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/ 5273 days agoFOX Breaks Record For Most-Watched Premier League Game
FOX Broadcasting Company broke the record Sunday for the most viewed English Premier League game in U.S. television history. The tape-delayed game featuring Chelsea against Liverpool scored an audience of 1.67 million, beating out the previous record of 1.626 million who watched the Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal match last month. In just two months, FOX […]
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/ 5274 days agoWhy FOX's World Cup TV Rights Deal is a Victory For the Premier League, Not MLS
FOX winning the TV rights for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments is, in a strange way, a victory for the Premier League. FOX Soccer has built its soccer empire on the success it has achieved with U.S. coverage of the Premier League. That strong foundation helped build FOX Soccer into what it […]
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/ 5274 days agoNapoli vs Manchester City, Champions League: Video Highlights
CL Highlights: Napoli/Man City Commentators Martin Tyler and Ray Wilkins summed it up perfectly before the game kicked off. The atmosphere at Napoli's decrepit stadium in Italy was absolutely spectacular. This was a game that the fans and players were up for against a Manchester City side that seemed unstoppable. For those of you who […]
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/ 5274 days agoWhat Premier League Essentials Can't You Live Without?
Outside of the TV coverage of the actual matches themselves, what are the things that you can't live without when it comes to following the Premier League? For example, what TV shows, radio shows, websites, phone apps, plug-ins, or anything else do you use that are the most important to you — whether they're legal […]
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/ 5275 days agoFOX and EPL Win Soccer TV Ratings War Against MLS and ESPN
FOX's taped broadcast of Chelsea against Liverpool drew an overnight TV rating that nearly doubled the rating for ESPN's primetime MLS Cup on Sunday, according to a USA Today report. Chelsea against Liverpool got a 1.5 overnight, which translates to 1.5% of households while LA Galaxy against Houston earned a 0.8 overnight rating (much improved […]
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/ 5276 days agoHow to Improve the Premier League Weekend Fixtures
I realize that what I will suggest will border on being sacrilegious in the eyes of English football traditionalists, but here goes: The weekend Premier League football schedule needs to change. Let me explain. This past weekend's matches in the Premier League were very entertaining (except for the Sunderland against Fulham game). But the shame […]
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/ 5276 days agoPiers Morgan Goes To Hollywood To Boost Chelsea vs Liverpool TV Ratings on FOX
The reaction to the appointment of Piers Morgan to FOX Soccer's studio team had been mixed from Wednesday, when the announcement was made, through today. Now that we had a chance to watch him interact Sunday for the broadcast of Chelsea against Liverpool, what's your opinion? Share it in the comments section below. Piers Morgan […]
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/ 5276 days agoEPL Weekend Review: Nov. 20, 2011
No matter whether you're a Chelsea or Liverpool supporter, or if you're a fan of a different team, you must admit that the game at Stamford Bridge was exciting stuff with end-to-end action. But it finished with an away win for Liverpool. That one result alone generates a ton of talking points that could be […]
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/ 5277 days agoPremier League Sunday, Chelsea vs Liverpool: Open Thread
Join in the debate before, during and after today's Chelsea against Liverpool match — the most highly anticipated game of the weekend. There are so many talking points before a ball is even kicked. Luis Suarez, John Terry, Andy Carroll, Raul Meireles, David Luiz and Fernando Torres are just a few of the names who […]
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/ 5278 days agoPremier League Saturday: Nov. 19, 2011
It's time to rejoice for two reasons. First, there will be no more international breaks for the rest of the season. And two, the Premier League is back. It's been an agonizing long two weeks without Premier League football, but this weekend the British variety of football is back with a vengeance. Norwich against Arsenal […]
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/ 5278 days agoFIFA 12 Has Already Determined The MLS Cup 2011 Winner: Find Out Who
httpv://youtu.be/qEj4zwhfeK8 FIFA 12's simulation engine has analyzed LA Galaxy against Houston Dynamo in the 2011 MLS Cup, and you can now watch the above video to see who they predict will win as well as footage of all four goals scored. Do you agree or disagree with the prediction? Share your opinion in the comments […]
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/ 5279 days agoUPDATED: US Men's National Team Home Shirt for 2012-2014: Leaked Photo
UPDATED: The US men's national team home shirt for 2012-14 will be red and white according to a leaked photo on the Internet. Designed by Nike, the shirt features red and white hoops with a black rounded-collar and a US flag on the inside of the shirt. While the red and white stripes are very […]
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/ 5280 days agoSwansea City Have Nothing To Lose Against Manchester United
httpv://youtu.be/gxZKJ5Xiuxc I've been waiting 28 years for Swansea City to play Manchester United. The last time the two teams played was during the 1982-83 season when the Swans were in the old First Division. Ever since then, I've kept my fingers crossed for 28 years whenever the draws were announced for the FA Cup and […]
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/ 5280 days agoPiers Morgan joins FOX as studio analyst for upcoming Premier League games
In a surprise move, FOX Soccer has announced that Piers Morgan will be a studio guest for two upcoming Premier League games to be shown live on US television. The first will be the November 20 game on FOX Soccer featuring Liverpool against Chelsea (also aired later in the day on FOX), while the second […]
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/ 5282 days agoHow Much Soccer Do You Watch?
We're faced with an incredible number of soccer matches each week to choose from. It's impossible to watch everything, so we carefully pick and choose which games and leagues to watch. But in an average week, how much soccer do you watch? Here, on EPL Talk, is one of the few places you can be […]