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/ 6050 days agoThe Damned United: Exclusive Clip From The Film
The Damned United debuts in American movie theaters this Friday, October 9th and, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics, they've suppled the readers of EPL Talk with an exclusive clip from the film which features — without a doubt — the best line from the film. Click on the above video to watch Brian Clough on […]
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/ 6050 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Nick Szczepanik Interview
Episode 141 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Nick Szczepanik, writer for The Times newspaper and a regular co-host on TheGame Podcast. Szczepanik offers an intriguing insight to English football by having lived in the United States and being a follower of American sports. Szczepanik discusses several topics including: whether there's an […]
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/ 6051 days agoAston Villa 1-1 Man City: Dirty Deeds Dunne Dirt Cheap
Aston Villa has been a Jekyll and Hyde team so far this season. While they have yet to surpass the impressive performances they showcased for portions of last season, they showed glimmers of hope Monday night with an admirable defensive display against a very talented Manchester City team. It's only fitting then that Aston Villa […]
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/ 6051 days agoEPL TV Ratings On ESPN2 From August to September, 2009
Nielsen Ratings have released the latest TV ratings for Premier League matches on ESPN2. With the TV ratings now available for August and September, 2009, here are the top 8 most viewed matches on ESPN2: Liverpool v Aston Villa, Mon., Aug. 24, 3 pm, 398,391 viewers Wigan v Man United, Sat., Aug. 22, 10 am, […]
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/ 6051 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Michael Sheen and The Damned United
Episode 140 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Michael Sheen, the star of The Damned United, the new motion picture about the life of Brian Clough. The podcast episode also features a discussion with EPL Talk correspondent Eric Altshule who gives a mini-review of the film. Plus, he describes what it was […]
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/ 6052 days agoA Brief Apology To Our RSS Subscribers
My apologies, but we've experienced issues with the RSS feeds to EPL Talk (and our sister sites) over the past week, so if you're reading this in your RSS reader and you're wondering why it's been a while since we've posted, the reality shock is that we've been publishing tons of exciting stories over the […]
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/ 6052 days agoFerguson And Wiley Deserve To Be At Center Of Controversy
Whether by design or not, Sir Alex Ferguson's rant against referee Alan Wiley's performance during the Manchester United against Sunderland match on Saturday worked to divert attention away from United's poor performance. Personally, I find it ironic that it was Alan Wiley of all referees — especially because he was the fourth official in the […]
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/ 6054 days ago1990-91 English First Division Season Review: Video
Ever wonder what the old English First Division was like before it became the Premier League? Thanks to YouTube and a tip from reader Chris, we've uncovered the one-hour review show of the 1990-91 First Division season when Leeds United won the title. The video review (broken into six 10 minute segments) is incredible to […]
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/ 6055 days agoHow TV Is The Last Bastion For The Internet To Conquer
When I moved to the United States from Wales in 1984, the British Isles seemed like a world away. The only methods I had to stay on top of football news from back home were an unreliable shortwave radio, newspaper clippings mailed by friends and family members, an expensive subscription to football programmes for my […]
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/ 6056 days agoWin A Chance To Attend England's Training Session
The England team are currently busy training for their World Cup qualifiers over the coming weeks. EPL Talk and Umbro are giving one lucky EPL Talk reader (and a friend) the opportunity to go and watch the team train on Tuesday October 6, 2009. Access to the training ground is restricted to only a handful […]
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/ 6056 days agoWhy BBC's Match Of The Day Is Still Relevant
There's more in common between Americans and Brits than you may think. While many Americans still sit down on a late weekend night to watch NBC's Saturday Night Live, the Brits have a similar tradition. But rather than laughing at comedians perform skits, they choose to guffaw at overpaid actors of a different variety — […]
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/ 6056 days agoPortsmouth Third Kit For 2009/2010 Season Revealed
Die-hard Portsmouth supporters may be very familiar with the club's new third kit for the 2009/2010 season, but chances are the rest of us haven't seen pictures of it until now. Designed and manufactured by Canterbury, and sponsored by Jobsite, the new third kit is black with blue trim and blue horizontal pin-stripes. For the […]
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/ 6057 days agoCarling Cup Adventures At Elland Road and Eastlands: Photos
EPL Talk blogger Alex Caulfield recently returned from a trip to England last week where he went to two Carling Cup matches — Leeds versus Liverpool at Elland Road, and Manchester City versus Fulham at the City of Manchester Stadium. Both matches were entertaining for different reasons. Leeds deserved to be level at the end […]
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/ 6057 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Matchday Seven Discussion And Review
In the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna go through all the action in the Barclays Premier League from the past week. Learn which EPL Talk.com posts generated the most attention and controversy in the last week, as well as: Brilliant Liverpool Did Pepe Reina's comments spur on Liverpool? […]
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/ 6057 days agoHow EPL Fans In The US Are Losing The Element Of Surprise
For all of the stick that ESPN gets for displaying their annoying ticker on the bottom of the screen during Premier League matches on ESPN2, I feel that Setanta Sports gets an easy ride for how they handle the situation, while Fox Soccer Channel is ignored. Let me explain. During the matches that Setanta Sports […]