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/ 6035 days agoFox Soccer Channel Wins EPL Rights On US TV for 2010-2013
Fox Soccer Channel and the Premier League today announced that Fox Sports International has won the bidding for the rights to show the Premier League on US television for the 2010-2013 seasons. Fox has also won the similar rights for Central and South America to its associated company, Fox Sports Latin America. Commenting on the announcement, […]
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/ 6036 days agoLiverpool 1-2 Lyon: Benitez Faces A Massive Uphill Battle
Liverpool supporters talk about European nights at Anfield, but it was French side Lyon who "did a Liverpool" Tuesday night with an injury-time goal to seal a 2-1 come from behind victory on Merseyside. The win for Lyon was a bit of a harsh result for the Reds especially since Rafael Benitez's side played far […]
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/ 6036 days agoWhen Football Commentators Sound Better With The Volume Turned Off
The mark of an exceptional football commentator is when they add value to a match you're watching on television. Otherwise, if they're not adding anything worthwhile, you're better off watching the game in silence. Take for example the incident when Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool in the first half of Tuesday's Champions League match against […]
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/ 6036 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Behind-The-Scenes At Fox Soccer Channel
The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast features interviews with Warren Barton, Christian Miles and Nick Webster. The trio discuss several topics including how they got their start commentating, how ESPN's acquisition of the Premier League impacts Fox Soccer Channel, the Champions League coverage by Fox, and more. All interviews were conducted by EPL […]
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/ 6036 days agoQuestions Please For Paul Peschisolido
Paul Peschisolido will be a guest on an upcoming episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. Peschisolido is a familiar name in English football — from the Premier League to the Football League. During his playing career, he played at Fulham, Birmingham City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Derby County, Luton Town, Norwich City, […]
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/ 6037 days agoQuestions Please For Dotun Adebayo Of BBC World Football Phone-In
By far, the World Football Phone-In show on BBC Radio 5 is the must-listen-to football podcast. The weekly show exudes everything that is wonderful about football — from the lovely and knowledge callers to the scholarly pundits such as Tim Vickery, Andy Brassell and Sean Wheelock. But the glue that keeps the show together and […]
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/ 6037 days agoESPN Hires Martin Tyler As World Cup 2010 Commentator
Martin Tyler has joined ESPN's 2010 World Cup team as the main commentator, according to Sports Illustrated. EPL Talk speculated back in July that ESPN were interested in acquiring Tyler. And now, according to SI, they expect ESPN to make a formal announcement this week. Without a doubt, Tyler is by far the number one […]
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/ 6038 days agoAston Villa 2-1 Chelsea: Observations About The Match
After the two-week international break, it was refreshing to see the return of the Premier League. Within minutes I could see why I had missed it so much. Vocal crowds singing songs, the fast pace of the football and the entertaining open style of play. The four takeaways I had from this game were: Is […]
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/ 6038 days agoFootball Manager 2010: Demo Now Available
Download the Football Manager 2010 demo today before the new game is released later this month. The demo is available for both the PC and Mac. With the demo, you can pick from a select number of leagues and play the role of a football manager for half a season. If you like what you […]
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/ 6039 days agoLiverpool Deflated After 1-0 Loss To Red Beach Ball and Sunderland
It's been quite a week for balloons. First there was the ridiculous coverage of the Balloon Boy in Colorado, and now another inflatable object has stolen the headlines. Can it get any worse for Liverpool? The club played one of their worst first-half performances against Fiorentina in the Champions League a few weeks ago and […]
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/ 6039 days agoSheffield United 2-1 Manchester City: Historic Balloon Incident On Video
In the opening five minutes of Sunderland against Liverpool today, a red balloon played a decisive role in the first goal when Darren Bent's shot at goal resulted in the ball being diverted when it hit the red balloon in the penalty box. The ball went one way towards the goal, while the balloon went […]
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/ 6039 days agoSir Bobby Robson Documentary: 1933-2009
One of the misfortunes of living outside the United Kingdom and supporting English football is that when a legend dies, there are incredible heartwarming documentaries and news programs shown in the UK profiling that hero but they're unavailable due to rights restrictions where I, and many of you, live. Such was the case this past […]
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/ 6041 days agoThe Damned United Now Playing In More US Movie Theatres
The American release of The Damned United, the story of Brian Clough's relationship with Peter Taylor and their reign at Derby County and Leeds United, has now expanded to San Diego, Chicago and Cambridge. The film is now playing in nine movie theatres nationwide so if you live near any of these theatres, be sure […]
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/ 6041 days agoWhich 20 Clubs Would Be In Your Premier League?
If you could pick any 20 teams to be in the Premier League, which clubs would you pick and why? To make it harder, you can only pick clubs from the Premier League, Football League and non-league football. And, to make it fun, you can select teams from the Scottish Premier League too, if you […]
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/ 6042 days agoWhy I'm Tired Of World Cup Qualifying
It goes without saying that I'm a massive football supporter. But, I am honestly so sick and tired of the long, dragged out qualifying process for the 2010 World Cup. And it's not even over after today. Then we'll go into the playoff process. It's scary to think that the first game of qualification for […]