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/ 5905 days agoCarling Misses Opportunity With Wembley Signboards
Instead of providing a match report about the Carling Cup Final (great game, congratulations United on the win), I want to write about a different but related topic and that is the advertising boards sprinkled around Wembley which contained messages from supporters from both clubs Sunday. You may have seen some of them in between […]
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/ 5905 days agoFox Soccer Launches Redesigned FoxSoccer.tv Broadband Service
Fox Sports International launched the redesigned FoxSoccer.tv today to coincide with the launch of Fox Soccer Plus. FoxSoccer.tv is the broadband portal that previously offered delayed broadcasts of Premier League matches. But with the acquisition of many of the rights from the defunct Setanta Sports, FoxSoccer.tv is now able to show some Premier League matches […]
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/ 5905 days agoWould You Like To See EPL Talk On Boxee?
How To Get Started With Boxee on Howcast Last week I wrote an article asking why Fox Soccer and the Premier League were not on Roku. In that same post, I also asked the question whether you'd be interested in seeing EPL Talk launch a video channel on the Roku platform. The feedback I received […]
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/ 5905 days agoFox Soccer Plus: Open Thread
Fox Soccer Plus launched Monday, March 1, 2010 to lucky subscribers of DirecTV, DISH Network and Verizon FiOS. For the rest of us, it's an anxious wait until the powers that be decide that there's a spot on the programming dial for us. But for those of you fortunate to have Fox Soccer Plus, what […]
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/ 5906 days agoPoll: Who Will Win The Carling Cup? United or Villa?
[polldaddy poll=2769110] Don't forget that Sunday morning will feature the Carling Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester United (10am ET, Setanta US, Setanta-i and ESPN360). But who do you think will win? Vote in the poll above and share your opinions below. Personally, I hope it's a close contest between two teams that both […]
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/ 5906 days agoAaron Ramsey Horrific Injury Against Stoke City: Video
**Video removed per the request of Premier League** Anyone watching the Stoke City against Arsenal game on Saturday would have been absolutely sickened to see the horrific injury against Arsenal forward Aaron Ramsey. The horror show tackle could easily end Ramsey's career such was the extent of the injury. The incident happened in the second […]
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/ 5907 days agoPremier League to Launch 24/7 TV Service Next Season
The Premier League will launch a 24/7 TV service next season with all of the content available for selection by TV rights holders around the world except Great Britain. The types of TV programming available will include classic Premier League matches, studio discussions, news and feature shows. So, for example, Fox Soccer Channel would be […]
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/ 5907 days agoChelsea 2-4 Man City: Walking In A Tevez and Bellamy Wonderland
As bizarre as it may sound, if Manchester City could play against Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal each week, they'd be in a better league position than they are now. City continue to look flaccid when they play teams such as Stoke City, but always seem to be up for it when they play powerhouses […]
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/ 5907 days agoFox Soccer Plus May Not Be Available On Time Warner Cable Yet
On Friday night, Fox released a press release stating that Fox Soccer Plus would be available on Time Warner Cable beginning March 1. EPL Talk broke the news on Twitter. Time Warner Cable customers got excited. Except that Time Warner Cable won't be launching Fox Soccer Plus on Monday. Time Warner Cable will start carrying […]
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/ 5907 days agoFox Soccer Plus to Launch on DISH Network March 1
DISH Network announced today that it will launch Fox Soccer Plus on Monday, March 1. As of Monday, Fox Soccer Plus will be available on DirecTV, Verizon FiOS and now DISH Network. The announcement was made by a crawl at the bottom of the Setanta channel on DISH on Friday, mentioning that the channel would […]
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/ 5908 days agoWhy Fox Soccer and Premier League Need To Be On Roku
The year is 2010. Fox Soccer Channel still doesn't have a podcast, which would have been a perfect medium to tell people about going to HD, and to answer questions about Fox Soccer Plus. And neither Fox Soccer Channel nor the Premier League have an official iPhone app, although in case of the Premier League, […]
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/ 5909 days agoFoxSoccer.tv to Begin Broadcasting Select Live Premier League Matches
Fox Soccer Channel will begin live streaming of select Premier League matches on FoxSoccer.tv beginning March 6, 2010, a Fox representative told EPL Talk on Wednesday. Earlier today, Setanta Sports sent an e-mail to Setanta-i subscribers informing them that Fox Soccer Channel "your favorite club competitions are coming to FoxSoccer.tv starting March 1" and included […]
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/ 5910 days agoNew Arsenal Home Shirt for the 2010-2011 Season
Arsenal will sport a new home shirt for the 2010/2011 season which will be a throwback to the shirt design worn by the 1971 double-winning team, according to the Arsenal Insider blog. According to the blog, the shirt commemorates players such as Charlie George, John Radford and George Armstrong when Bertie Mee's side won the […]
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/ 5910 days ago7 Classic Commodore 64 Soccer Games
Some of you may be too young to remember the Commodore 64 computer from the 1980's, but for soccer fans such as myself who had time to kill, it was the best way to play soccer games on a home computer that sold millions around the world. The C64 wasn't a ZX Spectrum, which had […]
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/ 5910 days agoFox Soccer Plus to Launch On DirecTV and FiOS March 1
Fox Soccer Plus, the new 24/7 soccer network from Fox Soccer Channel, will launch on DirecTV and Verizon FiOS on March 1, 2010. In phone calls and e-mails with DirecTV and FiOS representatives with several EPL Talk readers, DirecTV and FiOS representatives have confirmed that Fox Soccer Plus will be available. One EPL Talk reader […]