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/ 6749 days agoDaily TV Show Debuts with Premier League News
The debut episode of EPL Talk TV has been released featuring 5 minutes of Premier League-related news: In this, the first episode, the news stories are: Juande Ramos gives Spurs a run for their money, Where is Jose heading next? Which club will Mark Hughes go to after Blackburn, and A look ahead at tonight's […]
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/ 6749 days agoWill Man Utd's Riyadh Trip Expose Hypocrisy?
In today's Guardian newspaper, Daniel Taylor reports that Manchester United is planning on playing a friendly in January as a testimonial. The issue is that the match will be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and it's a 6,000-mile round trip. To repay Man United for taking this friendly during their regular season, the Red Devils […]
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/ 6750 days agoHousekeeping Notes: Oct. 29, 2007
The EPL Talk Blog will be back to its regularly scheduled posting tomorrow (Tuesday), but in the meantime, be sure to check out the latest episode of the Championship Talk Podcast, the sister site/podcast to EPL Talk. Alex Rice of BBC and The Beautiful Game fame joins host Brian Koski to revel in QPR's escalation […]
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/ 6752 days agoLiverpool v Arsenal: Live and Online
Liverpool v Arsenal (9am PT/ 12 pm ET/ 5pm UK time, Fox Soccer Channel. Replay 11 pm). Sunday, October 27. Well after the performance Liverpool put up in Turkey midweek and Arsenal gave in putting yet another Prague side to shame, this game will be the first litmus test to see exactly how good Arsenal […]
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/ 6752 days agoSpurs v Blackburn: Live and Online
Tottenham v Blackburn (8am PT/ 11 am ET/ 4pm UK time, Setanta Xtra. On Setanta 6 pm ET). Sunday, October 27. Sacking Martin Jol does not solve Spurs biggest problem, the fact their back five is absolutely shocking. Blackburn have yet to lose this season on the road, and with the form they are on […]
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/ 6752 days agoBolton v Aston Villa: Live and Online
Bolton v Aston Villa (6:30am PT/9:30 am ET/2:30pm UK time, Setanta. Replay Monday 2:45 pm ET). Sunday, October 27. So Bolton now have a permanent manager. It maybe the right move in the end but it doesn't mean I can't question aloud what the disciplinarian will do. Aston Villa at times look brilliant, but more […]
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/ 6752 days agoPortsmouth v West Ham: Live and Online
Portsmouth v West Ham United (9:15 PT/12:15 pm ET/5:15pm GMT Fox Soccer Channel. On replay Tuesday 1 pm ET). Portsmouth look a side confident they can score at any time. West Ham United look the typical mid table club. If this was at Upton Park, I could see West Ham having a chance, but Fratton […]
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/ 6752 days agoChelsea v Manchester CIty: Live and Online
Chelsea v Manchester City (7am PT/10am ET/3pm UK time, Fox Soccer Channel. Replay Sunday 2am ET). This is going to be a fun game to watch. Chelsea under Grant have done more passing of the ball to set up the attack than I have seen Chelsea do in a while, and it is working while […]
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/ 6754 days agoThe noose tightens for Benitez
Benitez’adamance to use his players through a rotation policy is becoming the annoyance of the football pundits, and the Liverpool fans. Should he swallow his ego and abandon his recurring underachieving lineups? Is he really that ego centric? It almost seems as if his stubbornness to have a fixed team is costing him some credibility […]
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/ 6754 days agoBreaking News: Martin Jol Resigns from Spurs
Martin Jol's career as manager of Tottenham Hotspur has come to an end. The Dutchman tendered his resignation shortly before the UEFA Cup match against Getafe, a game that was so typical of a Spurs match under Jol. The North London side went one-nil up before losing the match 2-1. Jol had been in charge […]
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/ 6754 days ago5 Reasons Why Playing a Premier League Match Won't Happen in the USA
West Ham United's Eggert Magnusson believes that playing an English Premier League match in the United States would be good for the game, according to an interview he did with Sky Sports News. "I can see that happening sooner rather than later. It would be good for the game," Magnusson told Sky. Of course, the […]
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/ 6754 days agoWhy Can't Soccer Stadiums Be More Like Retro Baseball Parks?
No, the headline to this blog posting isn't intentionally meant to be blasphemous. It's meant to stir debate. The debate is whether soccer clubs, especially in England, would be better off borrowing some of the concepts of stadium designs from baseball organizations in the United States? For example, instead of English clubs such as Everton, […]
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/ 6755 days agoJoin us on the EPL Talk Show Tonight at 11pm ET
What a night in Champions League football today and lots of Premier League-related stories to talk about including Gary Megson on his way to Bolton Wanderers. Join us tonight at 11pm ET for the live broadcast of the EPL Talk Show with special guest co-hosts Forza Futbol. The topics for tonight's show include: A round-up […]
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/ 6755 days agoSpurs is This Season's Most Entertaining Club
Last season, there were plenty of clubs to make fun of and get angry about. West Ham United, for example, were the bane of so many jokes and insults. Sheffield United were targets too. But this season, we have a different circus. Come one, come all to the most humorous show on earth named Tottenham […]
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/ 6755 days agoAre Besiktas Fans The Best in the World?
After following the game of soccer for more than 30 years, it's rare that I get ultra excited about a team that I don't support. However, there is one exception and that's watching a Besiktas home match on television especially one that's so important as today's match against Liverpool in the Champions League. I "fell […]