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/ 4639 days agoArsenal Face Injury Crisis With Mikel Arteta Out For 4-6 Weeks
It's not the news that Arsenal supporters wanted to hear on the eve of a new Premier League season. After having a scan on his thigh today, Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta is expected to be out of the squad for 4 to 6 weeks with a torn quadricep. That means Arteta will miss the UEFA Champions […]
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/ 4639 days ago2013-14 Premier League Table Predictions: What's Your Top 20?
Every season, for the past six years, I've asked you — the reader — to post your predictions of how you think the 20 teams will rank in the Premier League. The challenge every summer is that your predictions need to be posted before the season begins, which means it's well before the transfer window […]
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/ 4639 days agoGareth Bale Will Miss Premier League Kick-Off As Speculation Mounts Over Move: Daily Soccer Report
Gareth Bale will miss Tottenham Hotspur's opening match of the Premier League season this weekend against Crystal Palace due to his recurring injury, says Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas. Villas-Boas was asked whether Bale would start against Palace, to which he replied: “No because he has been out injured for most of the pre-season. He was […]
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/ 4639 days agoNBC Sports Reveals On-Demand Capabilities for NBC Sports Live Extra and Premier League Extra Time
For the 2013-14 season of the Premier League on NBC Sports, every single match will be made available live on television and the Internet via a combination of NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), NBC, Premier League Extra Time, NBC Sports Live Extra app and other NBC networks. However, not every single match will be available on demand […]
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/ 4639 days agoTottenham Agree £8.6m Deal With Toulouse to Sign Etienne Capoue
Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of defensive midfielder Etienne Capoue for a transfer fee that's reported to be £8.6million. The 25-year-old Toulouse footballer paves the way for Scott Parker to exit the club, presumably to Queens Park Rangers Capoue is a France international who has made 174 league appearances, scoring 13 times in Ligue […]
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/ 4639 days agoBehind the Scenes of NBC's Premier League Set [PHOTOS]
NBC Sports have revealed photographs of their Premier League set that they'll be using to broadcast the league when the action kicks off on Saturday, August 17 — beginning at 7am ET on NBC Sports Network (see TV guide here). As you can see from the images above and below, the set looks fantastic. It's […]
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/ 4640 days agoFOX Sports Announces UEFA Champions League Playoff TV Schedule
During half-time of Wednesday's game between England and Scotland on FOX Soccer, FOX Sports announced some of the UEFA Champions League games its networks will televise next week, which gives us the first indication of how the post-FOX Soccer demise and launch of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 will impact our TV viewing […]
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/ 4640 days agoBehind The Scenes On The 'FOX Soccer Daily' Set
FOX Soccer Daily launches on FOX Sports 1 on Monday as a daily show bringing you news, highlights and analysis from the beautiful game. The show's host, Julie Stewart-Binks, takes you on a tour of the studio: Video unavailable
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/ 4640 days agoWhere to Find Premier League Extra Time On Cable or Satellite
UPDATE: As of August 2017, NBC Sports has shut down its Premier League Extra Time overflow channels and has instead launched Peacock Premium, which is a paid online subscription service. Many soccer fans in the United States are still puzzled whether or not they'll be able to access Premier League Extra Time, the overflow channel […]
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/ 4640 days agoRickie Lambert Describes England Debut as Beyond His 'Wildest Dreams': Nightly Soccer Report
After coming on as a substitute on his debut appearance for the England national team, Southampton striker Rickie Lambert scored a brilliant header with his first touch of the ball to defeat Scotland 3-2 at Wembley Stadium today. It was classic Roy of the Rovers material from Lambert. Only 12 years ago, Lambert was working […]
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/ 4640 days agoPlayer Power, Bill Shankly and Changing US/UK Media Rights
We're excited to announce the launch of a brand-new video show on World Soccer Talk entitled This Week In Soccer. The first episode is now available below and on YouTube. The concept behind This Week In Soccer is simple. Each week, we'll take an in-depth look at the hottest topics in world soccer each week. For example, we […]
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/ 4640 days agoJozy Altidore Scores A Hat Trick for USA Against Bosnia-Herzegovina [VIDEO]
US international and Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore scored a sensational hat trick Wednesday night to lift the US men's national team to a 4-3 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo. In the first meeting between the two sides, the US team had a poor defensive performance in the first half where they gave away two goals […]
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/ 4640 days agoTicker Or No Ticker? NBC Sports Makes The Right Decision For Its Premier League Coverage
A final decision has been made by NBC Sports regarding whether the network will feature a ticker on its coverage of live Premier League matches, or not. Beginning with the 2013-14 season, NBC Sports has decided that there will be no ticker running across the bottom of the screen during live Premier League matches. The […]
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/ 4640 days agoEngland vs Scotland and Bosnia-Herzegovina vs USA: International Friendlies: Open Thread
Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott are set to start for England today in the nation's "friendly" against Scotland that's being played at Wembley Stadium in London. For viewers in the United States, the broadcast of the match begins at 2:55pm ET on FOX Soccer. Approximately 20,000 Scottish fans have traveled south to London to cheer […]
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/ 4640 days agoFOX Sports 1 Launches Saturday But Not On DirecTV, Dish, Time Warner Or Bright House
While NBC Sports debuts its Premier League coverage this Saturday, FOX Sports 1 launches on the same day with a schedule of NASCAR and UFC. However, unless any last minute deals can be finalized, the much hyped network won't be carried by DirecTV, DISH Network, Time Warner Cable or Bright House Networks on opening day. […]