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/ 6070 days agoWhat Electronics Do You Use To Experience Your Premier League?
Something suddenly dawned on me last night. With hundreds of thousands of football supporters visiting this site on a monthly basis, many of us support different clubs and despise our archenemies. But while there are lots of differences between us, there are a few things in common. We all love football — that goes without […]
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/ 6071 days agoGoogle Brings Zlatan Ibramhimovic To Champions League Talk
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has joined Champions League Talk. Well, not really. Let me explain. We received the above letter from Google recently (click the image to see the full-sized version). The letter was addressed to our headquarters here at Champions League Talk. Inside was a letter addressed to Mr. Ibramhimovic. The letter offers Champions League Talk […]
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/ 6071 days agoQuestions Please About FoxSoccer.tv and FoxSoccer.com
The world of broadband rights for Premier League, Champions League and other football competitions and tournaments can be very confusing and frustrating at times. So with the recent relaunch of FoxSoccer.tv, Fox Soccer Channel's broadband package, we thought it would be wise to interview a key executive at Fox regarding the new platform. But this […]
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/ 6071 days agoMust Watch: Besiktas vs Manchester United
I had to laugh this past weekend when the commentator described the City of Manchester Stadium as a "cauldron." To me, it's a bowl. A bowl that removes the crowd from the game. Instead, a better analogy of a cauldron would be a particular stadium in Istanbul for tonight's must-watch match between Besiktas and Manchester […]
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/ 6072 days agoPremier League Misses The Mark With Intro Video
There's something about the new Premier League intro that plays before each game that bothers me. If you haven't seen it, take a minute to watch it first (click the video above). It's definitely a feel good video that illustrates the global appeal of the Premier League from Africa to Asia and other continents. But […]
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/ 6073 days agoVideo Footage Of Crewe Alexandra's Gresty Road From 1979
I realize Crewe Alexandra isn't a Championship football team any longer (they're now in League Two), but Crewe has a rich history in English football and were recently in the Championship. Thanks to TheOriginalWinger, they uncovered this incredible video of what Gresty Road looked like in 1979. In the 1979 BBC Great Railway Journeys of […]
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/ 6073 days ago1993-94: Blackburn v Man United: Video Flashback
The latest video flashback takes us back to the second season of the Premier League for a massive match between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United. The video features the opening to Match Of The Day (MOTD) featuring presenter Des Lynam and pundits Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking. After setting the scene, the BBC cameras descend […]
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/ 6074 days agoEmmanuel Adebayor Nearly Starts Riot In Arsenal Grudge Match
Emmanuel Adebayor answered his critics in spectacular fashion Saturday afternoon in one of his best performances ever on any football pitch during Manchester City's incredible 4-2 win against Arsenal. Adebayor had a lot to prove to Arsenal supporters after he left on bad terms this summer. After scoring a decisive header past the reach of […]
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/ 6075 days agoNew Skills In FIFA 10 Revealed: Video
The hype for the October release of FIFA 10 is building, and it's no wonder when you see video like this (see above) featuring some of the amazing new skills and graphics. The video is beautifully created by 16-year-old Norwegian Marius Hjerpseth. In it, the whiz kid shows actual game footage and then shows video […]
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/ 6076 days agoCapello Lays The Groundwork For Future England Managers
What a difference two years make. In November, 2007, England succumbed to Croatia at Wembley by a scoreline of 2-3 and thus surrendered their qualifying for Euro 2008. Cue the images of a fumbling Steve McClaren and an England team with so little confidence. Croatia, meanwhile, looked like world beaters. Yesterday, it was a different […]
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/ 6077 days agoTop 5 Firefox Add-Ons For Soccer Fans
In the latest browser wars, the browser usage statistics show that Firefox has almost 50% of the market share. Other than how easier it is to use and how fast it is, one of the reasons web users love Firefox is because of their massive library of add-ons. So since we're all soccer fans, I […]
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/ 6077 days agoThe Ghost Of Ronaldo Scores For United vs Arsenal
Sky has released a simple but effective advertisement to promote the benefits of watching its channel in HD, and Cristiano Ronaldo is the star of it. Well, not exactly. Take a look at the above commercial (Arsenal fans may want to look away). Source: 101 Great Goals.
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/ 6078 days agoExclusive Interview With Barney Ronay
Barney Ronay of The Guardian is the latest guest on the EPL Talk Podcast to discuss his newest book, The Manager: The Absurd Ascent Of The Most Important Man In Football. Ronay is best known for his appearances on the The Guardian's Football Weekly Podcast as well as the top writers at the newspaper. In […]
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/ 6079 days agoLeeds United v Man United, 1968-69: Video Flashback
Today's video flashback is from the late 1960s when two quality teams, Leeds United and Manchester United, faced each other at Elland Road. The video footage is interesting for several different seasons. It's in black and white. Plus you get to watch the opening of the show for a program that's simply titled "Football" with […]
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/ 6080 days agoSpurs v West Ham, 1970-71: Video Highlights
While there's no Premier League matches on until next weekend, here's another video from yesteryear to show how much the game of English football has changed as well as to give us video evidence of some of the legendary players of England. The video features first half highlights from the London derby between Tottenham Hotspur […]