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/ 6518 days agoNew 08/09 Chelsea Away Shirt: Pictures
Chelsea has confirmed that their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season will be all black. Designed by Adidas and sponsored by Samsung, the new shirt design is a welcome change from Chelsea's away shirt that it wore last season, which was a yellow day-glo color. The new shirt may be partially inspired by the […]
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/ 6518 days agoNew 08/09 Hull City Away Shirt Revealed
A photograph of Hull City's away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been revealed. The color is flint — a very dark grey. Manufactured by Umbro, the shirt features an amber and black trim and is sponsored by Kingston Communications. Fair play to Hull, this is one of the most aesthetically pleasing shirts among the […]
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/ 6518 days agoThe Thin Line Between Euro 2008 Winners And Losers
In international tournaments such as Euro 2008, tactical formations are overrated. Just because a team that plays a 4-3-2-1 formation beats a country playing 4-4-2, that doesn't mean that a Christmas Tree lineup is better. At the end of the day, so much of football comes down to chance.When you think about the 16 teams […]
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/ 6518 days agoSpain And Italy's Bore Draw Gives Soccer A Bad Name
It was supposed to be a classic. Two of the top teams in Europe, Italy and Spain, with some of the best footballers in the world on display. But what we saw was a dire game featuring two teams more focused on avoiding defeat than trying to win. Other than the Romania against France game, […]
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/ 6519 days agoWin A Euro 2008 Shirt From Castrol And EPL Talk
EPL Talk has two Euro 2008 shirts to give away as prizes courtesy of sponsor Castrol Oil, creator of the excellent Castrol Performance Index which provides statistics and analysis of the Euro 2008 matches. To win one of these shirts, all you have to do is visit http://www.castrolindex.com/ and search through the pages looking for […]
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/ 6519 days agoHolland 1-3 Russia – Arshavin On Top Of The World
Watching Russia beat Holland 3-1 tonight in Basel to qualify for the semi-finals of Euro 2008, we may have seen the future champions of Europe. Their performance, at times, was simply breathtaking. Over the entire 120 minutes, the best team deservedly won the match. Holland had plenty of chances to score but they were, for […]
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/ 6519 days agoThe Pitfalls Of Watching Soccer On Satellite TV
Sometimes readers ask me why I don't have DirecTV or DISH Network. One of the main reasons why was on display today, and it's definitely one of the pitfalls of watching soccer on satellite television.The culprit is the weather in South Florida. During the summer here, you can almost guarantee that by 2pm that the […]
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/ 6519 days agoIs Fan Segregation At Football Matches A Good Thing?
One of the pleasures of going to see a live match in England and continental Europe these days is the lack of fan segregation. After leaving Wales in 1984 and returning to England in 2006 to attend a professional match again, I was shocked by how fans were allowed to mingle together in the streets […]
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/ 6519 days agoEPL Talk Gets Behind Holland!
Here's a photograph of me, The Gaffer, partying with two friendly Dutch fans in the streets of Berne, Switzerland before the Italy against Holland match. I'll be at Slainte's Pub in Boynton Beach this afternoon cheering on the Dutch. Come back later tonight for a full report as well as articles throughout the day from […]
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/ 6519 days agoNew 08/09 Newcastle United Away Shirt
Newcastle United has unveiled their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season. Modeled by Michael Owen, the blue shirt is designed in the new Adidas template. While the new Newcastle United kit looks attractive, it looks similar to Chelsea's new home shirt although the blues are definitely different shades. Thanks to Football Shirts for the […]
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/ 6520 days ago2008/2009 Championship TV Schedule On Sky Sports
Sky Sports has announced its schedule of televised Championship matches for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season. Here's the schedule: Sunday, August 10: Nottingham Forest v Reading Saturday, August 16: Bristol City v Derby County Saturday, August 30: Watford v Ipswich Saturday, October 4: Coventry City v Southampton Saturday, October 25: Reading v […]
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/ 6520 days agoSoccer's Bermuda Triangle Of TV Camera Angles
Fans of association football will have all experienced this at one time or another. When watching a match on TV, there's a specific camera angle that's diagonal to the goal where it looks like the ball is going near the net, only to find out that the ball goes up and is sent in the […]
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/ 6520 days agoWin An EPL Talk T-Shirt
The first person who emails a PDF of issue number two of the EPL Talk Magazine to me at thegaffer[at]epltalk[dot]com will receive their very own EPL Talk T-shirt (pictured; blonde not included). As soon as I receive it, I'll update this post. So if you see no note here, then you still have a chance […]
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/ 6520 days agoTime Shifting Helps Increase The Popularity Of Soccer
Time shifting, the recording of programming to watch or listen to later at a more convenient time, has changed the way we consume media, but I believe it's also led to the increased popularity of soccer worldwide. Out of all of the Premier League, Euro 2008 and Champions League soccer that you watch, how much […]
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/ 6521 days agoWhy Manchester United Should Let Cristiano Ronaldo Go
The only thing stopping Cristiano Ronaldo from becoming a Real Madrid player is Manchester United themselves. In his body language and in the words he says, it's so apparent that Ronaldo wants to join Real Madrid. It's always been his desire to play in Spain, so if the opportunity comes along he's going to try […]