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/ 6514 days agoNew 08/09 Blackburn Rovers Home Shirt Revealed
Blackburn Rovers has unveiled their new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season. New manager Paul Ince is pictured on their website holding the above shirt. Manufactured by Umbro and sponsored by Crown Paints, the new shirt looks like it has removed the red trim that was a part of last year's kit design. What are […]
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/ 6514 days agoEPL Talk Fantasy Football: Euro 2008 Winds Down
There's just one game left in Euro 2008, which means there's one last chance to get as many points as possible in the EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football game. The winner will receive a replica jersey of the Euro 2008 team of his or her choice courtesy of Subside Sports. Here's the top 10 […]
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/ 6514 days agoESPN's Euro 2008 Advertising Gone Wrong
When was the last time you saw a banner advertisement on the homepage of a major website promoting soccer in the United States? I had to rub my eyes when I saw it earlier Thursday afternoon on the homepage of Yahoo Finance, one of the top financial websites in the U.S. (see screenshot below). The […]
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/ 6514 days agoESPN's Euro 2008 Dream Goes According To Plan
ESPN and ABC's dreams have come true. Sunday's Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain is a far better proposition for the Disney owned TV networks than Turkey against Russia would have been. With plenty of German Americans living in the United States as well as a massive hispanic population, TV ratings should be high. […]
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/ 6515 days agoEuro 2008 Semi-Final Plagued By 17 Minutes Of TV Transmission Issues
Football fans around the world must have cursing their TV sets Wednesday night when the TV transmission was interrupted three separate times during key moments in the thrilling Euro 2008 semi-final between Germany and Turkey. UEFA is investigating the situation to find out what happened, but it appears that a thunderstorm is blamed for the […]
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/ 6516 days agoLatest Soccer News From Around The World
If you're not reading the other sites in our network, you're missing some great articles. Soccer On Dish writes about how the curse of ITVN has returned to Setanta Sports. La Liga Talk interviews Guillem Balague. Jeff Hash at Major League Soccer Talk writes about the latest results in the U.S. Open Cup (the tournament […]
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/ 6516 days agoAre Football Match Programmes Slowly Becoming Extinct?
Growing up in Wales, many of my cold, wet winter nights were spent cowering under a lightbulb studying every word and every page of football programmes. I had my Swansea City programmes that I brought home from matches, but I was deeply indebted to Steve Earl Football Programmes for helping to grow my collection. Goodness […]
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/ 6516 days agoWebsite Review: Portsmouth Football Club
Over the next several weeks, EPL Talk will be reviewing all of the websites for the 20 Premier League clubs. The first club website to be reviewed is Portsmouth and for good reason. It's one of the best ones in the Premiership. If you've ever met a Portsmouth fan, you'll know that they're very passionate […]
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/ 6516 days agoNew 08/09 Liverpool Third Shirt: New Picture
If you had to guess what color Liverpool's new third shirt will be for the 2008/2009 season, you wouldn't expect it to be green but as ridiculous as it sounds, it's true. Last season Liverpool wore black for their European away shirt. This year, the Adidas shirt will be green with a white trim (pictured […]
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/ 6516 days agoNew 08/09 Wigan Athletic Home Shirt
Wigan's new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season is now available for pre-order from their website. The official launch date for the new Wigan kit is July 15. Pictured above, the new shirt is modeled by Emile Heskey and designed and manufactured by Champion. In the United States, Champion is best known for their bras, […]
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/ 6517 days agoNew Liverpool 08/09 Away Shirt: Pictures
Liverpool FC has unveiled their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season. The grey Adidas kit with red trim will conjure up a lot of memories for Liverpool fans. The club used to have a grey shirt with Candy as the sponsor. What are your thoughts about the new Liverpool away shirt? Click the comments […]
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/ 6517 days ago5 Reasons Why The European Football Championship Is Better Than The World Cup
Ask any soccer fan about their favorite World Cup memory and you'll immediately see a smile on their face and hear the enthusiasm in his or her voice. My favorite memory was my first World Cup when I saw Archie Gemmill go on that incredible run to score against Holland in 1978 in Argentina. Over […]
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/ 6517 days agoNew 08/09 Manchester City Home Shirt Revealed
A photograph has leaked of the new Manchester City home shirt for the 2008/2009 season. Manufactured by Le Coq Sportif, their current kit designer, the new home jersey looks very similar to the the current City shirt. The new shirt design does feature a white diagonal line from the neckline to under the left arm. […]
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/ 6517 days agoNew 08/09 Sunderland Away Shirt: Photo
The new Sunderland away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been revealed. Designed by Umbro, the blue and black striped shirt (pictured above, worn by Carlos Edwards) is sponsored by Boyles Sports. Judging by the above picture, this is one of the smartest Umbro designs in quite some time. What do you think of the […]
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/ 6518 days agoEuro 2008 Poll: Who Will Be The Finalists?
Who's Going To Be In The Euro 2008 Final? ( polls)