spurs on Monday night will springboard them into this weekend. A defeat for Arsenal may see Wenger pressured into making some signings, before he loses the faith of his board, players and fans.

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Arsenal v Liverpool - Draw

Chelsea v West Brom - Chelsea

West Ham V Leeds - West Ham

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Saturday 20th August

12:45 - Arsenal (11/8) v Liverpool (2/1) Draw 9/4

Arsene Wenger is coming under increaisng pressure from fans and the media as they question his lack of investment in the transfer market. With the departure of captain Fabregas and what seems the imminent depature of Nasri the Gunners fans are beocming increasingly anxious and it is staring to show at the Emirates. Fabreags is a loss but with Ramsey and Wilshire Arsenal have two ready made replacements in central midfield and with the retrun of Van Persie Arsenal will still be a strong attcking team.

Liverpool faded in the seodn half at home to Sunderland but there were some promsing signs of attacking content from Dalglish's team. Suarez is looking like he is going to be a star player and Downing will add much needed pace and width to the Liveprool team. Any Carroll will be looking to take advantge of what is seen as a soft Arsenal back line and I think this should eb a good game. neither team will want to lose so we are going for a score draw.

Prediction 1-1

17:20 - Peterbrough (11/8) v Ipswich (15/8) Draw 12/5

Ipswich conceded 5 at home last game to Southampton and will travel away to a Peterbrough side that have had a couple fo good results, including a draw away at Millwall last time out. It's hard to judge early season form but expect goals in this game and a home win,

Prediction 2-1

17:30 - Chelsea (1/4) v West Brom (11/1) Draw 9/2

Chelsea were unlucky not to take all 3 points at Stoke and with Torres looking sharp and on form it's going to be hard to see anything but a home win here. West Brom were slightly unlucky last week and Roy Hodgson has got his West Brom team organised and playing some good football, however we feel Chelsea will eb to strong for the Baggies and Chelsea will run out comfortable winners.

Prediction 3-0

Sunday 21st Auguts

13:30 - West Ham (8/1) v Leeds (7/2) Draw 11/4

Both teams are looking to mount a promotion challenge this year. West Ham have started the season well with two wins out of three and they looked very good against Watford when they beat them 4-0 away in mid week.  With Big Sam in charge they have a good manager who has been there and done it at this level with Bolton and they have to be one of the favourites to get promoted.

Leeds had a dodgy start to the campaign losing at newly promoted Southampton and then a tetchy home defeat to local rivals Boro but they seem to have found some of the exciting goal scoring form they showed last season with a 4-1 romp against Yorkshire rivals Hull.

It’s early season so it’s hard to judge form as teams are still getting into their stride. However with both teams having scored four in their last outing there will be goals in this game. It’s going to be a tough game for Leeds especially as their away form last season was poor, I can see this being an exciting  game with a win for West Ham.

Prediction – West Ham 3 – 2 Leeds United

14:00 - Motherwell (5/1) v Rangers (8/13) Draw 13/5

Motherwell will be looking to keep their spot at the top oif the SPL when they face Rangers at home. Motherwell ahve looked good so far this season and will not be daunted at facing Rangers on Sunday lunch time. Rangers have been poor in Europe so far this season so will be hoping to turn things aorudn domestically however with Motherwell in good form we are going for a draw here

Prediction 2-2

16:00 - Bolton (4/1) v Man City (8/11) Draw 5/2

Bolton had a great win away at QPR last week and it will give them a good boost going into this tough game. Bolton had a good seaosn last year and under Owen Coyle are playing some good football and will be tough to beat. When Augero came on in the seond half against Swansea last weekend City looked very good, the question is how cautious will Mancini be away from home? Man CIty look like they could be real title contenders this seaons and they will need to pick up points away from home at teams like Bolton if they are to challenge and we think they might just nick this one.

Prediction 1-2

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It has been announced today that the early preliminary FA Cup match between Ascot United v Wembley FC will be streamed live on Facebook.

It appears this is an initiative from the new FA Cup Sponsor Budweiser (that traditional English brand) with Budweiser marketing director Ian Newell saying "Budweiser is committed to bringing the world's most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans.

"What better way to demonstrate this than by broadcasting the very first kick to a global audience via Facebook?

"This is the first time an FA Cup tournament fixture has been broadcast live on the social network, which is great news for football fans and clubs alike."

The game between the two non League teams has been moved to Friday 19^th August to an evening kick off at 19:45 so Facebook users will be able to login and watch all the action live form the Budweiser UK Facebook page

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It is an interesting concept and it will be interesting to see how good the streaming and the pictures are, also how popular it proves to be as unlike TV Facebook will be able to track how many people start the streaming, giving actual viewing figures rather than the wild estimates currently  provided by TV companies on viewing figures.

It seems a logical transition for viewing live football, ITV and BBC allowed viewers to watch the World Cup online and the likes of Liverpool allow their LFC site members to watch some games live streamed over the internet already and there are also those sites that allow you to subscribe to live streaming of games over the internet, so it’s nothing new but it’s a new step to show a live game on such an open and popular social medium as Facebook.

With the likes of Sky Go and now this, how and where we watch live football is changing and I can only see this change carrying on, soon will You Tube with the power and money of Google behind them be battling Sky or ESPN or BBC for the rights to show live games or even Match of The Day style highlights?

