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/ 6160 days ago10 English Football Bloggers You Should Follow On Twitter
As the popularity of Twitter skyrockets, more football supporters are signing up to stay updated on the latest football news. Trouble is how to know which people to follow on Twitter. To help, I've compiled a list of the top 10 English football bloggers you should follow on Twitter. I ruled out the Twitterers whose […]
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/ 6160 days agoLiverpool Third Shirt For 09-10 Season Leaked
Liverpool's third jersey for the 2009-2010 season has been revealed, and it's going to be white with red trim according to a leaked photograph (see above). Liverpool and Adidas have finally got their designs right for this season compared to last season's horrid green third jersey and the uninspiring gray away shirt. Liverpool's new third […]
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/ 6161 days ago2009-2010 Premier League Fixtures
The fixtures for the 2009-2010 season have been released, and Sir Alex Ferguson should be happy. The fixture computer must have applied a "Fergie Filter" to reduce the wrath of Sir Alex Ferguson fuming about how the fixtures are in favour of other teams except his own. This season, they seem to have it about […]
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/ 6161 days ago09-10 Premier League Kits: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
In a tribute to the Clint Eastwood movie, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," EPL Talk has categorized the new shirts for the 2009-2010 season into three categories. It wasn't easy. Many of the ones that we would have placed in a mediocre category, if it was available, had to go into "The Good" […]
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/ 6162 days agoRafa Or Fergie: Who Spends More In The Transfer Market
In March 2009, Rafa Benitez and Sir Alex Ferguson got into a war of words about how much money they had spent in the transfer market. “They [Liverpool] are well ahead of us in spending in the last five years,” Ferguson, the United manager, said, insisting that Liverpool had outspent United by £24 million during […]
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/ 6163 days agoPremier League Tidbits
I've seen some horrible green-screen effects before, but the action footage from the trailer for Goal 3 (see above) has got to be some of the cheesiest I've ever seen in my life. Let's hope the movie is better than the trailer, but I doubt it. For the second summer in a row, the Premier […]
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/ 6163 days agoRare Football Memorabilia Revealed From Sporting Auction
Bonhams auction house will be conducting an auction of rare football memorabilia this Wednesday in England, and some of the items available for bidding are incredible. Here are just a few of the items that caught my eye. Feel free to browse through the entire catalog to unearth other treasures.
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/ 6164 days agoImportant Updates For EPL Talk Readers
It seems like it's been ages since I've had a chance to communicate directly with you, the readers, about the latest happenings at EPL Talk, so I want to bring you up-to-speed on some exciting developments. First, I've made some changes "under the hood" at EPL Talk during the past few weeks so that the […]
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/ 6165 days agoTottenham Hotspur Home, Away And Third Kits For 09/10 Season
A photograph has been leaked showing the Tottenham Hotspur home, away and third kits for the 2009-2010 season. Designed and manufactured by Puma, the new home Spurs football kit features a white shirt with yellow stripes over the shoulders, navy shorts with yellow trim and white socks with yellow trim. The away Spurs kit is […]
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/ 6166 days agoMidland Masters Indoor Soccer On UK And US TV
Bring up the topic of indoor soccer and you're bound to get several opinionated viewpoints on it. Many soccer fans love it. Many hate it. But no matter which side of the Atlantic you live on, the fact of the matter is that both the United States and, to a lesser degree, the United Kingdom […]
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/ 6167 days agoSetanta Sports North America: For Sale?
The US and Irish assets of Setanta Sports could be sold to raise financing to bail out Setanta UK, according to The Guardian newspaper. Setanta UK is desperately trying to raise money between now and Monday to make a £30m payment it owes to the Premier League. As a result, Setanta is looking at all […]
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/ 6167 days agoFulham Home Kit For 09-10 Season: Revealed
Photos of Fulham's new home football kit for the 2009-10 season has been leaked. Fulham's home kit will feature the traditional white and black colours. Designed and manufactured by Nike, Fulham's new home jersey feature a white shirt with black sleeves. To me, the design of the home shirt reminds me of Adidas's Classic series […]
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/ 6168 days agoWhere Do Premier League Footballers Go On Summer Holiday?
Throughout the years, American soccer fans have had to endure the snide remarks and abuse from the English football press and public towards America. We've all heard the cheap jokes at the expense of our "Mickey Mouse" league, the tiresome jibes about the term soccer and how Americans mispronounce it. As well as the jabs […]
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/ 6169 days agoPremier League Bubble Is About To Burst
On the same day that Kaka moved from AC Milan to Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee of £56 million, Newcastle United put a 'for sale' sign up on their website and put their entire squad up for sale. At the same time, Setanta Sports looks like it's heading for administration, Liverpool's financial […]
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/ 6169 days agoFox Soccer Channel Averages 90,000 Viewers For Premier League
Average TV ratings for the different leagues that Fox Soccer Channel broadcasts have been made public this week, and the findings make very interesting reading. For the 2008/2009 season, the Premier League is Fox Soccer Channel's top league averaging 90,000 viewers per game. Second highest were FA Cup games which averaged 75,000 viewers. Serie A […]