With Basketball and Hockey both coming to a close this weekend, we've officially reached the doldrums of Summer. But ESPN is here to aleviate some of that boredom with Soccer excitement! The FIFA Confederations Cup is already underway (with USA currently preparing to lose to Italy), but the action takes place over the course of the next two weeks. Here's your schedule for the rest of the way, leading up to the championship game next Sunday afternoon....

Group A: Spain, South Africa, New Zealand, Irag
Group B: Brazil, Italy, USA, Egypt

Monday, June 15th

Brazil vs. Egypt (ESPN2, 9:55am)- Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe
USA vs. Italy (ESPN, 2:25pm)- JP Dellacamera and John Harkes

Wednesday, June 17th

Spain vs. Iraq (ESPN2, 9:55am)- JP Dellacamera and John Harkes
New Zealand vs. South Africa (ESPN2, 2:25pm)- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth

Thursday, June 18th

USA vs. Brazil (ESPN, 9:55am)- JP Dellacamera and John Harkes
Egypt vs. Italy (ESPN2, 2:25pm)- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth

Saturday, June 20th

Spain vs. South Africa (ESPN2, 2:25pm)- JP Dellacamera and John Harkes

Sunday, June 21st

Iraq vs. New Zealand (ESPN, 1am)- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
Egypt vs. USA (ESPN2, 2:25pm)- JP Dellacamera and John Harkes
Italy vs. Brazil (ESPN, 2:25pm)- Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe

Wednesday, June 24th

1st A vs. 2nd B (ESPN, 2:25pm)- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth

Thursday, June 25th

1st B vs. 2nd A (ESPN, 2:25pm)- JP Dellacamera and John Harkes

Sunday, June 28th

3rd Place Match (ESPN2, 8:55am)- Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe
Final – Title Match (ESPN2, 2:25pm)- JP Dellacamera and John Harkes

I really thought that Healey and Gray were the "A-Team" during this tournament but I guess I was wrong. You only get two more games with the duo before the give way to Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth in the Quarterfinals. Here's you Euro 2008 announcing schedule for the rest of the week....

Tuesday 6/17

Netherlands vs. Romania- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth (ESPN Classic, 2:30pm)
France vs. Italy- Adrian Healey and Andy Gray (ESPN, 2:30pm)

Wednesday 6/18

Greece vs. Spain- Adrian Healey and Andy Gray (ESPN, 2:30pm)
Russia vs. Sweden- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth (ESPN, 2pm)

Quarterfinals

Thursday 6/19 2:30 p.m. - Portugal vs. Germany- Adrian Healey and Andy Gray (ESPN, 2:30pm)
Friday 6/20 2:30 p.m. - Croatia vs. Turkey- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth (ESPN, 2:30pm)
Saturday 6/21 2:30 p.m. - Netherlands vs. 2D- Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth (ABC, 2:30pm)
Sunday 6/22 2:55 p.m. - Spain vs. 2C- Adrian Healey and Andy Gray (ESPN, 2:55pm)

SS Reporters did some sleuthing and came up with the Announcing Schedule for the first seven days of Euro 2008. The good news is that Andy Gray will be getting a ton of games and while Robbie Mustoe was mentioned in the original release, he may not even get a game in the first week. Here's the schedule....

Saturday 6/07

11:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Portugal vs. Turkey A (ESPN Classic) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray

Sunday 6/08

11:50 a.m.- Austria vs. Croatia B (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Germany vs. Poland B (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray

Monday 6/09

11:50 a.m.- Romania vs. France C (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Italy C (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray

Tuesday 6/10

11:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray

Wednesday 6/11

11:50 a.m.- Czech Republic vs. Portugal A (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Turkey A (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe

Thursday 6/12

11:50 a.m.- Croatia vs. Germany B (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Poland B (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray

Friday 6/13

11:50 a.m.- Italy vs. Romania C (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. France C (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray

Saturday 6/14

11:50 a.m.- Sweden vs. Spain D (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Russia D (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray

Sunday 6/15

2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Portugal A (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray or Robbie Mustoe
2:30 p.m.- Turkey vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth

Euro 2008 ESPN Assignments (SS Reporters)