latest articles by Christopher Harris
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/ 5974 days agoAre Google Real-Time Results a Boon or Bane for Soccer Fans?
Soccer fans around the world have been trained to proceed with caution when surfing the Internet and recording matches on television for later viewing. The obvious rules apply about avoiding soccer websites, blurring ones vision when accidentally seeing a BottomLine ticker scrolling by, and avoiding contact with Twitter or friends who like to blabber what […]
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/ 5974 days agoHoliday Greetings From Premier League Clubs
It's that time of the year when not only your friends or family send holiday cards, but so do your favorite Premier League clubs. I subscribe to lists for most of the Premier League clubs so I can stay on top of the latest news, so here are the ones I've received thus far for […]
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/ 5974 days agoFox Soccer Channel In HD Coming Soon: Video
Fox Soccer Channel is raising the bar in to how you watch games on television and will be launching HD in January, 2010. Here's a sneak-peek at the new promotional video that you can expect to see on Fox Soccer Channel in the coming days and weeks.
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/ 5974 days agoTime Warner Customers In Danger Of Losing Fox Soccer Channel
Time Warner Cable customers are in jeopardy of losing Fox Soccer Channel next month unless a deal can be agreed between the two companies before December 31, 2009. The standoff between Time Warner Cable and Fox is similar to what happened between DISH Network and GolTV recently where both parties were unable to come to […]
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/ 5974 days agoPoll: Should ESPN Display A Ticker During Premier League Matches?
Do you think ESPN2 should display the BottomLine Ticker during Premier League matches?(polling) Love it or hate it, ESPN2 has been featuring their BottomLine ticker on the bottom of their Premier League broadcasts during the 2009-2010 season. But should it stay or should it go? Click the above poll to vote and click the comments […]
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/ 5975 days agoRef Mike Dean Teaches West Ham and Chelsea A Penalty Lesson
Anyone who watched the London derby between West Ham United and Chelsea would have been bemused to see referee Mike Dean make Frank Lampard take his penalty kick three times in a row before he awarded the goal. During the first two kicks, Dean ruled that both Chelsea and West Ham players ran into the […]
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/ 5975 days agoJavier Mascherano and Samir Nasri Should Hang Their Heads In Shame
There's no doubt that the Premier League season is heating up. The last few weeks have been extremely entertaining. And, for the casual observer, it's wonderful to see the Big Four teams getting beat. But there were two incidents on Saturday that I found deplorable. The first was Javier Mascherano's horror tackle on Portsmouth's Tal […]
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/ 5978 days agoWest Ham United v Liverpool, 1978: Classic Video
It's hard to believe that a classic West Ham United team featuring legends such as Trevor Brooking, Alan Curbishley, Frank Lampard Sr., Billy Bonds and a young Alvin Martin were staring down the face of relegation on the last day of the 1977-1978 season. But they were, and they needed a win to try to […]
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/ 5978 days agoFox Soccer Channel Launches Redesigned FoxSoccer.com: Website Review
Fox Soccer Channel this week launched a redesign of their FoxSoccer.com website. The website, which was a massive success during the 2006 World Cup and continues to be a valuable resource for soccer fans, has been redesigned to look less busy and as a result looks drastically different. Here are my initial thoughts on the […]
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/ 5978 days agoNielsen Ratings for Stoke City v Wigan Athletic on ESPN2
Let's be honest. It was the game that almost no one wanted to watch but for those of you who did watch it because there was nothing else on or because you love football no matter who is playing, the Stoke City against Wigan Athletic match was a surprising delight. Because both teams are not […]
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/ 5979 days agoArshavin Goes Back to the Future to Stick It to Liverpool: Video
There are plenty of spoof videos on the Internet, but most of them are cheaply done. However, I came across this one today that I think is one of the best ones I've ever seen that features Andrei Arshavin going "Back to the Future" to stick it to the Liverpool players and Rafa Benitez. This […]
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/ 5979 days agoWhat Brits See When They Think Of Americans
Listening to last week's episode of the Football Weekly Podcast on The Guardian, I had to laugh when studio guest (and occasional EPL Talk blogger) Richard Whittall brought up the topic of stereotypes about British women. Astounding as it may seem, The Guardian's Barney Ronay had no idea what Whittall was talking about and seemed […]
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/ 5979 days agoWhat's Your Saturday Premier League Routine?
Listening to the excellent radio program This American Life recently on National Public Radio, I became deeply enthralled by a segment they played about an improv group from New York that often played mind games (which, for some bizarre reason, is something I love to do at times). In this particular segment, the improv group […]
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/ 5980 days agoWhat Americans See When They Think Of Brits
Being born in the United Kingdom and having lived in the United States for more than 25 years, I've dealt with many years of jokes and abuse from Americans who tell me point blank what they think of Brits. After years of experience, I've heard so many stereotypes that Americans have about Brits that I […]
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/ 5980 days agoMLS Snobs Need To Give English Premier League Some Respect
Have a friendly chat with a MLS Snob and one of the many criticisms you'll hear from them about the Premier League is that "Sure, the top teams are exciting to watch, but the bottom has teams that actually hurt your eyes to watch." While in the past this was true, especially in the days […]