A Geeks Guide to Sports: Upcoming Soccer

Since I'm always trying to get Americans to watch soccer, (whether they want to or not) I figured I'd provide you with some of the games and tournaments that will be coming up this Spring and Summer.

First off for North America
01-03 March - The Quarterfinals of CONCACAF's Champions League. (Winner goes to the 2011 Club World Cup)
15 March - The 2011 season of MLS starts.
05 June - CONCACAF Gold Cup (winner goes to the 2013 Confederations Cup.)

Europe
25,26, and 29th of March - qualification continues for Euro 2012. (Yeah when you have 53 countries competing in one tournament it takes a while to sort it all out.) (Winner goes to the 2013 Confederations Cup.)
8, 9th of March - Champions League Round of 16 marches on. (Winner goes on to play in the Supercup and in the 2011 Club World Cup.)
10 March - Round of 16 starts for Europa League. (Winner goes on to play in the Supercup.)
As well as every country having it's domestic league running almost every weekend until May.

South America
02 March - The next round of games in the Copa Libertadores start up. (This is South America's Champions League.)
01 July - Copa America starts. (The national teams of South America play to see whose number 1 and also who will be going to the 2013 Confederations Cup.)

World
26 June - 2011 Women's World Cup.

It's amazing when you stand back and look at the interconnectivity of the leagues and the fact that this sport goes on in some form all year long. In closing I leave you with Vinny Jones former soccer player, currently an actor and all around scary man.
Warning: Vinny Jones played for teams that hate Manchester United so it would be unlikely to find him in the Feisty Goat if you go to England.