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/ 5954 days agoThanks For Supporting EPL Talk
It's been a good week for EPL Talk. In the past few days, we've been mentioned in USA Today, Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and print newspapers across the United States after we broke the story regarding Fox Soccer Channel in talks to acquire Setanta Sports US. For us at EPL Talk, it's another […]
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/ 5954 days agoNo Wonder Online Piracy Of Soccer Broadcasts Is So Rampant
Sometimes I'm not surprised that online piracy is so rampant when it comes to soccer. Trying to find out who has the rights to a game or tournament is very difficult, and even when you find a stream, you're not sure whether it's an official one or not. Take, for example, the African Nations Cup […]
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/ 5955 days agoNew MLS Soccer Shirts for 2010 Season Revealed
The 2010 season of Major League Soccer begins on March 25 with the debut of Philadelphia Union. With the new season just weeks away, we thought we'd give you a preview of what the new soccer shirts will look like for each MLS club in the 2010 season. Love them or hate them, here they […]
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/ 5955 days agoHow Did The English Press Rate Landon Donovan's Everton Debut?
Most of you probably watched Landon Donovan's debut appearance for Everton this morning in the game against Arsenal. On sister site EPL Talk, I have an article analyzing Donovan's performance in addition to Kartik Krishnaiyer's review on this site. But what did the English press think of his performance? Read below. "With Louis Saha's clever […]
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/ 5955 days agoArsenal 2-2 Everton: Landon Donovan Shines In EPL Debut
It's only one game, but judging by Landon Donovan's debut for Everton against Arsenal on Saturday, the American playmaker easily fit in to playing at the highest level in the best soccer league in the world. Donovan started for Everton and played 68 minutes for the Toffees. During that time, Donovan created several chances for […]
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/ 5956 days agoEPL Games Temporarily Return to Setanta Sports USA
Setanta Sports USA will televise two high-profile Premier League games this weekend, according to its website, which was updated late Friday. Both the Arsenal versus Everton (Saturday, 10am ET) and West Ham versus Wolves (Sunday, 8:25am ET) games will be shown on Setanta USA, as long as mother nature cooperates and the games aren't postponed […]
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/ 5957 days agoTwo Amazing American Goals In English Football By Dempsey and Harkes
Two Americans who will never be forgotten in English football are Clint Dempsey and John Harkes. Nothing is more memorable than scoring one of the goals of the season. In 1990, John Harkes scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday and what a beauty it was. The 35 yard screamer ended up being the goal […]
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/ 5958 days agoYou Say City And I Say United, Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Listening to the BBC Radio Five Live commentary last Sunday of the match between Manchester United and Leeds United, I was taken aback by a statement that the commentator made at the onset of the program. I'm paraphrasing, but the commentator said that in the interests of simplicity, whenever he mentioned "United" in the commentary, […]
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/ 5958 days agoJan Molby Interview: EPL Talk Podcast
EPL Talk recently had the chance to interview one of the Liverpool legends, Jan Molby, when he was in New York City to attend an event sponsored by the Liverpool FC New York Supporters Club. Jan Molby was a legend at Liverpool and played at the club from 1984 to 1996, making more than 211 […]
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/ 5959 days agoFox's New Channel to Be Baptized Fox Soccer Plus?
With the exclusive story earlier this week reporting that Fox Soccer Channel is in talks with Setanta Sports to acquire the US company, EPL Talk has found evidence that Fox has trademarked the name Fox Soccer Plus (and also the variation Fox Soccer +) as well as acquired the domain name FoxSoccerPlus.com presumably in preparation […]
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/ 5959 days agoClint Dempsey Scores Goal Of The Season Contender: Video
US striker Clint Dempsey is in the form of his life right now with Fulham. The American has solidified a role in the attack for Fulham and to his credit scored one of the goals of the season Tuesday night in the Premier League game against Stoke City. You could say that Dempsey is showing […]
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/ 5960 days agoSetanta's Likely Demise Will Be a Dark Day For Soccer Fans in US
It doesn't look good for Setanta Sports. The network, which over the past decade transformed the soccer landscape in the United States by offering more soccer coverage than anyone else, is on its last legs and in the next 72 hours looks likely to be acquired by Fox Soccer Channel. While on the surface this […]
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/ 5960 days agoBreaking: Fox Sports International in Talks to Acquire Setanta Sports
Fox Sports International is in discussions to acquire Setanta Sports USA and an announcement is expected in the next 72 hours, sources confirmed to EPL Talk on Monday. Fox Sports International is best known to soccer fans as the company that runs Fox Soccer Channel. In related news, Setanta Sports USA has dropped the Premier […]
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/ 5961 days agoWhy ESPN's BottomLine Ticker Annoys Soccer Fans
If I had to count the number of times that ESPN has ruined Premier League games for me this season by running latest scores on their BottomLine Ticker while I'm recording games on Fox Soccer Channel or Setanta Sports, it would be definitely number more than a dozen. Yes, before the readers respond by saying […]
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/ 5961 days agoLiverpool Home, Away and Third Shirts 2010-2011: Leaked Photos
Photos of Liverpool's alleged new home, away and third football shirts for the 2010-2011 have been leaked by a supporter's group in Asia. The new shirts are designed and manufactured by Adidas. And if they're the real ones, they're leaked more than six months ahead of time. The new Liverpool football jersey for the 2010-2011 […]