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/ 6508 days agoNew Man United Third Shirt Revealed: Photos
Nike has beaten Manchester United to the punch and unveiled the new Man United third shirt for the 2008/2009 season. The club badge is on the left of the shirt and there is writing around it saying, “May 29th 1968" and “40th Anniversary” which commemorates the 1968 european cup win over Benfica. Thanks to the […]
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/ 6508 days agoChelsea Launches Redesigned Website
Chelsea today launched a redesigned version of its club website. The new look-and-feel of the site is completely different than the previous incarnation which was a very difficult to navigate site designed in Flash that was launched in November 2006 by Premium TV. The new site is much more intuitive and interactive than the previous […]
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/ 6509 days agoOpening Day Fixtures for 2008/2009 Bundesliga Season
The fixtures for the opening day of the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season have been announced. All of these matches will be played on Saturday, August 16: FC Bayern v Hamburg Schalke v Hannover Wolfsburg v Cologne Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha Berlin Karlsruhe v Bochum Energie Cottbus v Hoffenheim Arminia Bielefeld v […]
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/ 6509 days agoHow Fox Soccer Channel Can Improve Its Summer Programming
Television companies that feature the Premier League throughout the season face the harsh reality of trying to keep their viewers returning during the three months in late Spring to early summer when the Premiership is on break. The issue is especially troubling for soccer networks such as Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV and Setanta Sports. They […]
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/ 6510 days agoInterview With Dave Moor, Creator Of Historical Football Kits Website
One of the greatest aspects of the internet is the ability for communities to come together to build exhaustive collections of information, which would be impossible if developed by the printing press. The perfect example of this is the Historical Kits website, which is a work of passion developed by Dave Moor. His website is […]
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/ 6510 days agoESPN Has The Power To Make Soccer Successful In America
ESPN has finally cracked the code of how to produce soccer for the American audience. Show it in high definition, feature a strong team of commentators, promote the tournament across your networks, don't cut the national anthems, include advertising at appropriate moments, reduce the hype and include intelligent discussions during the pre-game, halftime and post-game […]
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/ 6510 days agoFox Soccer Channel Poll
If you live in the USA, how many hours did you watch Fox Soccer Channel in June, 2008? ( polls)
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/ 6511 days agoFootball And The Decline Of The Western Civilization
Many scholars of art, literature, football and music will argue that the classics are far better than the recent and current crop of artistes. Legends such as Dali, Picasso, Shakespeare, Yeats, Dickens, Cruyff, Pele, Pukas, Lennon, Sinatra, Presley and Marley come to mind, people who were far more talented than our present day idols. It's […]
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/ 6511 days agoHighlights Of Preseason Friendlies For Premier League Clubs
Now that Euro 2008 is over, don't be surprised if you go through withdrawal symptoms over the next few days. But while one of the most entertaining European Championships in recent history has finished, many Premier League clubs will begin playing their first friendlies as early as next week. With only 47 days to go […]
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/ 6511 days agoFinal Standings For EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football League
The EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football League ended in 46th place in the Best Leagues standing with an average score of 268.2. As far as we can tell, we ended up in first place among the private leagues originating from the United States. Here are the top 10 winners. First placed Luis Arias wins […]
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/ 6512 days agoOfficial Premier League Ball For 08/09 Season
The Premier League has unveiled its official ball for the 2008/2009 season, which features a unique red stripe design. Named the Nike Total 90 Omni Ball, the ball features geometrically precise panel shapes which distribute pressure evenly across panels and around the ball for consistent, accurate and powerful striking. It also features cross-linked, nitrogen-expanded foam […]
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/ 6512 days agoGoogle Celebrates Euro 2008 With Homepage Doodle
Google is getting into the mood for today's Euro 2008 final by showing a soccer doodle on its homepages in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As of writing, Google Spain's homepage didn't feature the image. German seventeen year old Mai Dao Ngoc drew the winning picture.
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/ 6512 days agoJack Bell Is A Wanker, Part II
It's pretty sad when two soccer columnists who represent what is supposedly one of the nation's top newspapers are so incompetent and out-of-touch with reality. Last November, I called New York Times soccer columnist Jack Bell a wanker for writing an idiotic article criticizing Fox Soccer Channel for broadcasting the Premier League, the world's most […]
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/ 6514 days agoNew 08/09 Manchester City Home & Away Shirts Unveiled
Manchester City has officially unveiled their new home and away shirts for the 2008/2009 season. As correctly predicted before, the new home shirt design features Thomas Cook as the sponsor and Le Coq Sportif as the manufacturer, not Nike. According to the Manchester City website, "This year’s strips are a return to tradition, with a […]