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After a week off, Premier League action resumes on Saturday, Oct. 19 with Tottenham taking the pitch against West Ham United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on USA Network and Universo. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $20 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Peacock offers on-demand replays of Premier League matches shown on NBC, CNBC and USA Network in addition to having exclusive live games as well.

The two squads are only separated by a couple of points currently, with both near the middle of the table. Tottenham is 3-1-3 with 10 points, tied with Nottingham Forest and Brentford, while West Ham is 2-2-3 with 8 points, tied with AFC Bournemouth and Manchester United.

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Who: Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Ham United

When: Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 a.m. EST

Where: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London

Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); Sling; Peacock

What is FuboTV?

FuboTV is an internet television service that offers more than 200 channels across sports and entertainment including Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. From the UEFA Champions League to the WNBA to international tournaments ranging across sports, there’s plenty of options available on FuboTV, which offers a free trial, and $20 off the first month for new costumers.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream offers practically everything DirecTV provides, except for a remote and a streaming device to connect to your television. Sign up now and get three free months of premium channels including MAX, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and Starz.

What is SlingTV?

SlingTV offers a variety of live programing ranging from news and sports and starting as low as $20 a month for your first month. Subscribers also get a month of DVR Plus free if they sign up now. Choose from a variety of sports packages without long-term contracts and with easy cancelation.

What is Peacock?

Peacock is the home to the Premier League, Sunday Night Football, exclusive college football games, WWE premium live events and the Olympics, as well as programing across the NBCUniversal networks.

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Tuchel’s hiring by England sparks dismay and resignation among British soccer coaches

LONDON (AP) — British soccer managers reacted with disappointment and a degree of resignation on Thursday after a German, Thomas Tuchel, was hired to take charge of England ahead of a homegrown coach.

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham said some English managers — he didn’t disclose the precise number — were interviewed for the role from a shortlist of “approximately” 10 names. Tuchel was ultimately deemed to be the best hope of leading England to a first major title since the 1966 World Cup.

Tuchel, the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich manager, is the third overseas coach — after the late Sven-Goran Eriksson of Sweden (2001-06) and Fabio Capello of Italy (2007-12) — to be appointed to lead England’s men’s team this century.

Russell Martin, one of six managers from Britain and Ireland currently leading teams in the Premier League, said there were “loads of English coaches really capable of doing the job as well.”

“Maybe English managers aren’t given enough credit,” the Southampton manager said, “or maybe they are deemed not good enough by the most important people.”

Martin, who got his chance in the Premier League after getting promoted with Southampton last season, questioned the effectiveness of the much-hyped coaching pathway at England’s national training center at St. George’s Park.

“It’s going to cause a lot of interesting discussion and conversation, especially at the FA, because we have a well-renowned coaching education system that people come from far and wide to do, and then we can’t appoint someone from that,” said Martin, an England-born former Scotland international.

Everton’s English manager Sean Dyche, who confirmed he wasn’t interviewed by the FA, said it was “a reality of the modern game” after homegrown coaches were overlooked for the vacancy.

And Leicester manager Steve Cooper, a Welshman who led England to the title at the Under-17 World Cup in 2017, said he hoped British coaches will be ranked among the world’s best “over the course of time.”

“In the meantime, any opportunity we are given we have to take them and do a good job,” said Cooper, who has also coached Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. “Until we do that on a regular basis maybe we shouldn’t say so much.

“I really believe in British culture. I believe in the coaching education pathway as well.”

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

A pair of teams with identical records early in the season take the pitch to face off on Sunday, Sept. 29 as Tottenham Hotspur takes on Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

The match is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on USA Network. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Peacock offers on-demand replays of Premier League matches shown on NBC, CNBC and USA Network in addition to having exclusive live games as well.

Manchester United is 2-1-2 and is coming off a draw both in its last Premier League match, and its last match in all competition, a UEFA Europa League contest. The Premier League match was a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.

Spurs are also 2-1-2 in the Premier League but the squad has won three straight across three different competitions. A 2-1 victory in the English Carabao Cup followed by a 3-1 victory in the Premier League and then a 3-0 win in the UEFA Europa League was the most recent match.

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Who: Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur

When: Sunday, Sept. 29 at 11:30 a.m. EST

Where: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); Sling; Peacock

What is FuboTV?

FuboTV is an internet television service that offers more than 200 channels across sports and entertainment including Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. From the UEFA Champions League to the WNBA to international tournaments ranging across sports, there’s plenty of options available on FuboTV, which offers a free trial, and $30 off the first month for new costumers.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream offers practically everything DirecTV provides, except for a remote and a streaming device to connect to your television. Sign up now and get three free months of premium channels including MAX, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and Starz.

What is SlingTV?

SlingTV offers a variety of live programing ranging from news and sports and starting as low as $20 a month for your first month. Subscribers also get a month of DVR Plus free if they sign up now. Choose from a variety of sports packages without long-term contracts and with easy cancelation.

What is Peacock?

Peacock is the home to the Premier League, Sunday Night Football, exclusive college football games, WWE premium live events and the Olympics, as well as programing across the NBCUniversal networks.

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Everton reaches agreement with Texas-based Friedkin Group over purchase of the Premier League club

Everton’s long-running takeover saga could soon be over after the struggling Premier League team reached an agreement Monday with the Texas-based Friedkin Group over the purchase of the club.

“We look forward to providing stability to the club, and sharing our vision for its future,” the group said in a statement jointly issued with Everton, which is in 19th place in the 20-team English top flight.

Fronted by Dan Friedkin and his son, Ryan, the group is a consortium of investments in automotive, entertainment, hospitality and sports which includes Italian soccer club Roma in its portfolio. The Friedkins made a fortune distributing Toyotas in Texas.

The group reached an agreement in principle in June to buy the 94% stake of Everton’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri, but talks were called off a month later. Since then, Everton has been in negotiations with American businessman John Textor, who said at the start of this month he had an exclusivity agreement with the club that was due to expire on Nov. 30.

Earlier this year, a proposed takeover by 777 Partners collapsed as Everton — a nine-time English champion and an ever-present in the top division since 1954 — and Moshiri struggled to find either a buyer or significant outside investment.

Now, Everton and the Friedkin Group said they have reached agreement “over the terms of the sale” of Moshiri’s stake, adding that the deal is subject to approval from English soccer authorities.

“We are pleased to have reached an agreement to become custodians of this iconic football club,” the group said.

Textor’s attempts to purchase Everton were impeded by the fact that he is also a part-owner of fellow Premier League team Crystal Palace. It is forbidden to have a stake in two Premier League clubs at the same time, so Textor has been seeking to sell his shares.

Everton, however, has been hemorrhaging money on a monthly basis and needs to quickly find a buyer, especially with the team leaving its long-term home of Goodison Park at the end of this season and moving into a new, state-of-the-art stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock that is close to completion.

The BBC reported Monday that the Friedkin Group is already a lender to the club after injecting 200 million pounds ($265 million) and that this could be converted into equity as part of any deal. It has been reported that the group may demand the money back if any takeover attempt failed.

The Friedkins have never spoken publicly in the four years since they purchased Roma and are unpopular with supporters at the moment after firing Daniele De Rossi, the club’s beloved former captain, as coach last week and not fully explaining why.

Everton is one of England’s most storied clubs but hasn’t won a major trophy since 1995 and has battled against relegation to the second-tier Championship in recent years, staying up only the final day of the season in the 2022-23 season.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.