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/ 6244 days agoGoogle Street View Guide to Premier League Clubs
If you've ever been fascinated to use the satellite feature in Google Maps to zoom in on Premier League grounds to see what they look like from the air, you'll be glad to know that Google has recently launched their Street View feature for many cities in the United Kingdom. Google hasn't been able to […]
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/ 6245 days agoSpecial 1 TV: Episode 6: The Potato
Special 1 TV returns with a new episode this time featuring the unveiling of Guus Hiddink's new nickname, the debut of Wayne Rooney as a virtuoso, the crew go Twitter crazy and Jose and Sven take on the United States in a special US segment. Enjoy.
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/ 6245 days agoPhotos of England Home Shirt Leaked
Editor's note: The images of the new England home shirt have been removed after we received an e-mail request from Haymarket, publishers of Four Four Two Magazine. The image of the shirt will be unveiled in a future supplement of 442 magazine. Here it is. One of the biggest secrets in football during the past […]
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/ 6249 days agoChampions League Quarter-Final Draw Revealed
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League was announced earlier this morning. The games to be played April 7/8 and April 14/15 are: Villarreal v Arsenal Manchester United v FC Porto Liverpool v Chelsea Barcelona v Bayern Munich The chances of having one or more English teams in the semi-final were increased by […]
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/ 6250 days agoFox Soccer Channel Acquires Champions League TV Rights in US
Breaking News: Fox Soccer Channel has beaten ESPN to the US TV rights to the UEFA Champions League. This is a massive coup for Fox Soccer Channel and a huge blow for ESPN. Plus this is the second time in 2 weeks that ESPN has lost Champions League rights to Fox. Just two weeks Fox […]
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/ 6251 days agoFox, ESPN & Setanta Battle for Champions League US TV Rights
Fox Soccer Channel, ESPN and Setanta Sports were in heated discussions Tuesday to acquire the US TV rights to UEFA's Champions League. The three sports networks attended SportelAmerica, an industry conference held in Miami Beach, Florida. EPL Talk and MLS Talk were the only members of the American media at the conference. While ESPN are […]
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/ 6251 days agoChampions League TV Rights In US Almost Finalized
Kartik Krishnaiyer and I went down to Miami yesterday morning to attend the SportelAmerica Conference where we interviewed executives from Setanta Sports and GolTV as well as former World Soccer editor Keir Radnedge and a few surprise guests. We covered a lot of news. The biggest headline was that the US TV rights to the […]
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/ 6252 days agoIs This Man City's New Home Shirt for 09/10 Season?
Could this be Manchester City's new home shirt for the 2009-10 season? We knew that Le Coq Sportif had been dropped in favor of Umbro, and that Thomas Cook's days as the shirt sponsor were numbered. And that Man City had talks with Etihad Airlines. But is the above photo the genuine article or a […]
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/ 6253 days agoFergie Is A Sore Loser
Read through the following news headlines from this past weekend that I handpicked. Enjoy. "Humiliated Sir Alex Ferguson Laments Scheduling" (The Times). Fergie shows what a sore loser he is after the Liverpool match by refusing to be interviewed by Sky Sports because of the early Saturday afternoon kick-off. For all the praise Ferguson gets, […]
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/ 6254 days agoSpecial 1 TV: Jose Phones Home (Episode 5)
Episode 5 of Special 1 TV has premiered, but to me — this is one of the weakest ones to date. Mario Rosenstock is well known for imitating voices of famous football stars for the Gift Grub show on Irish radio. Talented he is, no doubt. But if you watched the above Special 1 TV […]
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/ 6255 days agoMan United 1-4 Liverpool: Premier League Title Race Is Back On
This has to be one of the best weeks in Liverpool's history under Rafa Benitez. After beating Real Madrid so convincingly during mid-week in the Champions League, the Reds did the unthinkable today by thrashing Manchester United 4-1 at Old Trafford. The Premier League title race is back on. Liverpool's win takes Benitez's side to […]
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/ 6256 days agoQuestions Please for Setanta, GolTV and NetResult
On Tuesday, EPL Talk will be hitting the road to Miami to attend the SportelAmerica Conference. It's the event of the year where the major sports leagues and TV networks meet to negotiate the rights to TV and new media. The Premier League will be there. So too will the Bundesliga and Major League Soccer. […]
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/ 6257 days agoEPL Talk Is Now Hiring: March 13, 2009
If you have previous writing experience — whether it's for a blog or newspaper — and you're interested in writing for EPL Talk, please let us know. Even if you don't have any professional writing experience, you may be a good fit. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to thegaffer[at]epltalk.com with a couple […]
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/ 6257 days agoChelsea to Play Inter Milan in San Francisco Summer Friendly
Chelsea will play a friendly against Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan this summer in San Francisco, according to The New York Times Goal Blog. The friendly is scheduled for July 21. Three days earlier, on July 18, Chelsea will play Seattle Sounders in a friendly (kick off time Noon PT). So far, Chelsea is the only […]
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/ 6257 days agoEngland Footballers Star In Gavin and Stacey Sketch
Gavin & Stacey TV star James Corden has taped a hilarious sketch with the England football team to raise money for the British version of Comic Relief. Featured in the video are David Beckham, Peter Crouch, David James, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Shawn Wright-Philips, Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand. The story line is […]