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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/ 5916 days ago

The Life Of An Arsenal Supporter Down Under: Video

Three: An Arsenal Web Documentary (Part One) from Andrew Weber on Vimeo. Earlier this week, we shared with you a video that showed you the experience of going to the Emirates to see a match. But what is the experience like if you go to a pub to watch a match? Not just any ordinary […]

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/ 5916 days ago

Lindsey Dean Leaves GolTV

GolTV soccer color commentator Lindsey Dean has left GolTV. Dean, who often covered the Bundesliga and La Liga for GolTV, has left South Florida and moved to Chicago. The accomplished American commentator is best known by many as one of the pundits of the American Soccer show, which was a successful weekly soccer talk show […]

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/ 5916 days ago

Why Premier League Clubs Need To Think Globally, Not Locally

What do SB Waste Management and Recycling Services, Haynes Manuals, Brindley Kia, The Money Shop, Imperial Snack Foods and Beacon Radio all have in common? Answer – they're all sponsors of signboard advertising at Molineux, the home of Wolverhampton Wanderers. This isn't meant to be a plug for those companies. Far from it. It's just […]

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/ 5917 days ago

Poll: Will Manchester United Win The Champions League?

Will Manchester United Win the Champions League?(polls) It was a textbook Manchester United performance. The Red Devils entered the San Siro with the pressure of performing against some of the top footballers in the world such as Pato, Beckham, Ronaldinho, Seedorf, Nesta, Pirlo, Ambrosini and Huntelaar. And despite being outplayed in the first half of […]

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/ 5917 days ago

A Night At The Emirates: A Fan's Perspective (Video)

If you're ever wondered what the fan experience is like going to a Premier League soccer match, or what it's like going to the Emirates Stadium, film director Rohan Blair-Mangat has put together a five-minute video that beautifully captures the sights and sounds of a midweek football match. Inspired by "Zidane – A 21st Century […]

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/ 5918 days ago

5 Reasons Why Manchester City Can Conquer America

Manchester City is considering embarking on a preseason tour of the United States this summer to establish itself as a global brand and to gain ground on Manchester United's popularity overseas. The report in The Guardian from last Tuesday says that the talks are only at a preliminary stage, but there have been talks about […]

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/ 5919 days ago

Adventures On The High Seas With ESPN, Dwight Yorke and Andrew Cole

This week on EPL Talk we'll bring you exclusive interviews from some of the biggest names in English football such as Andrew Cole and Dwight Yorke, as well as an interview with ESPN pundit Shaka Hislop. Our coverage began last Friday with an exclusive interview with ESPN analyst Tommy Smyth. And it continues today with […]

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/ 5920 days ago

Fox Soccer Plus Could Create Chaotic End to EPL Season

There may be a lot of upset soccer fans on March 1, 2010 when Fox Soccer Plus is launched and the network isn't available on all satellite and cable TV providers. During the most crucial phase of the Premier League season, the run-in from March through early May when titles are won and lost and […]

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/ 5921 days ago

Fox Soccer Channel in HD on DISH Network: Open Thread

Now that DISH Network was the first satellite or cable provider to broadcast Fox Soccer Channel in HD on February 10, 2010, the race is on for other TV providers to get the channel as part of its programming. For those of you who have DISH Network and you're able to get FSCHD, use this […]

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/ 5921 days ago

Is This Tottenham's New Home Shirt For the 2010-11 Season?

An image of what may be the new Spurs home football shirt for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet thanks to a Tottenham blog. Designed by Puma, the image shows what may be the new design of the shirt for the next Premier League season. The image is very fuzzy but was […]

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/ 5922 days ago

What Will Happen to Setanta-i?

When Setanta US goes off air at the end of February 28, 2010, what will happen to Setanta-i, the broadband channel that many of us, myself included, have learned to love especially when watching Premier League games? The good news is that even though Setanta US is going out of business, Setanta-i will still continue. […]

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/ 5923 days ago

ESPN to Broadcast All 2010 World Cup Games On ESPN Radio: Exclusive

ESPN will broadcast all 2010 World Cup games this summer live on ESPN Radio in addition to its coverage on television, broadband and mobile phones. Tommy Smyth has been named as the lead analyst for ESPN Radio and will probably do all of the games as well as being in the stadium to broadcast the […]

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/ 5923 days ago

Why 3-D Soccer Broadcasts Are Not For Me

The hype about 3-D in recent weeks has been immense. First it was ESPN announcing it would unveil the first 3-D television network this summer and would show up to 25 World Cup games in 3-D. Second, Sky Sports debuted the first Premier League game in 3-D when it broadcasted Arsenal against Manchester United in […]

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/ 5924 days ago

Fox to Televise Champions League Final, Not FX

Fox, not FX nor Fox Soccer Channel, will show the live broadcast of the 2009-2010 Champions League Final this May according to a report in the industry publication Sports Business Journal. What exactly happened to force the change was not explained, but the change is a massive boost for soccer fans in the United States […]

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/ 5924 days ago

ESPN Reaches Deal To Show More Premier League Games In U.S.: Exclusive

ESPN has reached an agreement with Fox Sports International to sub-license more Premier League games beginning with the 2010-2011 season, a source confirmed to EPL Talk on Tuesday. The number of games ESPN will show during the 2010-2011 season will be 83, which is almost double the number of Premier League games shown (48) by […]