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/ 5294 days agoDispelling The Myth That Soccer Is Not Big In America
I was on an online chat last weekend with 1,200 people watching a second division U.S. soccer game streamed online. All of a sudden a soccer fan blurted out on the chat that 'soccer wasn't big in America.' Soccer not big in America? You've got to be kidding me. Twelve hundred people watching a dodgy […]
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/ 5295 days agoManchester United Building Social Network to Reach 500 Million Fans Worldwide
It wasn't that long ago that Manchester United seemed to fear social media. In January 2010, Manchester United shut down Facebook and Twitter accounts for all of its players and categorically stated that "The club wishes to make it clear that no Manchester United players maintain personal profiles on social networking websites." That same month, […]
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/ 5296 days agoWhat a Typical Saturday Looks Like For a European Soccer Fan in the U.S.
If you want an idea of what a somewhat typical Saturday looks like for a soccer fan who lives in the United States and who follows European soccer, take a peek at the above image and click on it for a larger and easier-to-read view. The awe-inspiring chart shows all of the live European soccer […]
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/ 5296 days agoEPL Talk Turns Six Years Old
Today marks the six year anniversary of EPL Talk. It was November 1, 2005 when EPL Talk first launched. The concept was the same as it is now: To bring an independent voice to the coverage of the Premier League for soccer fans around the world. EPL Talk is the oldest soccer blog in the […]
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/ 5296 days agoPremier League TV Viewing Audience Numbers In the United States, 2008-11
TV viewing audience numbers for Premier League matches on U.S. television have come a long in four years. From 19,000 viewers in 2008 for one game to more than 1.6 million for a recent Premier League match. Along the way, the league has continued to grow in popularity in the United States for various reasons. […]
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/ 5296 days agoDirecTV Reaches Agreement To Continue Carrying FOX Soccer and FOX Soccer Plus
DirecTV has reached an agreement with FOX to continue carrying all FOX Networks including FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes. "We both know the past ten days have been challenging, but we’re pleased that both sides could eventually come together to ensure our viewers continue to enjoy Fox programming," a statement revealed. If […]
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/ 5297 days ago11 Reasons Why I'm High On Swansea City
No matter what happens for the remainder of Swansea's season, I predict the club is going to have a tough time keeping its manager Brendan Rogers and many of its starting eleven in South Wales. This is a team that features little to no previous Premier League experience, but given how the team has performed […]
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/ 5298 days agoPremier League Sunday: Oct. 30, 2011
There's something beautiful about having just one Premier League to concentrate on today. For anyone watching, all of our focus and attention will be on this one game rather than watching others on our laptop or on split-screen. It isn't too often that this happens especially on a Sunday, so it'll give us an excellent […]
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/ 5298 days agoHigh Scoring Premier League Matches Are A Joy to Watch, But What About the Defending?
Saturday's match between Chelsea and Arsenal was a joy to watch. Arsenal deservedly won the game thanks to one of the best performances I've seen from Theo Walcott in a Gunners shirt. But it was one of the most bizarre Premier League games I've watched in years. I can't remember the last time I've seen […]
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/ 5299 days agoCarling Cup Quarter-Final Draw Sees Tasty Games for Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man Utd
The draw for the quarter-finals of the 2011-12 Carling Cup has been made, and there are quite a few mouthwatering matches in store. The draw revealed: Arsenal v Manchester City Chelsea v Liverpool Manchester United v Crystal Palace Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers The matches between Arsenal and Manchester City and Chelsea versus Liverpool, should […]
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/ 5299 days agoPremier League Saturday: Oct. 29, 2011
The Premier League fixture computer hasn't been kind to soccer fans who live around the world with the early kick-offs of Everton against Manchester United followed by Chelsea versus Arsenal. Nevertheless, both of those games are quite a way to start Gameweek 10 of the Premier League. Will Manchester United make wholesale changes from the […]
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/ 5299 days agoGareth Bale Models Great Britain Olympic Football Shirt: Photo
Wales and Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale has caused a bit of controversy after modeling the supporters shirt for the Great Britain 2012 Olympics football team. The issues are: The Welsh FA (and Scottish FA) don't want players from their nations participating on the Great Britain team because they feel it'll undermine their power with […]
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/ 5302 days agoMan United 1-6 Man City: Tactical Analysis (Video)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkZGK85nt0 Manchester United fans will probably not want to watch this video as it may be too painful for some, but YouTuber JohnGME has analyzed a few of the goals from the 6-1 drubbing by Manchester City to expose the errors that United were causing. Namely, their midfielders didn't track back well enough, and their […]
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/ 5303 days agoCristiano Ronaldo's Performance Against Malaga (Video)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TSDxhv1rZ8 Watch the following video to see Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible performance from this past weekend against Malaga. Simply sensational. H/T 101 Great Goals.
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/ 5305 days agoEPL Talk Podcast Open Thread: Have Your Say About United vs City, and More
In tonight's special episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, we want to give you — the readers — the chance to get in your thoughts and questions ahead of the show, so we can incorporate as much listener feedback as possible. Manchester United supporters may not admit it, but we witnessed history being made before […]