Christopher Harris

Christopher Harris

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Since launching World Soccer Talk in 2005, Harris has played an influential role in shaping how broadcasters deliver the sport by providing in-depth analysis and reviews of the soccer TV coverage. He has interviewed virtually all media executives at the different media giants to stay apprised of changes in OTT and broadcast television while also keeping up with the latest reports and breaking news about key soccer rights acquisitions and the media landscape. Christopher is a member of the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). He's the recipient of 18 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association. Prior to World Soccer Talk, Chris wrote for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as well as The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Illustrated.

latest articles by Christopher Harris

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/ 4581 days ago

Colombia Qualify for World Cup For First Time In 16 Years [VIDEO]

Colombia joined Belgium, Switzerland and Germany today in qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. While Belgium, Switzerland and Germany coasted to 2-0, 2-1 and 3-0 victories respectively, the match between Colombia and Chile was a much more entertaining and see-saw of a game, where Chile went ahead 3-0 but Colombia came back to draw […]

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/ 4581 days ago

World Cup Qualifiers Friday: Open Thread

You want soccer? You got soccer. If you live in the United States, here's where you can watch the 28 live World Cup qualifier matches on television and the Internet as well as the friendly between France and Australia. All kick-offs are Eastern Time. Armenia vs Bulgaria, 11am, ESPN3.com Lithuania vs Latvia, 11:30am, ESPN3.com Croatia […]

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/ 4581 days ago

Belgium, Germany and Switzerland Qualify For 2014 FIFA World Cup: Watch Belgium's Celebrations [VIDEO]

On a busy day of World Cup qualifier action, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland will be heading to Brazil next summer to compete in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. All three nations got the results they needed to book their tickets to Brazil. They'll be joining the countries who have already qualified, which are Brazil, the […]

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/ 4581 days ago

Andros Townsend Scores Long-Range Goal On His England Debut to Help Defeat Montenegro [GIF]

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend scored on his England debut tonight in the 4-1 win against Montenegro, which edges England one step closer to qualification for FIFA World Cup 2014. With England fans sitting on the edge of their seat when Montenegro pulled a goal back to make it 2-1 to England, Townsend soon after put […]

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/ 4581 days ago

Martin Skrtel Scores One of the Worst Own Goals You'll Ever See [VIDEO]

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel scored an unbelievably awful own goal while playing for Slovakia against Greece in today's World Cup qualifier. To be fair, it really wasn't Skrtel's fault, but his name will go on the scoresheet as the player who scored the OG. Skrtel made a harmless pass back to Slovakia goalkeeper (and former […]

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/ 4581 days ago

Chelsea Boosted as Galatasaray Are Willing to Sell Burak Yilmaz: Daily Soccer Report

Galatasaray President Unal Aysal says that the club are willing to sell highly-rated striker Burak Yilmaz to Chelsea in January if an offer comes in for the Turkish footballer. Galatasaray's president said: "If Burak wants to go and Chelsea are interested then of course the deal will happen. "I favor Turkish players going to Europe to […]

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/ 4582 days ago

Malky Mackay Was Asked to Resign By Cardiff City: Nightly Soccer Report

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay was asked to resign as manager of the club prior to this week, according to a club insider that was interviewed by The Daily Mail newspaper. There are very few details known, but what we do know is that Cardiff City's head of recruitment Iain Moody has been removed from the club, […]

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/ 4582 days ago

English Premier League vs La Liga: A 10-Year Comparison

When you compare the Premier League against La Liga tables from the past 10 years, you can see some intriguing data points. For example, while the top two positions in the Premier League and La Liga are very predictable, with the average points difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid also exactly mirroring the points difference […]

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/ 4582 days ago

Video Cameras Go Inside The Dressing Room With Peter Reid, Sunderland Manager, 96/97: NSFW [VIDEO]

If you ever wondered what it used to be like in a dressing room either before a match, during half-time or after the match was over, here's some eyeopening footage of Peter Reid when he was Sunderland manager during the 1996/97 Premier League season. The footage is part of a longer documentary about Sunderland's season […]

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/ 4582 days ago

United States Are In Talks With England About Pre-World Cup 2014 Friendly: Daily Soccer Report

USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann says that the USSF is in talks with England regarding a potential friendly to be played before the 2014 World Cup, according to an interview in Sports Illustrated. Earlier this week, World Soccer Talk revealed that the United States are planning a pre World Cup tournament to be played on US […]

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/ 4583 days ago

Man United's Wayne Rooney Reignites Fergie Feud, Blaming The Scot for His Poor Form Last Season: Nightly Soccer Report

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Man United's Wayne Rooney reignites Fergie feud, blaming the Scot for his poor form last season — 101GG Wayne Rooney blames Fergie for playing him out of position; Old Rooney tweet states otherwise — 101GG Man City players, coaches and Pellegrini have each donated money to […]

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/ 4583 days ago

Spain Home Shirt For World Cup 2014: Leaked [PHOTOS]

Photographs of Spain's home shirt for the FIFA World Cup tournament have been leaked on the Internet. Despite the poor image quality, you can clearly see the new design of the Spain shirt for 2014. The shirt features a gold crest, what appears to be either white, silver or gold stripes down the shoulders and […]

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/ 4583 days ago

The Impact of Jonjo Shelvey and the Europa League On Swansea's Premier League Performances

As a Swansea City supporter, it's been a frustrating experience watching the team play this season. It's not necessarily the results, or lack thereof. It's more that I know they can play better. I'm sure many of the Swansea footballers feel the same way, especially Michu who has cut a frustrated figure at times. On […]

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/ 4583 days ago

Dennis Bergkamp Reveals He Wants to Return to Arsenal to Work on the Club's Coaching Staff: Daily Soccer Report

Dennis Bergkamp says he wants to return to Arsenal to work as one of the club's coaching staff. The Arsenal legend, who is currently assistant coach at Ajax, had this to say in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper: “The feeling Johan Cruyff has had for Barcelona, I have the same with Arsenal. “At Arsenal it was […]

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/ 4583 days ago

Comedic Relief For Soccer Fans (Unless You're A Supporter of Manchester City)

If you're in the need of some comedy relief, and you're not a supporter of Manchester City, watch the following video complete with the famous Benny Hill 'Yakety Sax' song. City – Bayern – Benny Hill from Hans Müller on Vimeo.