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/ 5160 days agoWho Leaked the Confidential Hillsborough Disaster Documents to the BBC?
BBC Radio 4's programme World At One today reported it has received confidential documents from the Hillsborough Disaster. The leaked papers reveal that top ranks of Merseyside Police misinformed British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that drunken Liverpool supporters caused the Hillsborough Disaster. The Taylor Report ruled that the main reason for the disaster was the failure of […]
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/ 5160 days agoEPL and MLS Neck And Neck In Monday's TV Ratings Battle On ESPN2
Despite an embarrassingly low viewing audience of just 82,000 Sunday for MLS's debut on NBC Sports, MLS got a boost Monday with a much more respectable viewing audience of 337,000 for ESPN2's live coverage of Portland Timbers against Philadelphia Union, which was slightly higher than the viewing audience for Monday's 4pm ET game between Arsenal […]
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/ 5161 days agoPremier League and La Liga US TV Rights Up For Bidding In 2012
In the past few years, FOX Soccer has been accumulating an ever-growing number of TV rights deals to bring most of the best soccer leagues in the world to a US audience. FOX Sports winning the bids to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments was a crowning achievement. But it's quite possible […]
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/ 5162 days agoFOX Soccer Plus Wins US TV Rights to Scottish Premier League
FOX today announced that its FOX Soccer Plus network has won the US and Caribbean TV rights to the Scottish Premier League through 2013-14. The agreement with SPORTFIVE International secures the SPL TV rights for the remainder of the 2011-12 season through the end of the 2013-14 campaign. The first Scottish Premier League game on […]
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/ 5162 days agoMLS Debut On NBC Sports Scores Disappointing 82K Viewers
NBC Sports kicked off its first season of MLS TV coverage Sunday with only 82,000 viewers and a 0.07 rating. Embarrassingly, there were nine outdoors (fishing and hunting) TV shows that day that had larger viewing audiences, according to TV Sports Ratings. It was a case of good news and bad news for NBC Sports. […]
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/ 5163 days agoThere's More Than One City in the Premier League
After Swansea City's well-deserved victory against Manchester City Sunday, where the Welsh club worked its socks off for 94 minutes, I think it's time that the Swans deserve some respect. Throughout this entire season, the team has stuck to its philosophy in terms of the way it plays football, and has always tried to play […]
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/ 5164 days agoPremier League Sunday, Gameweek 28: Open Thread
If you live in the United States, hopefully you've remembered to move your clocks forward one hour this morning. With the U.S. Daylight Savings Time in full effect, the two big matches kick off at 10am ET today. Manchester United hosts West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford, while at the same time Manchester City plays […]
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/ 5165 days agoPremier League Saturday: March 10, 2012
Bolton Wanderers against QPR kicks off the action today in a relegation battle near the bottom of the Premier League. Djibril Cisse, the brilliant striker for Queens Park Rangers, should make his return to the team. He's certainly one who can add a spark to this game. At 10am ET/3pm UK time, we have four […]
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/ 5167 days agoNoel Gallagher Talks About Mario Balotelli, The Man From Another Planet (Video)
Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher recently sat down with Manchester City's CityTV to discuss the phenomenon that is Mario Balotelli. In the three minute interview, City fan Gallagher tries his best to sum up his praise for the Italian striker and what it is about him that makes him so different and lovable.
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/ 5167 days agoWhat I Learned About Your Premier League Club This Season
In the 20 years that I've followed the Premier League, this season has been the most unique for me. In previous years, I watched the league with an unbiased lens, able to dish out criticism and laud players and teams with praise without letting club bias get in the way. But this year has been […]
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/ 5167 days agoEverton Agrees Three-Year Deal With Nike to Become its New Kit Manufacturer
Everton has agreed a three-year deal with Nike to be their kit manufacturers beginning with the 2012-13 season. The Toffees may wear their new Nike home shirt as early as their final home match of the season against Newcastle United on Sunday, May 13, 2012, according to the Liverpool Echo newspaper. The deal comes as […]
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/ 5169 days agoFuture Of Fox Soccer Report Uncertain After Fox Sports World Canada Plans to Shut Down
The future of the popular nightly soccer highlights show Fox Soccer Report is up in the air after Shaw Media recently announced that its Fox Sports World Canada network will cease broadcasting on April 30, 2012. "We are currently in discussions with Fox Soccer Channel in the US, however, about the possibility of continuing to […]
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/ 5169 days agoFIFA Street TV Ad Starring Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi And Co.
EA Sports has unveiled their TV ad for FIFA Street, the video game that features 5-a-side games, mind bending soccer tricks and more. The TV ad for FIFA Street is certainly eyeopening. It makes pretty compelling viewing, and features some great tricks by virtual players including Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and others. FIFA Street will […]
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/ 5170 days agoESPN Announces Plans for Euro 2012 Coverage for Viewers in the United States
ESPN today announced its plans for coverage of the Euro 2012 tournament. For the first time, ESPN will have pre-match, half-time and post-match coverage of each of the 31 games. The opening and final matches will each have a 30-minute pre-game show, while all of the other Euro 2012 matches will feature a 15-minute pre-game […]
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/ 5170 days agoFOX Soccer's Kyle Martino Joins NBC Sports Network: No Great Loss
The entry of NBC Sports Network into the coverage of soccer has resulted in a few changes in the landscape. Today, the Associated Press reported that Kyle Martino is joining NBC Sports as their lead analyst for Major League Soccer coverage. This follows after ESPN announced late last week that Kasey Keller has joined their […]