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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/ 5104 days ago

FOX Sports Announces US TV Plans for 2012 UEFA Champions League Coverage

We already know that the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich will be televised live on the free-to-air FOX network on Saturday, May 19, 2012, but we learned more details today regarding coverage plans by FOX, FOX Soccer and FOX Deportes. FOX Soccer’s pre-game coverage begins at 1:00 PM ET preceding […]

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/ 5105 days ago

Arsenal Season Finale Will Be Live on US TV Unless You Live in Chicago, Boston or Philadelphia

Arsenal fans in the United States will be glued to their TV sets this Sunday to watch their massive season finale against West Bromwich Albion. That is unless you live in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Colorado, Utah or the Northwest where six different regional sports networks will not be televising the game at all. The West […]

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/ 5105 days ago

Panini Launches UEFA Euro 2012 Soccer Stickers In United States

After the huge success of the FIFA World Cup 2010 stickers in the United States, Panini America has launched the official stickers for UEFA Euro 2012. Panini has released a 64-page, full-color album (pictured above) that's beautifully designed, as usual, to house all of the UEFA Euro 2012 stickers you'll be collecting and placing inside […]

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/ 5105 days ago

Wigan Manager Roberto Martinez to Join ESPN Euro 2012 Team As Studio Analyst

EXCLUSIVE: Roberto Martinez will be spending part of his summer as a studio analyst for ESPN's coverage of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, according to two sources who confirmed to EPL Talk that a deal will be announced soon. Just this week, Martinez helped Wigan Athletic clinch another season in the Premier League after he miraculously turned […]

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/ 5105 days ago

Vote for the Best of the 2011-12 English Premier League Season

It's not only on the football pitch where there's a race to the finish for the clubs in the 2011-12 Premier League season. Sunday also represents the final day of voting for the prestigious fourth annual EPL Awards, which recognize the best of the EPL season — everything from footballers to blogs to podcasts, video games […]

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/ 5106 days ago

Chelsea Releases Video to Promote US Summer Tour [VIDEO]

News from Miami and New York is that tickets for Chelsea's summer friendlies against AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively, are selling quickly. Plus Chelsea will be playing in Seattle, and against the MLS All-Star Team near Philadelphia in July. To promote Chelsea's US summer tour, the club has released a video. See below. It's […]

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/ 5106 days ago

US TV Schedule Announced for Final Day of 2011-12 Premier League Season

FOX Soccer has announced its lineup for the final day of the Premier League season, which kicks off at 10am ET on Sunday — with all games being played simultaneously. All matches kick off at 10am ET, and will be preceded by a 30-minute "Survival Sunday" preview show: Sunderland vs Manchester United, FX and FOX […]

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/ 5106 days ago

New Leaked Blackburn Letter Lays Bare Crisis and Torment Inside Ewood Park

UPDATED: A new letter has been leaked out of Blackburn Rovers which lays bare the crisis and torment inside the Ewood Park club. The letter was leaked and published on SportingIntelligence.com. However, the site is down due to the surge in traffic it's receiving, so we've gone ahead and reprinted here. Here is the full […]

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/ 5107 days ago

9 Live Survival Sunday Games on 9 FOX Properties, But Which Ones Should Show Which Games?

UPDATED: We already know that ESPN2 has picked Manchester City against Queens Park Rangers as their match to broadcast live on the final day of the Premier League season, this Sunday at 10am ET, and ESPN's Ian Darke revealed that FX will show Sunderland versus Manchester United on Sunday. But FOX Soccer and FOX Sports […]

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/ 5108 days ago

Arsenal Officially Unveils Their New Home Kit For 2012-13 Season [PHOTOS]

Arsenal FC has officially revealed their new home kit for the 2012-13 season. The new Arsenal home kit features a blue hoop detail inspired by the home kit socks worn in the 1930's under legendary manager Herbert Chapman. While the previous images of the shirt made it look more black or navy blue, it's certainly […]

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/ 5108 days ago

Premier League Highlights From Gameweek 37: All the Goals [VIDEO]

It was another weekend in the Premier League with some sensational goals, including a wonderful free kick from Fulham's Clint Dempsey to become the first American ever to score 50 goals in the Premier League. It was also a weekend where Manchester City took one giant leap forward to possibly winning the Premier League title, […]

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/ 5108 days ago

Adidas Predator Football Boots: Where Is Your Lethal Zone? [VIDEO]

Laurence McKenna recently had a chance to visit Adidas and test out the new Adidas Predator football boots. As you'll see in the video, Laurence (best known as host of the EPL Talk Podcast) was able to grab a marker and circle the parts of the boot with a marker where he believes he needs […]

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/ 5108 days ago

ESPN2 to Show Man City v QPR on Survival Sunday

ESPN has selected Manchester City vs. Queens Park Rangers as its pick for the BPL Final Matchday on Sunday, May 13th. The match will air live on ESPN2 and ESPN3 @ 9:30am-12:15pm ET. The match will also air live on ESPN Deportes @ 9:55am-12:15pm ET. FOX Soccer is yet to announce which matches will be […]

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/ 5108 days ago

Premier League Sunday: May 6, 2012

I don't have to tell you that this is a massive day in the Premier League. Dreams may be realized or dashed today. Seasons could be destroyed. Or, we could edge closer to status quo leading up to next Sunday's final day of the season. The first match to kick things off is the biggest […]

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/ 5109 days ago

Arsenal Home Shirt for 2012-13 Season: Leaked On Internet [PHOTO]

New photos of Arsenal's home shirt for the 2012-13 season have been leaked on the Internet. The leaked images come from an Arsenal catalog that features official photographs of Arsenal footballers wearing the new home kit. As you can see above and below, players such as Robin van Persie, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Thomas Vermaelen […]