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Leagues: EPL

/ 5239 days ago

What Premier League Essentials Can't You Live Without?

Outside of the TV coverage of the actual matches themselves, what are the things that you can't live without when it comes to following the Premier League? For example, what TV shows, radio shows, websites, phone apps, plug-ins, or anything else do you use that are the most important to you — whether they're legal […]

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/ 5241 days ago

How to Improve the Premier League Weekend Fixtures

I realize that what I will suggest will border on being sacrilegious in the eyes of English football traditionalists, but here goes: The weekend Premier League football schedule needs to change. Let me explain. This past weekend's matches in the Premier League were very entertaining (except for the Sunderland against Fulham game). But the shame […]

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/ 5260 days ago

Debating the Use of Video Referees in the Premier League

Talk to any football fan and chances are, they can painfully recall a weekend ruined by a bad refereeing decision. And for supporters of Premier League sides, the pain is that much greater. Thanks to the TV cameras present at every EPL game, fans get to relive the nightmare decision through slow-motion action replays which […]

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/ 5268 days ago

Are Premier League Clubs Holding the Football League to Ransom?

The EPPP (Elite Player Performance Plan) is about to set in and is due to drastically change the way youth players are developed in England. The changes will begin in the 2012-2013 season and it will mean that academies are set up in a four tier system and it will also see every club gain […]

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/ 5275 days ago

Plan for No Promotion to and Relegation from the Premier League Is D.O.A.

There was a report Monday that some of the foreign Premier League owners would start to push for the elimination of the relegation and promotion system. Any change in the in the way the Premier League handles its rules would require the support of 14 out of 20 owners. As it stands now, half the […]

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/ 5275 days ago

Premier League Clubs Chasing The Money: Where Will It End?

Off the pitch, it’s been a really poor few weeks for English football. People wanting to renegotiate TV deals, and now suggestions that relegation should be scrapped. How long before the Premier League gains a backbone and stops being the Far East's cheap hooker? I’m not even a Bolton fan, yet I was left angry […]

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/ 5289 days ago

7 Ways that the EU Ruling Against Premier League May Impact You

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made a landmark ruling this morning that will have a dramatic impact on the Premier League. The ECJ ruled that it is not illegal for individuals in the United Kingdom to buy set-top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters. Previously, residents in the UK could only watch televised Premier […]

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/ 5294 days ago

Premier League Travel Tips

There are many who that think a prerequisite to being a ëtrue supporterí of a club is living in relatively close proximity to that club. However, there are many who donít have the luxury of watching in person week in, week out but are still diehard supporters of their club nonetheless. But if youíre one […]

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/ 5427 days ago

81 Different Relegation Scenarios for Premier League Survival Sunday

On Premier League Survival Sunday, how many times during the 90 minutes do you think the league table will change near the bottom of the table? Depending on which teams score and when, the league table positions of the five teams battling to avoid the drop may resemble a roulette wheel at times as teams […]

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/ 5443 days ago

Budweiser Reinvents Soccer With A Game Called Poolball: Video

Budweiser have released a viral video to promote its beverage to United Kingdom residents. The video introduces a new invention by Budweiser, a new sport entitled Poolball which combines the best of soccer and pool. According to Mashable, the game combines a 7-meter, Astroturfed pool table with soccer balls made up to resemble billiard balls. […]

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/ 5447 days ago

Last Day to Vote for Best EPL Blog (Qualification Round)

Today is the last day to vote for the Best EPL Blog (qualification round). Since there are so many good Premier League-related blogs to choose from, we decided to have a qualification round for many. Out of these, the top three winners (the polls close at midnight tonight) will enter the final round of voting […]

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/ 5450 days ago

Vote for the Best EPL Blog of 2010-11 Season (Qualification Round)

Just as the Champions League has a qualification round to narrow down the field of teams that will compete in the Champions League proper, this year's EPL Awards has had to do the same in the 'Best EPL Blog' category due to the sheer quantity of quality blogs this season. This is the third year […]

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/ 5450 days ago

Behind The Scenes At Opta, The Sports Data Company

In the kindest way possible, Opta is a soccer geeks dream-come-true. The sports data company headquartered in London is the hub of statistical data that is provided to companies worldwide. It is the engine that drives so much of the data to Sky Sports, The Guardian's chalkboard, Twitter (via Opta Joe), most of the British […]

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/ 5504 days ago

Meet the Premier League Referees, Gameweek 29

As we reach the business end of the Premier League season, each match is becoming more and more important. This means that the choice of referee for a particular game and the way the game is refereed could have a massive bearing on where each team will finish come May. With ten matches remaining for […]

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/ 5511 days ago

EPL Weekend Viewing Guide, Gameweek 28

With Europa league continuing, plus FA Cup delayed fixtures and the long-awaited Chelsea v. Man United midweek match, we get 15 matches this week involving EPL teams. Only Spurs sit back and relax this week as the Gunners' visit to White Hart Lane, to have been the featured ESPN2 match, is postponed as Wenger tries […]