As far as fans of watching football on the TV are concerned this should be seen as an exciting new development, although the Facebook streaming is being pioneered by marketing men looking to cash in on their brand sponsorship of the FA Cup it does open up the possibilities of more live games been shown across a wider medium than TV. However the big threat will be attendances at matches, more so in the lower leagues and especially for competitions like the FA Cup, which in the early rounds suffers from low attendance. Will the fact that a younger generation of fans  get used to this and the more live games that are streamed on easily accessible and popular platforms like Facebook the less likely games and clubs will sell the tickets.

This is an interesting and quite exciting development and I’m sure this won’t be the last game to be streamed live to the public this way, watch this space as the future of football is here! The big question for us is do we add these games to our football on the tv site and app??

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Premier League Preview

This weekend see’s the start of the new Barclays Premier League season get on the way with some crunch fixtures for the opening weekend games; Below is our full preview with our prediction. 

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Fulham v Villa - Draw

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SATURDAY 13th AUGUST

15:00 - Blackburn (9/4) v Wolves (9/4) draw 12/5

This is a repeat fixture from the last game of the season back in May where both sides were fighting for premiership survival. It was all smiles on that day where both teams maintained their Premier League status, but both teams will be determined to get the better of each other this weekend. Jamie O Hara will no doubt impress for McCartheys men, while Argentinian Formica could be the surprise package for Blackburn this season.

15:00 – Fulham (6/5) v Aston Villa (12/5) draw (12/5)

With two new mangers at the helm of both clubs Martin Jol and Alex Mcleish will be looking to get off the best possible start with a win. Fulham’s competitive season kicked off last month with the early qualifying stages of the Europa league while Alex Mcliesh will have a tough task being without Ashley Young and Stuart Downing while trying to win over the Villa fans.

15:00 – Liverpool (1/2) v Sunderland (7/1) draw (3/1)

New signing Jordan Henderson will be hoping to make his Anfield debut against his former club Sunderland this weekend. Both clubs have made numerous changes to their squads, with Steve Bruce bringing in ten new faces to the stadium of light. Steve Bruce will be looking to finish in the Europa League places this season while Daglish will be chasing the Premier League title.

15:00 - OPR (11/8) v Bolton (11/5) draw (9/4)

Championship winners Queens Park Rangers make their return to the Premiership by hosting Owen Coyles Bolton. It has been a difficult summer for Neil Warnocks QPR who has had little funds to help him add to his squad. He has however signed Jay Bothroyd and DJ Campbell who will be looking to get off to a scoring start, while Adhel Taarabt is still at the club despite being linked with a move away.

15:00 - Wigan (11/10) v Norwich (13/5) draw (12/5)

Wigan maintained their Premiership status by the skin of their teeth last season and welcome new boys Norwhich who are another team returning to the Premier League. Paul Lambert has achieved consecutive promotions with his Norwich side who will be looking to get off to a great start against potential relegation rivals.

17:30 - Newcastle (3/1) v Arsenal (EVS) draw (12/5)

Its been an uncertain summer for both clubs as they both have to tend with losing their best players. Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri look like they are moving away from the club without any real replacements in place. And Newcastle are without last season’s key players of Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton. If the game is anything like last season’s 4-4 epic we will be in for a great match.

SUNDAY 14th AUGUST

13:30 – Stoke (9/2) v Chelsea (4/6) draw (14/5)

Andreas Villas Boas will make his first Premier League appearance in the Chelsea dugout, but all eyes will be on whether £50 million man Fernando Torres will start the game. Chelsea have been surprisingly quiet so far in the transfer window with the current squad deemed good enough to win the league by Boas. It’s a tough game for last season’s runners up who will have to deal with a strong Tony Pulis side.

16:00 – West Brom (6/1) v Man Utd (1/2) draw (10/3)

The Premier League Champions face a visit to the Hawthornes and if they show the same form as last week’s community shield performance, Roy Hodgsons West Brom could be in for a long day. Ben Foster will make his debut against his old club in the West Brom goal as he will be looking to keep out the likes of Wayne Rooney, Berbatov, Nani, Young and Wellbeck.

MONDAY 15th AUGUST

20:00 - Man City (1/4) v Swansea (12/1) draw (5/1)

After a disappointing loss to rivals Manchester United last week City will be hoping to bounce back with a win against the newly promoted Swansea. It’s a tough start to Premier League life for Championship playoff winners Swansea, but there will be no dount that they will try to play their own football at the Etihad Stadium on their debut season in the Premiership.

The footy season is almost back, with the SPL kicking off on Saturday and various live friendlies on TV there are loads of live games on this weekend.

Rangers kick off the weekend of football hosting Hearts in the first live SPL game of the season, with Celtic v Hibs on Sunday. The SPL has kicked oiff extra early this year to try to avoid a fixture pile up from postponed games in the winter.

But it's not just SPL clubs back on TV this weekend, Liveprool, Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal and Everton are all in friednly action on Saturday and all their games are live on TV check out our main football on TV page for full channle listings.

And if that's not enough for you this weekend then there is delayed coverage of Man Citys game against David Beckhams LA Galaxy on Sunday as well as the Copa America Final between Uruguay and Paraguay.

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