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/ 6411 days agoUEFA Considers Banning Premier League Clubs From Europe
UEFA's general secretary David Taylor has lost his marbles. He's warned clubs that they may face being banned from competing in European competitions if they continue to carry excessive debt. "There would be forms of communication, even warnings, even reprimands before one would ever get to a situation of exclusion but it's absolutely possible," said […]
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/ 6411 days agoPoll: Do You Want Premier League Matches Played Overseas?
This week, some of the top decision makers in world football met at the Leaders In Football conference at Stamford Bridge in London to discuss a host of topics. Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the Premier League, spoke about his vision for making the Premier League into a global league. When interviewed about the topic, […]
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/ 6412 days agoPoll: Tell Us Which Fox Soccer Channel Features You Use
For me, the height of FoxSoccer.com was the summer of 2006 during the World Cup when there was a tremendous community built around the reporters who were in Germany including Jamie Trecker, Nick Webster and Oliver Hinz. But since then, what Fox Soccer Channel features do you use and is the website part of your […]
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/ 6413 days agoWhich Tottenham Players Would You Put On The Transfer List?
With Tottenham Hotspur experiencing their worst start to a season since 1912, it's time for desperate measures at White Hart Lane. If you were in charge of the club, which players would you put on the transfer list, which personnel would you sack and who would you keep? Here are my picks: Sack them: Daniel […]
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/ 6413 days agoI'm On Setanta Sports: October 4, 2008 Episode
In this week's episode, It does a hilarious impression of Wayne Rooney like, while Alex Ferguson calls in to, chew chew, give his opinion, chew chew, on matters. Excellent stuff as always. [display_podcast]
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/ 6413 days agoPoll: Did Vidic Foul Blackburn Goalkeeper Jason Brown?
It was the big talking point from this weekend's game at Ewood Park. Should Manchester United's first goal been disallowed because Vidic backed in to Blackburn goalkeeper Jason Brown and elbowed him in the face, or – as the commentators mentioned – it was Brown's mistake for not asserting himself and punching the ball to […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 6413 days agoNewcastle and Liverpool impress on EPL Super Sunday
Finally. We finally got a Premier League weekend where we had two matches with teams playing their hearts out and giving it 100%. Too often this season the majority of matches have been one-sided and negative. But fair play to Manchester City and Liverpool, and Everton and Newcastle for two thoroughly exciting matches. In both […]
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/ 6415 days agoNewcastle contemplates signing Gerry Francis
Gerry Francis has been offered a coaching position at Newcastle United, according to Sky Sports. But, according to The Daily Telegraph, he may reject the offer. If he takes the position, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers manager will join a club overflowing with cockneys including owner Mike Ashley, vice president Tony Jimenez, […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 6415 days agoPodcast Review: The Third Half
It may be just me, but lately I've been burned out listening to podcasts. So much so that my weekly diet of half a dozen different shows has now dwindled down to one or two. The same goes for non-soccer podcasts too. I find myself occupying my listening time with my newest addiction, Audible books, […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 6415 days agoHow sun outages interrupt Premier League broadcasts
Watching today's Blackburn against Manchester United match on television, I couldn't help but notice that Fox Soccer Channel ran a message across the bottom of the screen apologizing in advance for any satellite transmission difficulties due to solar outages. Solar outages? "What the heck is that," I thought. My first thought that it was something […]
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/ 6416 days agoPoll: Which EPL Game This Weekend Will Feature A Shock Win?
It should be a very interesting weekend in the Premier League. Be sure to catch the matches live in the EPL Talk Chat all weekend long, hosted by Johnathan Starling. Aston Villa to beat Chelsea? Hull to beat Spurs? Blackburn to beat Man United or Man City to beat Liverpool? Which match will most likely […]
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/ 6416 days agoJoe Kinnear's Newcastle United Press Conference: Audio
We have the audio of Joe Kinnear's unbelievable tirade against journalists from yesterday's Newcastle United press conference. If this isn't a sign of a club in serious trouble, I don't know what is. What was Mike Ashley and Dennis Wise thinking about hiring Kinnear who obviously isn't able to handle the pressure? Newcastle Manager Joe […]
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/ 6417 days agoHow Sports TV Networks Can Shake Up Their Football Coverage
Thanks to Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey, there will be millions of people around the watch watching the vice-presidential debate tonight between Sarah Palin and Joseph Biden. Most people will secretly be looking forward to seeing Palin make another embarrassing gaffe. While debates can be unpredictable, nearly all football related shows on television are the […]
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/ 6418 days agoWhat Soccer Websites Could You Not Live Without?
We all have our vices, and that includes those soccer websites or blogs that we visit frequently — sometimes several times a day. What, for you, are the soccer websites and/or blogs that you can't live without? The type of sites where you wouldn't know what to do if they no longer existed. Share your […]
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/ 6418 days agoESPN2 Shows EPL Teams Too Often In Champions League
I love watching Premier League teams on television just as much as anyone, but I must admit that I'm a bit sick of EPL teams monopolizing ESPN's Champions League coverage in their Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon timeslots.