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Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United Friday, 8 p.m. (Fox Soccer Channel) Two days after his 28th birthday, newly signed Spaniard Sergio Koke will make his Dynamo debut. Fulham vs. Sunderland Saturday, 9:55 a.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3.com) Fulham's American star, Clint Dempsey, set the club record for career goals (33), scoring two on Wednesday vs. Bolton. Chelsea vs. Tottenham Saturday, 12:30 p.m. (Fox Soccer Channel) Chelsea must win to keep its slim hopes of winning the Premier League alive.

The Union traded midfielder Andrew Jacobson on Friday to FC Dallas for Dallas' second-round pick in the 2013 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Terms of the trade were not disclosed. The Union had acquired Jacobson in the 2009 expansion draft from D.C. United. The midfielder started in the Union's first-ever match at Seattle Sounders FC on March 25, 2010. He started 13 of 25 games with the Union, logging 1,294 minutes. The club also announced seven changes its 2011 regular-season schedule to accommodate MLS television-rights agreements with Fox Soccer Channel and TSN. The league and the network said Friday that FSC will televise up to 31 regular-season games and three playoff games, including a conference final.

United States vs. Spain When: Tomorrow, 4:30 p.m. Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. TV: ESPN2 For kicks: A record 58,000 tickets have been sold as of yesterday, setting a record for a U.S. men's national team match in Massachusetts. During qualifying for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 57,407 watched the U.S. draw Mexico at the old Foxborough Stadium . . . This U.S. side is the same group that will open CONCACAF Gold Cup play on Tuesday against Canada at Ford Field in Detroit (8 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel)

Manchester United vs. New York Cosmos 2:30 p.m. Friday (Fox Soccer Channel) One of the most glamorous names in American soccer history is officially revived, as Man U. hosts a testimonial match for retiring midfielder Paul Scholes. Brian McBride, Brad Friedel, Fabio Cannavaro and others will play as guests with the under-23s of the Cosmos. Borussia Dortmund vs. Hamburg 2:30 p.m. Friday (GolTV) As a new season kicks off in Germany, Dortmund begin the defense of their Bundesliga title.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Union (7-4-5) at D.C. United (4-5-6). Saturday, 7 p.m. at RFK Stadium. TV: Fox Soccer Channel. Last game: The Union won, 3-2, against visiting Chivas USA last Saturday. United played visiting Houston to a 2-2 draw last Saturday. The Union are 2-4-1 on the road. D.C. United is 2-2-4 at home. Outlook: The big news this week was United's acquisition of midfielder Dwayne De Rosario from the New York Red Bulls for Dax McCarty.

For the second time this year, the Union will be facing a team shortly after it acquired midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. On Saturday the Union (7-4-5) will travel to RFK Stadium for a 7 p.m. matchup with D. C. United (4-5-6). The game will be televised by Fox Soccer Channel. In a move that stunned the Major League Soccer world, De Rosario was traded this week from the New York Red Bulls to D.C. United for midfielder Dax McCarty. A five-time MLS all-star and four-time MLS champion, De Rosario was traded from Toronto to the Red Bulls on April 1. He played the entire game against the Union on April 9 as the Union beat the visiting Red Bulls, 1-0. Now the Union again have to game-plan for De Rosario.

What: CONCACAF Gold Gup final, United States vs. Mexico When: Tonight, 9 o'clock Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Univision On the web: Streaming video at CONCACAFTV.com Coaches: United States: Bob Bradley, (fifth year). Mexico: Jose Manuel De La Torre (first year). Rivalry revisited: This will be the 58th meeting between the class of CONCACAF, but only the sixth in the Gold Cup. The U.S. is 15-31-11 all-time against the Mexicans, and is looking to avenge a 5-0 thrashing in the 2009 final.

They have been the unavoidable steppingstone, the country the United States has had to go through to capture its last two CONCACAF Gold Cups. In reaching the Gold Cup final in three of its last four attempts, the United States hasn't been unable to overlook the tiny nation of Panama, which the USA defeated in the 2005 final for its third Gold Cup. (The USA also won in 1991 and 2002.) The Americans bounced Panama in the quarterfinal stages in both the 2007 and 2009 tournament - the latter a 2-1 win at Lincoln Financial Field.

Sporting Kansas City (3-6-4, 13 points) at Union (6-4-4, 22 points) When: Tonight, 7:30 Where: PPL Park, Chester TV: The Comcast Network On the web: Streaming online at MLSSoccer.com For kicks: The Union looks to keep its unbeaten streak (4-0-3) at PPL Park this season intact against Kansas City, which enters on a high following a 1-0 win over San Jose Saturday . . . The win marked the first for SKC at LIVESTRONG Park, its new $200 million facility that opened on June 14 . . . SKC may sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference but the team is also enjoying a five-game unbeaten streak . . . Goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen (1.54 goals-against-average)