The first Barcelona-Real Madrid clasico of this La Liga season is on Saturday. ... Eight of this weekend's nine MLS games will affect the playoff picture. ... The U.S. women host New Zealand on Sunday.

There are Clasicos, and then there is this Clasico: The first match of the season between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou will air live on beIN Sport and beIN Sport en Espanol on Saturday at noon ET. Pre-game coverage will begin at 11 a.m. ET.

Friday action includes a Tijuana-Tigres clash. ... The first Barcelona-Real Madrid clasico of this La Liga season is on Saturday. ... Eight of this weekend's nine MLS games will affect the playoff picture. ... The U.S. women host New Zealand on Sunday.

The U.S. women host Australia on Sunday. Also on Sunday, the California Clasico, Los Angeles vs. San Jose.

There's MLS, French, Italian, German, Mexican and U-17 World Cup action on Friday.

No less than 11 networks will carry World Cup 2014 qualifying matches on Friday: four ESPN networks, three Univision networks and two Fox and beIN Sport networks.

Qualifying for the 2014 World Cup continues on Friday, when the USA, which has already secured a spot, hosts Jamaica and desperate Mexico hosts Panama. In Europe, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland can clinch on Friday.

By Paul Kennedy BeIN Sport announced it will be airing the African World Cup qualifier between Ghana and Bob Bradley's Egypt Oct. 15 in Kumasi. Coverage of the first leg of the two-game playoff series will begin at 11:50 pam. ET.