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/ 5067 days agoESPN's Euro 2012 TV Viewing Audience Figures Up 183 Percent Compared to Euro 2008
European soccer's dominance among English-language audiences on US television continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Through eight matches, ESPN’s English-language presentation of Euro 2012 is averaging 978,000 households and 1.260,000 viewers — up 172 percent and 183 percent, respectively, versus the first eight games of the UEFA EURO 2008 (360,000 households and 446,000 viewers […]
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/ 5067 days agoAlexi Lalas vs Michael Ballack: The Euro 2012 Cage Match On ESPN Continues
It's been a strange Euro 2012 when you consider that one of England's biggest critics in America, Alexi Lalas, has been lauding how well the England national team has been playing. When Lalas speaks on ESPN, I almost have to pinch myself to believe that he's actually praising England. His track record includes a history […]
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/ 5068 days agoPremier League Has Strongest Set of Football Managers Of All-Time
Since the 2011-12 season ended, the managerial merry go round in the Premier League has been more of a spinning top than a relaxing ride. Dalglish out, Rodgers in; Hodgson out, Clarke in; McLeish out, Lambert in; Di Matteo in for two more years; Redknapp out; Rodgers out, Laudrup in; Lambert out, Hughton in. Even […]
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/ 5070 days agoBSkyB Retains Majority of TV Rights to Premier League On UK TV For 2013-16
Breaking news: Sky Sports has won the bidding for the majority TV rights to the Premier League for seasons 2013-16 on UK television. During a Premier League press conference today, the league announced that Sky Sports won the majority of the TV rights. Sky Sports will show 116 matches per season. BT will show 38 games, […]
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/ 5071 days agoDecide Which Of These Euro 2012 Opening Titles Is The Best [POLL]
Which of the following Euro 2012 opening titles is the best? Watch each video and then vote in the poll below. Feel free to add your detailed opinions in the comments section below. (In alphabetical order): Al Jazeera BBC ESPN ITV [polldaddy poll=6309049]
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/ 5071 days agoThe Verdict On The Quality of Euro 2012 TV Coverage Thus Far
Another major soccer tournament has kicked off, and so too has the complaints about the quality of the coverage. Whether you live in the United States, England or Australia, you only have to look on Twitter to read soccer fans moaning about the Euro 2012 coverage. Sometimes I wonder whether soccer fans can ever be satisfied. […]
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/ 5071 days agoMagic Moments in European Championship History [PHOTO]
Artist Dave Williams from Liverpool, England has put together 16 original illustrations to represent a different magic moment in European Championship history for each of the teams participating in Euro 2012. According to Williams, "The illustrations use the national flags of the 16 finalists to recreate an iconic moment from their history." Here are all […]
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/ 5072 days agoSwansea City Home Shirt for 2012-13 Season From Adidas [PHOTO]
Swansea City will be celebrating their 100 year anniversary next season with a brand new home kit, a centenary crest and a new trim color. Instead of their traditional white and black kit, Swansea will be wearing white with gold trim next year, to celebrate their 100th year. The Welsh club was founded in 1912. […]
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/ 5072 days agoITV Trailer for England vs France Re-Imagines If Gazza Had Scored Against Germany [VIDEO]
The scene is the 1996 European Championship semi-final between Germany and England. It's 1-1 and the game goes into extra time, to see who can score the golden goal. Eight minutes into extra time, Paul Gascoigne gets a superb chance to score for England to send them into the final. In reality, he wasn't able […]
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/ 5075 days agoTeam Lineups for World Soccer Masters Featuring Drogba, Messi, Dempsey and Suarez
The team line-ups for June 23rd's World Soccer Masters match in Miami, Florida have been announced. If you live in the United States, the game will be televised live on FOX Soccer. If you live anywhere in the southeast, you may want to consider going to the game at Sun Life Stadium, where it'll be […]
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/ 5076 days agoWho Will Win Euro 2012? Post Your Predictions And Try to Beat The Experts
Here's your chance to see if you know more than the experts when predicting who will advance in Euro 2012 and who will win the tournament. I've combed the Internet for predictions from a variety of experts, including many of the EPL Talk Podcast crew plus expert writers. The picks for Michael Cox, Kristian Jack, […]
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/ 5076 days agoHow Will You Be Watching Euro 2012?
Another tournament is about to begin in a far off land. While we may feel that we're almost there thanks to the wonder of television and wall-to-wall coverage, there remains the issue of trying to figure out how to squeeze Euro 2012 matches into our busy lives. European soccer, after all, is a priority for […]
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/ 5077 days agoPES 2013: New Official Trailer and Interview From Konami [VIDEO]
The marketing battle between FIFA 13 and PES 2013 for the hearts and minds of soccer fans worldwide has been in high gear this week, due to their appearances at the E3 show in Los Angeles, California. Both EA Sports and Konami have made announcements this week regarding their upcoming release of their respective soccer […]
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/ 5077 days agoFulham Away Shirt for 2012-13 Season, Disguised as a $69 Orange Prison Jumpsuit [PHOTO]
Prisoners of the world, unite. Fulham FC has unveiled their new away shirt for the 2012-13 season, and it looks like an orange prison jumpsuit. Thankfully, Fulham and Kappa decided that the shorts will be white. Orange shorts would have been the cherry on top. Fulham's new away shirt is orange, presumably as a tribute to […]
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/ 5077 days agoCardiff City Home and Away Shirts for 2012-13 Season: From Blue to Red
Cardiff City has released a photograph of their new home and away shirts for the 2012-13 season. Controversially, Cardiff has decided to change the color of its home shirt from blue to red — even though the club has worn blue as their home color since 1908, and even though the club's nickname is the Bluebirds. […]