Yes, the summer’s almost over. The upside? Nearly all of the world’s top soccer leagues are now up and running. The downside? There’s an unwatchable number of hours of soccer to watch every week. This week’s highlights:
Liverpool travels to Arsenal on Monday (3 p.m., Eastern time, NBCSN, NBC Universo for Spanish) for a match that will decide nothing but will inevitably be used months from now to paint one manager as a hack who deserves to be fired. Arsenal Manager Arsène Wenger, uncomfortable in 13th place after two weekends, said last week that he liked the Gunners’ chances, especially at home.