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/ 6153 days agoPremier League Could Become More Popular In States Without Setanta
In its years of broadcasting in North America, Setanta has been both a godsend and a detriment to the success of the Premier League in the United States. It's been a godsend because, in combination with Fox Soccer Channel, die-hard followers of the league have been able to watch almost every single Premier League for […]
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/ 6153 days agoTottenham Hotspur Home, Away And Third Football Kits For 09/10 Season: Official Photos
After a ton of suspense, hundreds of blog posts and plenty of heated debates over whether the photographs leaked a few weeks ago were really the new Tottenham Hotspur football kits or not, we now know the truth after Tottenham Hotspur officially revealed their new kits for the 2009-2010 season today. The new football kits […]
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/ 6154 days agoPortsmouth Home And Away Football Jerseys 09/10 Season Revealed
Artistic drawings of Portsmouth's new home and away football jerseys for the 2009-2010 season have been revealed showing what the shirts will look like that are designed by Canterbury, the shirt's manufacturer. The Portsmouth home shirt in the classic Pompey blue features an aerodynamic design that looks very modern with a dark blue trim that's […]
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/ 6154 days agoTop 10 Setanta UK Commentators and Presenters Looking For Work
The fallout from the demise of Setanta UK is set to start with the Scottish Premier League, Football Association and Blue Square Premier League in turmoil after missing out on millions of dollars of cash and the worry of finding a new suitor to step in to rescue the organizations. But it's not just the […]
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/ 6155 days agoFA Releases Statement About Setanta
The English Football Association (FA) has released a statement regarding Setanta UK going into administration. "The FA will now consider options to find the best platform to broadcast those fixtures contracted to Setanta," said FA Chief Executive Ian Watmore. "These include England home friendly matches, FA Cup ties, England U21 games and the FA Community […]
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/ 6155 days agoSetanta UK Goes Into Administration
Setanta UK has gone into administration this morning after failing to make payments to the Premier League and losing the Premier League TV rights in the UK for the 2009-2013 seasons. The administrator Deloitte said that it would shortly cease broadcasting to customers in Great Britain but would continue to operate elsewhere. They said they […]
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/ 6155 days agoWhat Will Happen To Setanta US?
With Setanta UK on the verge of going into administration after losing the TV rights to the Premier League through 2013 in the UK as well as losing the TV rights to the Scottish Premier League, the demise of Setanta UK looks certain. It may be days or hours before the plug is pulled. The […]
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/ 6155 days agoMan United Home Football Kit For 09/10 Season Revealed
A new photograph of Manchester United's home football kit for the 2009-2010 season has been revealed. The picture is so dark, on purpose, that it's difficult to ascertain its features, but the shirt does appear to have the black V sign on the chest. The new Manchester United home kit will be revealed for all […]
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/ 6155 days agoThe Damned United Coming To U.S. Movie Theaters
Well, I didn't think it would happen, but thankfully it has. Sony Pictures has decided to bring The Damned United to U.S. movie screens. The adaptation of the controversial novel by author David Peace about the 44 day period that Brian Clough spent as manager of Leeds United will be released this Fall. September 25, […]
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/ 6155 days agoESPN Acquires UK Premier League TV Rights From Setanta
Breaking news. ESPN has acquired all 46 live matches for the 2009-10 season on U.K. TV from the Premier League. The rights were previously held by Setanta Sports up until Friday, but when Setanta failed to pay the Premier League the money it owed them, the Premier League opened the bidding up to Sky, ESPN […]
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/ 6156 days agoESPN Gets LaLiga TV Rights In U.S.
In a major development for the soccer media industry, ESPN Gets LaLiga TV Rights In U.S. via sublicensed games. ESPN made a significant move today by announcing that GolTV sublicensed some of its U.S. TV rights of LaLiga coverage to ESPN. In March of this year, GolTV announced that it had renewed its rights to […]
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/ 6156 days ago6 Famous Premier League Footballers On Twitter
We've searched Twitter to find some of the top players in the Premier League who we recommend you follow on Twitter. After reviewing these, you may think that some of them are fake accounts but we're pretty certain they're all real, or at least the vast majority are. Here are six famous Premier League footballers […]
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/ 6158 days agoPremier League Terminates Contract With Setanta
The Premier League have announced that they have terminated their contract with Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom. That means that Setanta has lost the TV rights for the 2009-2010 Premier League season and will sell the rights to the 46 lives games to the highest bidder. The bidding deadline for the TV rights to […]
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/ 6159 days agoESPN ScoreCenter iPhone App Review: For Soccer Fans
ESPN recently released a new app for the iPhone entitled ESPN ScoreCenter, which is a must-have app for soccer fans. The free app features real-time score updates, live game details, schedules, stats, game summaries and more for an exhaustive number of leagues and tournaments, such as: Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, […]
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/ 6159 days agoFootball Partnerships Interviews EPL Talk
Recently, the Football Partnerships Podcast interviewed me about EPL Talk and the business of football blogging. It's quite different than the typical EPL Talk interview. Listen to the Football Partnerships interview today. Some of the topics discussed include: How the idea of EPL Talk was created, How EPL Talk's initial target audience has changed over […]