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/ 6228 days agoInterview with Brant Parsons, Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel soccer writer Brant Parsons is the guest on the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. Hosted by Kartik Krishnaiyer, best known as the co-host of the American Soccer Show on CSRN, the interview with Parsons discusses several topics including: what it's like being […]
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/ 6228 days agoClough Documentary And Premier League News
Here are the latest stories catching my eye today that I wanted to pass along to you: Clough: The Documentary (FootballFilter). During the past several weeks, the amount of attention given to the story of Brian Clough has been enormous — especially because of the movie, The Damned United, and the controversy regarding the book […]
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/ 6228 days agoTwitter Is The Enemy of the Premier League
The crackdown on football blogs by Football DataCo and NetResult continues. This time it's not only to prevent a website using club crests, but FootyTweets has received a cease and desist letter telling the site owner to stop providing match updates by Twitter unless he purchases a licence that will allow him to do a […]
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/ 6229 days ago3,000 Posts And Counting
It's been a while since I've had a chance to thank you, the readers, for remaining loyal to EPL Talk all these years. Some of you may have found us more recently. Others may have been with us since our launch in November, 2005. The reason for the note of thanks is two-fold. First, EPL […]
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/ 6229 days agoRogers Sportsnet and Setanta Win Champions League TV Rights In Canada
Rogers Sportsnet and Setanta Sports have announced that they will share the TV rights to the Champions League shown on Canadian TV for the next three seasons. Sportsnet's and Setanta's combined coverage will feature 146 Champions League matches each season. In addition, Sportsnet.ca and Setanta.com/ca will simulcast a selection of matches online. "We are thrilled […]
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/ 6229 days agoWhy ESPN Losing Champions League TV Rights Is Not a Good Thing
It's a glorious time of the year for fans of English football. The race in the Premier League is heating up and we've seen some amazing matches during the past few weeks showing why the league can be, at times, miles ahead of its competitors. Then we had this week's Champions League quarter-final matches which […]
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/ 6229 days agoIs This Middlesbrough's New Home Shirt For 09/10 Season?
It's probably the least of Middlesbrough's worries right now especially given their fight to escape relegation, but a photograph has been leaked that shows the alleged Middlesbrough shirt for the 2009-10 season. Designed and manufactured by Adidas, the new Middlesbrough shirt is designed in Adidas's new template — the same one that will resemble Chelsea's […]
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/ 6232 days agoPremier League Daily Digest, April 6, 2009
What a brilliant Premier League weekend it was. The highlights, of course, being the spectacular match between Aston Villa and Manchester United with Federico Macheda's last minute curling shot that ended in the corner of the net past the reach of Brad Friedel. And then the last minute goal from Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun when a […]
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/ 6232 days agoNew Arsenal Away Shirt For 09/10 Season: Revealed
Arsenal's new away shirt for the 2009-2010 season will be white with redcurrant pinstripes and designed and manufactured by Nike. The new shirt is scheduled to be released in June, 2009. Some Arsenal fans may be surprised to discover that white has been a common color for the Gunners to wear for their away shirts, […]
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/ 6232 days agoSpecial 1 TV: Sven Gets The Sack
Sven Goran Eriksson getting sacked by Mexico last week was perfect fodder for this past weekend's Special 1 TV episode. The Special One and Nelson Mandela gave Sven a bit of stick, while Wayne ended up babysitting a certain someone special on the set. Be champions!
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/ 6236 days agoFox Soccer Channel Officially Announces Champions League Coverage
Fox Soccer Channel just completed a press conference to officially announce the acquisition of the Champions League TV coverage in the United States. Among some of the findings were that: Fox Soccer Channel will go ahead and do the highlight shows and pre-game shows with Fox talent, Fox is seriously considering using the international feed […]
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/ 6236 days agoCrouch's Robotic Dance Moves Make A Return
Peter Crouch's infamous robot dance moves that he blessed us with a few years ago have made a return. In last night's last gasp 2-1 victory by England against Ukraine, Crouch scored with an acrobatic volley and the joy on his face was plain for everyone to see. In the middle of his goal celebrations, […]
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/ 6236 days agoDetails of Fox's Champions League Coverage Revealed
Fox Soccer Channel has announced the details of their Champions League TV rights deal. Here are the most important points to know: Fox will broadcast 31 live and 79 delayed matches on FSC next season. Sixteen games will air on Fox Sports Net on Tuesdays. The final from Madrid on May 22, 2010, will be […]
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/ 6237 days agoTottenham Unveil Latest Plans for Mini-Me Emirates Stadium
Lots of news from England in the last 24 hours (read EPL Talk's Premier League news feed updated daily). Here are just a few of the highlights: Tottenham Hotspur Unveil Future Plans for White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur). Spurs have released detailed plans for their mini-me Emirates Stadium to replace their current ground at White […]
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/ 6237 days agoESPN's Premier League Dilemma
What a difference a year makes. Last summer ESPN was raving about its better than expected TV ratings for Euro 2008, which was one of the best produced tournaments soccer fans in the United States had ever seen (helped by the bonus of games being available in HD). But since then, ESPN dumped its MLS […]