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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/ 4717 days ago

Manchester City Reach Agreement With Jesus Navas On Summer Move, Says Report: The Daily EPL

Spanish media are reporting that Manchester City have reached an agreement to sign Jesus Navas, a 27-year-old right winger who plays for Sevilla. According to Spanish newspaper AS, Navas will head to Manchester City at the request of soon-to-be manager Manuel Pellegrini. The newspaper reports that Sevilla were trying to sell Navas for £25million. The […]

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/ 4717 days ago

Brazil vs England Friendly Back On After Judge Reverses Decision

Ah, you've got to love politics. After a judge suspended the Brazil against England friendly yesterday due to concerns about public safety, the same judge overruled her decision today and said that the game must go on. The state government presented a report today showing that the Maracanã Stadium complies with the relevant safety guidelines […]

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/ 4717 days ago

Luis Suarez Offered Real Madrid Contract Worth £140k-a-Week: The Nightly EPL

The likelihood that Luis Suarez will leave Liverpool this summer for Real Madrid or another club has increased in the past 24 hours with the Uruguayan star admitting on radio that it would be hard to pass up an opportunity to move to Real Madrid if they came calling. Plus, before Uruguay's friendly against France, […]

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/ 4717 days ago

Sky Sports News will air on FS1 after FOX Soccer shuts down

With FOX Soccer scheduled to morph into FXX later this summer, and the US media rights for the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and England home internationals to transition to FOX Sports 1 after August 17, one of the biggest questions that soccer fans have had in the States is what will happen […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 4717 days ago

Your Predictions for the Final 2012-13 Premier League Table; How Did You Do?

For the past six years I've posted my predictions at the beginning of each season for how the final Premier League table will look. And, at the same time, I've always opened it up to you, the readers, to cast your predictions too. So how did we do? In mid August last year, I cast […]

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/ 4718 days ago

England Friendly Against Brazil At Maracana Suspended, Says Report

The mess that is Brazil 2014 and FIFA continues as a newspaper report in Brazil claims that this Sunday's friendly between Brazil and England at the redeveloped Maracana Stadium has been suspended due to public safety issues. According to reliable Brazilian journalist Fernando Duarte, the Brazilian newspaper Estado de S. Paulo reports a court order […]

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Cardiff City Ask Season Ticket Holders to Pick Color of Shorts For Home Kit [PHOTO]

Cardiff City have yet to play a game in the Premier League, but they're already becoming the laughing stock of the league. Last season it was Cardiff changing their home kit colors from blue to red. For the upcoming season, it's their laughable home kit that featured an ordinary design that looked liked a children's […]

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/ 4718 days ago

FOX wins UEFA Qualifiers for Euro 2016 & 2018 World Cup rights

FOX Sports has acquired the US media rights to the European qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2016 and FIFA World Cup 2018. FOX will have exclusive rights in the USA to all of the qualifying matches. The qualifying matches for Euro 2016 begins in September, 2014 and runs through November, 2015 to determine the 23 qualifying […]

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/ 4718 days ago

Watch the PES 2014 Teaser Trailer [VIDEO]

Konami has released a teaser trailer for PES 2014, their brand-new video game that's scheduled for release later this year. More details about Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 will be revealed next week, but in the meantime, enjoy the trailer, which is quite a tease. Indeed.

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Southampton and Wales Legend Ron Davies Dies, Aged 70: Our Rare Interview With Him From 2009

It's with great sadness to report that Ron Davies, the Southampton and Wales legend, has died aged 70. Described by Matt Busby as the best centre-forward in Europe, Davies had an incredible career in Britain where he's best remembered for his time at Southampton. But the tall number nine also played for Manchester United, Wales, […]

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/ 4718 days ago

New NBC Sports Video Promotes EPL Coverage [VIDEO]

NBC Sports has released a new 30 second spot to promote its coverage of the Premier League on US television beginning this August. This is the third promo spot NBC Sports has released thus far. The other two being "Every," featuring the song "Vindaloo" by Fat Les. The second was entitled "The Real English Drama," […]

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Gareth Bale 'Born' to Play For Real Madrid, Says Florentino Pérez: The Daily EPL

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez is trying to unsettle Gareth Bale by saying that the Welsh footballer was "born to play in Madrid." Perez was quoted in Spanish newspaper Marca. And the quote comes hot on the heels of Gareth Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett saying that “If Florentino Perez is interested in Gareth Bale it would […]

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/ 4718 days ago

Stoke City Appoint Mark Hughes As Manager to Replace Tony Pulis

Stoke City have confirmed that Mark Hughes is the club's new manager. Hughes replaces Tony Pulis on a three-year deal "I am an ambitious manager and this is an ambitious Club. We want to become a consistent top ten Premier League Club, and I firmly believe that with an incredible amount of hard work we […]
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/ 4718 days ago

Jose Mourinho Has Sealed a Spectacular £40 Million Four-Year Deal at Chelsea: The Nightly EPL

Lots of news out of England today on a busy day with international friendlies-a-go-go being played around the world. The lead story tonight is that The Sun newspaper is reporting that Jose Mourinho has signed a four-year deal with Chelsea adding up to a cool £40 million salary for The Special One. There's no official word from […]

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/ 4718 days ago

Robbie Rogers Interviewed By Dan Patrick [VIDEO]

LA Galaxy footballer Robbie Rogers was interviewed today on The Dan Patrick Show. During the candid 10-minute interview, Rogers discussed a variety of topics including why other athletes don't come out as well as the differences between soccer fans in England compared to the United States. "There’s a reason athletes don’t come out. Sports are […]