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/ 6584 days agoSpurs to Unveil New 08/09 Shirts on May 6
Tottenham Hotspur has announced it'll be unveiling its new kits for the 2008/2009 season in a unique way. They'll be debuted live on Spurs TV, which will be available via a free webcast on Tuesday, May 6. The new Spurs 08/09 home shirt will then be available on May 10, while the away and third […]
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/ 6584 days agoThe Rise and Fall of ITVN
The dirty secret about ITVN, the company that brought Setanta Sports via broadband to TV set top boxes in North America, is that its sister company (XTV) was an adult entertainment company. Both companies used the same technology. The set top boxes looked identical (except for the stickers on the front). Even the ITVN remote […]
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/ 6585 days agoWake Up Brits: It's Time for a Daily Sports Newspaper
Now that England appears to be leading the pack with some of the best club teams in Europe, it's time the country gets with the times and does something that the Spanish, French and Italians have mastered for some time. That's publishing a daily sports newspaper with an emphasis on football. Incredibly, despite the popularity […]
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/ 6585 days agoDerby County Cancels U.S. Summer Tour Plans
The number of Premier League teams heading to the United States this summer on preseason tours isn't too impressive thus far. First, Aston Villa announced they may have to skip their American tour if they qualify for the Intertoto Cup. Now Derby County has said that it has canceled its plans to head stateside and […]
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/ 6585 days agoReturn of the Setanta Puppets
In the latest episode of "I'm On Setanta Sports," Wayne speaks, Arsene and Jose get into a spat, Sven plays guitar and didgeridoo, and Rooney gives us the word of the day. I don't know about you, but I'm still enjoying each episode. They've made Jose Mourinho more popular than he was before. I can't […]
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/ 6585 days agoEPL Talk Podcast Returns: More Interviews On The Way
The EPL Talk Podcast, the only football interview show on the Internet, is set to return to the airwaves next week. It's been over a month since the last episode, and it feels good to be back. Many of you may know that I took a break for a while due to health reasons (after […]
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/ 6586 days ago08/09 Man United Third Shirt
Could the above photograph be Man United's third shirt for the 08/09 season? It's hard to tell, but it's entirely possible (source: Football Shirts). It's quite possible that this may be a fake, but at this stage of the season it's too early to tell until Nike releases images of the official shirt. From all […]
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/ 6586 days agoRemembering the Hillsborough Tragedy: Match of the Day Videos
Nineteen years ago on this very date, 25,000 Liverpool fans traveled to Sheffield for the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. In one of the darkest days in football, 96 Liverpool fans died at Hillsborough. Please feel free to pay tribute to those lost souls in a minute's silence at 3:06pm GMT/10:06am ET. To learn […]
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/ 6586 days agoAston Villa May Tour United States this Summer
If Aston Villa fails to qualify for the Intertoto Cup, they'll be visiting the U.S. for a preseason tour this summer. That's according to Villa manager Martin O'Neill who has two plans depending on what happens in the next few weeks. If the Birmingham club does qualify for the Intertoto, then Villa fans can kiss […]
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/ 6586 days agoChelsea v Man United Decider to be Aired on Setanta Sports in U.S.A
What may become the most important match of the season when Chelsea plays Manchester United on Saturday, April 26 will be televised around the world. Viewers in America, however, be forewarned. The match will be shown live on Setanta Sports, not Fox Soccer Channel. The kickoff time will be 7:45am ET/12:45pm GMT. If you don't […]
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/ 6586 days agoMan Utd Could be Crowned Champions at Stamford Bridge
In the future when historians look back to the 2007/2008 Premier League season, the date they'll agree that Chelsea blew their chances of winning the Premier League title was April 14, 2008. To make matters worse for Chelsea fans, it's now entirely possible that Manchester United may be crowned Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge […]
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/ 6587 days agoWhere Have All the Good Investigative Journalists Gone?
For football reporters, last season was an investigative journalist's wet dream. There was Kia Joorabchian's role in the Tevez and Mascherano loan signings. BBC's Panorama lifted the lid off the bung scandal. Plus the riveting boardroom drama inside Arsenal. And these were just a few of the headlines. In comparison, this season has been relatively […]
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/ 6587 days agoLiverpool's Hicks and Gillett: Incompetence Personified
The soap opera at Anfield continues to evolve. In Sunday's News of the World newspaper, journalist Chris Bascombe exclusively revealed that Tom Hicks has allegedly been seeking the advice of Jurgen Klinsmann in recent weeks. Not just any advice, but feedback on what the German thinks of Rafa Benitez's summer transfer targets! Of course, a […]
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/ 6587 days agoTake a Virtual Tour of Aston Villa's Villa Park
One of the finest, but often overlooked stadiums, in England is Villa Park, home to Aston Villa. It's a four star UEFA rated stadium, and was traditionally used as a preferred venue for FA Cup semi-finals before the honor was given to Wembley. Villa Park has also hosted 16 England international games. This season the […]
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/ 6587 days agoMan United 2-1 Arsenal: Same Old Story from Gunners
The last few weeks have been a frustrating but predictable time for Arsenal players and fans. Despite controlling significant moments in key matches and creating plenty of chances in front of goal, they continue to fail to take advantage of their good fortune and it all seems to end in despair. Such was the case […]