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/ 5630 days agoGuess When Comcast Will Add Fox Soccer Channel HD
While soccer fans throughout the United States are enjoying their Premier League soccer matches in glorious HD, Comcast subscribers such as myself and countless others have to watch the same games in SD. The picture quality in SD, especially on Fox Soccer Channel, is woeful at times. The sooner Comcast gets its act together, the […]
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/ 5631 days agoShould Fox Soccer Channel Do An ESPN-Style Premier League Production?
Somewhere in the corridors of Fox Soccer Channel's headquarters in Los Angeles, California, an executive or two must have wondered whether Fox should consider adopting ESPN's approach to Saturday morning Premier League soccer. While Fox has continued its same proven formula for several years, ESPN raised the bar significantly this season by hiring pros Ian […]
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/ 5631 days agoPoll: Who Will Win the 2022 World Cup Bid?
The race is on to see who will win the 2018 World Cup bid. The winner will be announced on Thursday at the FIFA headquarters. Will it be the United States, Australia, Qatar, Japan or South Korea? Vote below in the poll to let us know who you think will win. And then add your […]
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/ 5631 days agoPoll: Who Will Win the 2018 World Cup Bid?
The race is on to see who will win the 2018 World Cup bid. The winner will be announced on Thursday at the FIFA headquarters. Will it be England, Russia, Spain/Portugal or Holland/Belgium? Vote below in the poll to let us know who you think will win. And then add your comments in the section […]
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/ 5632 days agoThe Guardian gifts Qatar 2022 World Cup bid an easy ride
If you were the Qatar World Cup Bid Committee, how would you generate some last minute favorable publicity before the votes were cast for the 2022 World Cup? One way would be to send journalists of influential newspapers on an all-expenses paid visit to Qatar. And then hope that the articles they write would put […]
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/ 5633 days agoHow You Can Watch BBC Panorama FIFA’s Dirty Secrets Outside The UK
On Monday, BBC Panorama will air "FIFA's Dirty Secrets," a 30 minute exposé that "investigates corruption allegations against some of the FIFA officials who will vote on England's World Cup bid. Reporter Andrew Jennings exposes new evidence of bribery, and accuses some executives of taking kickbacks. He also uncovers the secret agreements that could guarantee […]
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/ 5633 days agoLionel Messi's 100 Great Goals For Barcelona: Video
Lionel Messi is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world, if not the best. So courtesy of 101 Great Goals for finding this, we've included 100 goals scored by Lionel Messi in his Barcelona shirt. The 100 goals are split into three separate videos. The first part is above. Parts one and two […]
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/ 5633 days agoPremier League Sunday: Nov. 28, 2010
Sunday's Premier League clashes feature two games that could have a big impact on league positions. The early kick-off pits Newcastle United at home against Chelsea. The Blues will be desperate for a win to keep themselves in the running for the league title. Newcastle will meanwhile try to see if they can repeat what […]
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/ 5634 days agoCluj Manager Sorin Cartu Smashes Dugout In Rage: Video
Cluj Manager Sorin Cartu, or I should say former Cluj Manager Sorin Cartu, took out his aggression last week on a dugout window during his team's loss against Basle in the Champions League. Watch the incredible video above. Shortly after the incident, Cluj sacked Cartu. No surprise really. He looked like a man possessed or […]
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/ 5634 days agoPremier League Saturday: Nov. 27, 2010
With the big match of the weekend between Tottenham and Liverpool not being played until tomorrow, it gives us the great opportunity to watch some intriguing Premier League games today. The early kick-off between Aston Villa and Arsenal will see the return of Robert Pires on the same pitch as the Gunners. Villa Park is […]
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/ 5635 days agoLiverpool 7-0 Tottenham, 1978: Friday Flashback Videos
If you asked me what was one of the best clubs teams I've ever seen, it has to be Liverpool from the late 70s and early 80s. A perfect example of this is the above video featuring Liverpool's incredible 7-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur during the 1978-79 season. Out of the seven goals scored, the […]
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/ 5635 days agoSpecial 1 TV: Wenger Goes Hollywood (Video)
I'm always amazed by how many story lines are conjured up by the small cast of Special 1 TV. There's always something going on in real life with Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney and Sven-Goran Eriksson as well the phone-in callers such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and others. So it's no surprise that the […]
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/ 5636 days agoWhat Are Your Memories of the 1994 World Cup?
Next Thursday, FIFA will convene in Zurich to name the winners of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids. After pulling out of the running for 2018 to put England in pole position, the United States has focused all of its effort and attention on winning the 2022 bid. Whether it will or not may […]
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/ 5636 days agoWhat Are You Thankful For This Thanksgiving Day?
Before I moved to the United States in 1984, I had never heard of Thanksgiving Day. The U.S. holiday, while still seeming a bit surreal and bizarre to me after all of these years, is now one of my favorite holidays of the year partly because it's the one focused on the family more than […]
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/ 5636 days agoIt's Time For Many Soccer Fans To Stop Drinking the Kool Aid
U.S. soccer is at a crossroads in this country. In what has been the most successful year in the history of the sport in the United States, based on the millions who got caught up in World Cup fever this past summer, it's sad that both the U.S. men's national team and Major League Soccer […]