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By Chuck Booth Aug 9, 2024 at 9:14 am ET• 7 min read

Happy Friday! The EFL Championship, Leauge One and League Two kick off this weekend and the United States Women's national team can secure a Gold Medal at the Olympics as they take on Spain. I'm Chuck Booth and we've got a lot to get through as European soccer returns so let's get to it:

📺 Footy fix

All times U.S./Eastern

Friday, Aug. 9
🥇 Olympics (men): France vs. Spain, 12 p.m. ➡️ USA
Coppa Italia: Sassuolo vs. Cittadella, 12 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
English Championship: Blackburn Rovers vs. Derby County, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Networkx
English Championship: Preston North End vs. Sheffield United, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
🇺🇸🇲🇽 Leagues Cup: Toluca vs. Sporting Kansas City, 9 p.m. ➡️ FS1

Saturday, Aug. 10
English Championship: Leeds United vs. Portsmouth, 7:30 a.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network, Paramount+
FA Community Shield: Manchester United vs. Manchester City, 10 a.m. ➡️ ESPN+
English League Two: MK Dons vs. Bradford City, 10 a.m.  ➡️ CBS Sports Goalzo Network, Paramount+
🥇 Olympics (women): Brazil vs. USWNT, 11 a.m. ➡️ NBC
English League One: Wrexham vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 12:30 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Network, Paramount+
USL Championship: Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. San Antonio FC, 7 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network, Paramount+
USL Championship: Phoenix Rising vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies, 11 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network, Paramount+

Sunday, Aug. 11
English Championship, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Plymouth Argyle, 11 a.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network, Paramount+