The top games to watch in world soccer this week on your TV or mobile streaming device:
Monday
2:45 p.m., Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Sheffield Wednesday, beIN Sports USA: Another in a series of games that will determine the third team that will earn promotion from England's Championship into the Premier League. The third game is dubbed the world's richest game because it is worth 170 million pounds to the winner. Sheffield Wednesday won the first leg 2-0.
Tuesday
2:45 p.m. Hull City vs. Derby County, beIN Sports USA: The remaining two teams in the playoff will square off. The Tigers won the first leg 3-0.
Wednesday
2:30 p.m., Liverpool vs. Sevilla, Fox Soccer 2Go: The finals of the Europa League will take place in Basel, Switzerland. The winner will earn an automatic berth into next year's Champions League.
7 p.m., Toronto vs. New York City, MLS Live: Two of the league's most dynamic strikers will square off with Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco matching skills with NYCFC's David Villa. Giovinco scored his 29th career goal for TFC last week.
Friday
7 p.m., Philadelphia vs. D.C. United, Univision Deportes: Behind one of the league's better defenses (featuring Atlanta's Warren Creavalle), the Union are second in the Eastern Conference. D.C. United is a team that seems to be treading water: 3 wins, four losses, four times, 13 goals scored, 13 goals allowed.
Saturday
12:30 p.m., Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United, Fox Soccer 2Go: The finals of the FA Cup will be played at Wembley, completing the latest edition of the world's oldest soccer tournament.
1:45 p.m., Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund, ESPN Deportes: The two powerhouses will meet in the finals of the DFB Pokal, the German equivalent of the FA Cup. It will be Pep Guardiola's last game as manager of Munich.
3 p.m., Olympic Marseille vs. PSG, beIN Sports Connect: PSG can complete is rampaging destruction of French football with a win the finals of the Coupe de France.
3 p.m., New York City vs. New York, Fox Soccer 2Go: The first darby of the year between these two teams. The boys in Blue are starting to find their form with three consecutive wins to push them to 16 points, while the Red Bulls are sinking to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with just 10 points. It will be interesting to see what Red Bulls manager Jesse Marsch tries to give his team a spark and get his midfield going.
10 p.m., Seattle vs. Colorado, MLS Live: Seattle has a losing record this season because of an offense that is having a hard time scoring (10 goals in 10 games) and a defense that has allowed 12. Colorado, featuring Atlanta's Joe Cronin, is atop the West largely because it is unbeaten at home (6-0-0), but this game will be in Seattle.
Sunday
3:30 p.m., Barcelona vs. Sevilla, ESPN Deportes: Barcelona can complete its double by adding to its La Liga championship by taking the Copa del Rey.
4:30 p.m., Portland vs. Vancouver, ESPN: The Northwest neighbors will battle. Vancouver is eight points ahead of the defending MLS champs with an offense that is as prolific (20 goals) as its defense is porous (20 goals).
6 p.m., New York Cosmos vs. Tampa Bay, NASL Live: Tampa Bay and Atlanta United's Junior Burgos are struggling with two wins in its first six games. Facing league heavyweight New York, featuring Lawrenceville's Jimmy Maurer, won't be easy.
7 p.m., L.A. Galaxy vs. San Jose, Fox Soccer 2Go: The California rivals, separated by one point in the Western Conference, will face off. The Galaxy lead the league with 24 goals scored, paced by Gio dos Santos' five strikes.
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