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/ 5334 days agoPremier League Saturday: Sept. 24, 2011
We're kicking off a little later than usual, but feel free to share your thoughts, observations, rants and raves about Premier League Saturday, gameweek six — in the comments section below. There are plenty of games on today to pique our interest, especially when you consider that 80% of the teams in the Premier League […]
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/ 5334 days agoSpecial 1 TV Is Back: Watch The Teaser Video Now (Be Champions)
We've just intercepted a scrambled message over the Interwebs, and it appears to be from a human life form. Watch the accompanying video to learn more about the return of Special 1 TV, which is coming to your computer screen in the coming days or weeks. Special 1 TV has overpowered Setanta Sports and the […]
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/ 5335 days agoRalf Rangnick Quits As Schalke Manager
Ralf Rangnick has quit as manager of Schalke. The manager, who took his side to the Champions League semi-final last season, cited exhaustion as the reason he resigned. So far this season, Schalke have lost against Wolsfburg, Stuttgart and Bayern Munich. Schalke plays Freiburg tomorrow with Seppo Eichkorn taking over as interim manager.
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/ 5335 days agoClaudio Ranieri Replaces Gasperini at Inter Milan
After the sacking of Gasperini at Inter Milan, Claudio Ranieri has been named as his replacement. Incredibly, this is Ranieri's twelfth management position. Gasperini out, Ranieri in
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/ 5335 days agoWhy FOX Soccer Should Acquire Special 1 TV
Ever since the end of last season, Special 1 TV has been quietly pimping itself trying to find a new home. The hit soccer comedy show started life at Setanta Sports before moving to BBC. But during the summer, it has been trying to find a new home. According to a tweet on the official […]
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/ 5336 days agoHow Sheffield Wednesday let Eric Cantona slip out of their grasp
Things could have been so different for Sheffield Wednesday. The Yorkshire club, currently in League One, were the first English club to give a trial to French legend Eric Cantona in 1992. As you'll see from the video accompanying this article, Cantona even played one game for Wednesday, albeit an indoor game, but still, it's […]
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/ 5336 days agoComcast Soccer Fail: Caught In The Wild (Photo)
Thanks to the eagle eyes of EPL Talk reader Dave Griffiths and his son, they snapped a photograph this week of a Comcast van on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia. The wraparound on the Comcast van, with a goalkeeper diving through mid-air, announces: "More Big Plays. More Excitement. More HD." Except that Comcast doesn't offer […]
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/ 5337 days agoInter Milan Sack Gian Piero Gasperini After Just Three Months
Inter Milan have sacked manager Gian Piero Gasperini after just three months. The Internazionale manager got his side off to a very poor start to the 2011-12 Serie A season after losing to Palermo, drawing Roma at home but then losing 3-1 away against Novara. While the 0-0 result against Roma on Saturday may not […]
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/ 5337 days agoCan Any Club Beat the Manchester Sides to Win the Premier League Title This Season?
Based on how this Premier League season is unfolding, we may as well mark two dates on the calendar to determine who will be the 2011-12 Premier League champions: October 23rd and April 28th. That's when Manchester United play Manchester City at Old Trafford and Etihad Stadium. I hope I'm wrong, but based on Chelsea's […]
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/ 5338 days agoFOX Passes The Test With First EPL Game On Free-to-Air TV
Earlier this year, I was very critical of FOX's coverage of the Champions League Final where they seemingly ostracized soccer fans in favor of attracting a mainstream audience. During the broadcast, they dumbed down the coverage so much that neither soccer fans nor casual observers were satisfied with the coverage. So when FOX announced that […]
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/ 5340 days agoPremier League Sunday: Sept. 18, 2011
Without a doubt, today's the biggest Premier League day of the season so far. Tottenham against Liverpool get things started early with an enticing match at White Hart Lane. That's followed by Fulham against the seemingly indestructible Manchester City. Poor Martin Jol couldn't have picked a worse time to play City. At the same […]
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/ 5340 days agoSwansea 3-0 West Brom: Swans Finally Get The Monkeys Off Their Back
Swansea City finally scored a Premier League goal and got their first win of the season Saturday after a convincing 3-0 home victory against West Bromwich Albion. Before the match kicked off, the best possible news came through. As I wrote last week, it was important for Swansea to stop pinning their hopes on Danny Graham, […]
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/ 5340 days agoArsenal: DDDWDDLWLLDDLLWL
DDDWDDLWLLDDLLWL No, this isn't the code to unlock the hidden levels on Angry Birds. It's Arsenal record in the league after their Carling Cup Final collapse in February against Birmingham City. The wins for Arsenal came against Blackpool, Manchester United and Swansea City. Despite the impressive win against Man United, Arsenal have — in the […]
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/ 5341 days agoLandon Donovan Loses FIFA 12 Game Against Baseball Pitcher Tim Lincecum
Having your picture gracing the cover of the FIFA 12 video game as well as being one of the best soccer players in the United States doesn't mean you're a good video game player. That's one of the lessons learned after watching the video below featuring Landon Donovan taking on baseball pitcher Tim Lincecum in […]
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/ 5341 days agoPremier League Saturday: Sept. 17, 2011
While the biggest Premier League matches are saved for tomorrow, we still have six intriguing matches scheduled today. Blackburn Rovers against Arsenal kicks things off today with the early kick-off. Rovers will be desperate for a home win. If they lose, the pressure will be on the Venky's to sack manager Steve Kean. Rumors are […]