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/ 6542 days agoSetanta Sports Coming to RCN Cable & Verizon FIOS Soon?
Setanta Sports may be unveiled on RCN Cable and Verizon FIOS in the next 4-8 weeks, or will they? AFANA.com uncovered an article in The Morning Bridge cable industry newsletter which quoted Setanta Sports CEO Roger Hall as saying that Setanta will begin a rolling launch on RCN cable systems beginning June 1st and on […]
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/ 6542 days agoWest Ham United Announces Friendly Against Columbus Crew
West Ham United announced this morning that the club has scheduled a friendly against MLS side Columbus Crew for Sunday, July 20 at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The friendly is West Ham's second on their North American tour. On Thursday, July 24 the east London will play against the MLS All-Star Team in Toronto, […]
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/ 6542 days agoRelease Dates For 08/09 Premier League Shirts
Subside Sports has released the schedule for the 2008/2009 shirts for Premier League clubs including Manchester United, Tottenham, West Ham, Arsenal and Chelsea.JUNE Spurs ThirdWest Ham HomeFulham Home JULY Sunderland AwayWigan HomeSpurs AwayArsenal HomeChelsea AwayLiverpool AwayPortsmouth HomeManchester United AwayBolton HomeArsenal AwayManchester City HomeNewcastle United Away AUGUST Aston Villa HomeFulham AwayChelsea Third (Euro)Manchester City AwayLiverpool Third […]
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/ 6542 days agoFootball And Sexy Women: A Match Made In Heaven
If you're an England fan and you're still depressed about your national team not playing in Euro 2008, sit back and enjoy this video entitled "The Bootyful Game." It'll make the pain go away.
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/ 6542 days agoHow England Or The United States Can Win The 2018 World Cup Bid
The United States announced this week that it's interested in hosting the 2018 World Cup. No surprise there. They've been talking about bidding for the 2018 World Cup for quite some time although an official campaign launch isn't expected until later this summer. However, the British media treated the news as a revelation and a […]
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/ 6543 days agoMan United Season Review On Fox Soccer Channel
If you missed the Season Review of Manchester United on Fox Soccer Channel this past weekend, the TV network will be showing it again this Friday, May 30 2008, at 4pm ET. The program will also be replayed at Noon ET on Saturday, May 31. At 3pm ET on Friday, Fox Soccer Channel will air […]
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/ 6543 days agoEngland v U.S.: Why Brits Hate U.S. Soccer Fans
Earlier this morning, in the build-up to today's England against United States friendly at Wembley (live on ESPN Classic beginning at 3pm ET), I wrote about why Americans hate English soccer supporters. To be fair, there are a lot reasons why Brits hate U.S. soccer supporters as well, which are revealed below: Soccer fans in […]
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/ 6543 days agoEuro 08 Coverage From ESPN Classic
In the United States, ESPN Classic has kicked off their build-up to the coverage of Euro 2008 with a bang. In addition to the nightly broadcast of classic encounters from previous European Championships, the TV network is also airing the Euro 2008 Preview Show, a 30-minute show hosted by James Richardson from The Guardian's Football […]
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/ 6543 days agoEngland vs USA: Why Americans Hate English Football Supporters
Later this evening, the United States will play England at Wembley (8pm BST/BBC1) in a friendly match between two countries who have a love-hate relationship with each other. But in this war, the battle is waged off the pitch rather than on it. On the pitch, the competition between the two sides is waged fairly. […]
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/ 6544 days agoBBC Launches Euro 2008 Blog
There are only 11 days (or 264 hours) between now and the beginning of Euro 2008, and it all seems a lot like World Cup 2006 all over again.To me, World Cup 2006 was the zenith of soccer coverage on the Internet. I watched all of the matches on a daily basis from my desktop […]
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/ 6544 days agoFulham Announces Preseason Tour Of South Korea
Fulham announced this morning that it'll be playing two preseason friendlies in South Korea this July. The club will play against FC Seoul on July 23 and against Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i FC on July 26. Fulham's decision to travel to South Korea this summer dashes any hopes of the club visiting the United States, where […]
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/ 6544 days agoJavier Mascherano And The Seven Nation Army
When Jack White and Meg White of The White Stripes wrote the song Seven Nation Army, which was released in 2003, little did they know it'd be adopted and twisted and turned into a chant by Liverpool fans in support of their masterful midfielder Javier Mascherano. If you're not familiar with the version chanted by […]
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/ 6545 days agoTV Schedule for European Championship Matches On ESPN Classic
If you live in the United States and you have ESPN Classic on your satellite or cable package, you're in for a treat over the next two weeks. Earlier today (Monday, May 26), ESPN Classic broadcasted the 1972 European Championship final between West Germany and USSR. If you're like me, you missed it (ESPN Classic […]
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/ 6545 days agoTaking The Official Champions League Ball For A Test Drive
Whenever I have a flashback to the late 70s growing up as a child in Wales, I have a very vivid memory of finding a leather soccer ball underneath the tree one Christmas morning. I remember sniffing the black and white checkered ball and smelling the strong scent of leather, as well as tracing my […]
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/ 6545 days agoTim Vickery Interview
Episode 105 features an interview with Tim Vickery, one of the most astute writers on the topic of South American football and a co-host of the BBC World Football Phone-In Show as well as writer for World Soccer Magazine and Sports Illustrated. Vickery has lived in Brazil since 1994. His knowledge of South American football […]