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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/ 5505 days ago

Stay On Your Feet Ray Wilkins

There were several storylines that came out of the Bernabeu Tuesday night after Tottenham Hotspur sunk to a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Real Madrid. One of the most interesting to me was the annoying commentary by co-commentator Ray Wilkins, the former Chelsea assistant manager. He made his colleague Alan Parry's mispronunciation of Spanish surnames […]

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/ 5506 days ago

FIFA 11 Simulation Predicts Real Madrid v Spurs and Chelsea v Man Utd Results

EA Sports have fed all of the data into their FIFA 11 simulation machine to determine who will win the Champions League matches this week between Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur as well as Chelsea against Manchester United. Watch the above video to see the Chelsea versus Man United match highlights first followed by Real […]

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/ 5506 days ago

Official Nike Ball for 2011-12 Premier League Season: Leaked Photo

A photograph has been leaked of the official ball for the 2011-12 Premier League season from Nike. The ball, which will also be used in La Liga and Serie A, is called Seitiro. According to Football Shirt Culture, "[Nike] features what looks to be their most modern design to date for their football range. Each […]

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/ 5506 days ago

Newcastle United to Play Columbus Crew on US Summer Tour

Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew have announced that it'll play Newcastle United in a friendly this summer at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The preseason friendly for Newcastle United is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30pm. It's the second preseason friendly announced for Newcastle United's U.S. summer tour. The other friendly will be […]

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/ 5506 days ago

Fox Soccer Channel HD Coming to Verizon FiOS in April

The long wait for Verizon FiOS customers to get Fox Soccer Channel HD appears to be almost finally over. "For all of the soccer fans out there, Fox Soccer Channel HD is coming in April," said Heather Wilner, manager of media relations for Verizon FiOS, on its corporate blog. Interestingly when Verizon FiOS's director of product […]

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/ 5506 days ago

New Liverpool Away Kit 2011-12 Revealed: Photo

A new photograph purportedly of Liverpool's new away shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League has been leaked on the Internet. The photograph, featuring Luis Suarez and a fellow Liverpool teammate, shows the Uruguayan striker modeling the dark grey shirt with red trim. The shirt color is such a dark grey that it looks to be […]

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/ 5506 days ago

Win Champions League Gear From Giggs, Fabregas, Torres, Rooney and Gerrard

Interested in trying to win some Champions League gear from stars such as Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas, Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Kaka and Steven Gerrard? I thought so! Several different prizes are available such as signed shirts and signed photographs, and much more. To enter, all you have to do is go to […]

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/ 5507 days ago

Poll: Predicting Tottenham Hotspur Against Real Madrid

Tuesday night's Champions League game between Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur will be an eyeopening event. Knowing Spurs, anything can happen. They could get thrashed. They could settle for a nil-nil draw or they could turn the match into a goalscoring frenzy. We do know that Karim Benzema will be sitting out the match. Cristiano […]

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/ 5507 days ago

Ticket Details for Seattle Sounders vs Manchester United Announced

Tickets for Manchester United's July 20 game against Seattle Sounders at Qwest Field are now on sale through OneUnitedUSA.com, the Manchester United Membership and Supporters Club of America. OneUnitedUSA.com members had first access to buying the tickets, but now tickets for the United-specific section of Qwest Field are open to the public. Tickets are $79 […]

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/ 5507 days ago

F****ing What? (Weekend Review Show): EPL Talk Podcast

In this week's show, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer discuss the major headlines from this past Premier League weekend dissecting everything from Manchester United's comeback (and Wayne Rooney's torrent of swear words) to Arsenal and Chelsea's failure to get all three points, as well as all of the other games in the Premier League. Kartik […]

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/ 5508 days ago

Michael Jackson Statue Unveiled at Fulham's Craven Cottage: Video

szólj hozzá: Michael Jackson szobor The surreal scenes of a statue erected in tribute of Michael Jackson materialized at Fulham's Craven Cottage today before the match against Blackpool. Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed was a close friend of the pop star. And Jackson himself had visited Craven Cottage before as a guest of Al Fayed. […]

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/ 5508 days ago

Empathy for Arsenal and Chelsea Supporters

The cliche line is that football (i.e. soccer) is a funny old game. In truth though, it can be a sad and very cruel game. I'll explain why in a moment. If you're a Manchester United supporter today, you're probably feeling on top of the world. If you support Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham or Liverpool, you […]

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/ 5509 days ago

Premier League Saturday: April 2, 2011

The torture of the international break is over. Even the term, "international break," is derogatory. It implies that the players went on holiday overseas for a couple of weeks, or took a break from Premier League action when in actual fact the opposite is mostly true. Many of them competed in important but monotonous matches. […]

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/ 5510 days ago

Special 1 TV: Sven FM

The April Fool's Day edition of Special 1 TV is live. The episode, entitled "Sven FM," features the usual cast of characters as well as laughs at the expense of some of the main story lines from this past week. Be champions! and shut up ThompsonLives!

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/ 5511 days ago

Just How Bad Was Jens Lehmann's Performance for Arsenal Reserves This Week?

It's hard to decide sometimes when the British press are exaggerating stories to sell more newspapers. But when I read earlier this week that Jens Lehmann had a woeful performance for Arsenal reserves, I questioned how true those words were. Now, thanks to 101 Great Goals, we have video evidence of Lehmann's performance. And it's […]