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/ 4936 days agoWhat's Your Verdict On Being Liverpool, the Behind-the-Scenes Documentary From FOX Soccer?
"Being: Liverpool," the TV documentary series from FOX Soccer has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism in the past several weeks — most of it, to coin a FOX term, has been "fair and balanced." Now that we're on the verge of the final episode of the series (scheduled for Sunday […]
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/ 4939 days agoPremier League TV Rights Battle Could Impact Growth Of Soccer In USA
By this Friday, several media corporations will have submitted their final bids for the US media rights to the 2013-16 Premier League seasons. To many, it may seem just like any other TV rights auction, but this one could have a major impact not only on the growth of the Premier League but also the […]
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/ 4940 days agoPremier League Sunday: Oct. 21, 2012
After an entertaining Saturday yesterday, today's two matches are of upmost importance. First up is the Tyne-Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle United. It's been yonks since Sunderland have beaten the Geordies, so the pressure is on the Black Cats to record a rare victory against a Newcastle team that has had a so-so season […]
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/ 4941 days agoBeat The Manager's First Apple iPad Winner Announced
EPL Talk is proud to announce that the winner of a brand-new Apple iPad, for scoring the most number of points in the Beat The Manager game, is ... ... Greg Pierko! Greg came in first place by scoring the most number of points in the game based on correctly predicting the starting lineups, selecting […]
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/ 4941 days agoPremier League Saturday: Oct. 20, 2012
IT IS BACK! After a long and agonizing two weeks of soccer hell, Premier League football has returned. That two week spell was, for me, excruciating painful. Very few quality matches were on offer. There were far too many storylines that revolved around issues that had nothing to do with football on the pitch. But […]
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/ 4942 days agoBidding For Premier League TV Rights In U.S. Extended One More Week
The auction for the US media rights to the English Premier League has moved into an additional round of bidding. The new deadline is now Friday, October 26, according to MultiChannel News. The publication says that sources close to the negotiations have confirmed that the bidders for the 2013-2016 Premier League seasons on US media […]
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/ 4946 days agoWin A Copy Of FIFA 13 For XBOX 360, PS3 or PS Vita
EPL Talk is giving away several FIFA 13 games this week courtesy of EA Sports. We have 4 FIFA 13 games to give away – 1 for the XBOX 360, 2 for the PS Vita and 1 for the PS3. To enter to win a copy, here's what you need to do. Log in to your […]
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/ 4947 days agoAleksandar Kolarov's 10 Goals For Manchester City [INFOGRAPHIC]
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/ 4947 days agoWould you want FOX Soccer to film a "Being:" Documentary about your Premier League club?
While the club has a proud history, there's no denying that Liverpool Football Club is one of the most disliked Premier League clubs in English football. The amount of people wanting Liverpool to fail is palpable. The club is often the butt of jokes and lazy stereotypes. And it seems that whether it's on social […]
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/ 4949 days agoJoe Hart Stars In Bizarre Cola Advert, Grows 4 Extra Arms [VIDEO]
It's incredible to see how far Joe Hart has come in such a short time. At the 2010 World Cup, when I was hosting a World Cup viewing party at Wowies sports bar featuring USA and England, Umbro was nice enough to send a pair of autographed Joe Hart gloves to give away as a […]
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/ 4949 days agoNewcastle-Man United Almost Breaks Viewing Audience Record For EPL Match On US TV
FOX Sports's national broadcast of Newcastle United against Manchester United, shown on delay over its free-to-air FOX network, was watched by an average of 1.4 million people on October 7, 2012. The tape-delayed broadcast of Newcastle-Manchester United garnered a rating of 0.9. The broadcast of Newcastle-Manchester United had a 29% higher rating and a 40% […]
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/ 4949 days agoFOX Soccer Bends The Truth To Make "Being: Liverpool" Sound Like Critics Like It
FOX Soccer has a new TV commercial that's currently running in heavy rotation on its network to promote its "Being: Liverpool" marathon, which will air this weekend. The 30-second commercial seems innocuous enough, making viewers aware of the 4-episode marathon it'll be running. But listen closely to the words of the voiceover. "You've heard the […]
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/ 4950 days agoDoes an NFL or a Premier League game have more action?
Ask Americans why they don't watch soccer, and chances are that most of them will argue that soccer is boring and that there's not enough scoring in the game. Dig a little deeper, however, and you may be surprised by what you find. Reddit user Rolldog did some research after one of his friends got into […]
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/ 4951 days agoCan You Flick It? A Subbuteo Story [VIDEO]
Spain doesn't just rule the world in soccer, but they're also champions in Subbuteo, the table soccer game that has long been a tradition in England and around the world. In this 30 minute documentary entitled "Can You Flick It? A Subbuteo Story," there's plenty of fascinating video to watch including armed police coming in […]
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/ 4953 days agoHow Some New Fans to the Premier League Find Teams to Follow
It's easy to live in a bubble when following soccer in the United States. Ninety nine percent of my interactions are with hardcore soccer fans, so when I talk to a fan who's new to the Premier League, it's often revealing. One of my friends posted on Facebook asking for suggestions of which Premier League […]