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/ 6778 days agoGuest Appearance by Peter Brown from Divers & Cheats Podcast
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 3rd at 11pm ET for the return of the EPL Talk Show, a live one-hour Internet radio show featuring The Gaffer and a special guest.The special guest for this upcoming episode is Peter Brown, best known for the Divers & Cheats Podcast, and an integral part of the Champions […]
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/ 6778 days agoSetanta Sports experience not optimal for ITVN and DISH subscribers
The recent deal between Setanta Sports and DISH Network gave the Irish broadcaster the potential to almost double its audience. With DirecTV and DISH Network offering Setanta Sports, the company has made a giant leap forward to getting into more homes throughout the United States. The challenge, however, is that not everyone has satellite (either […]
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/ 6778 days agoLa Liga Ruins Chances of Closing Gap With Premier League
At the conclusion of the most recent La Liga season, the amount of interest in the premier Spanish league was perhaps the greatest it has ever been worldwide (and that includes the United States). However, the continuing media war in Spain is crippling La Liga's chances of building a worldwide brand and, at the same […]
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/ 6781 days agoMediawars Continued
Yesterday I was getting ready for the Real Madrid v Betis game on laSexta here in Barcelona, visiting family but futbol takes precedence at certain times, and I was watching the one hour pregame, with interviews and analysis and player profiles, all of the things that I wish I had on golTV at home, loving […]
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/ 6782 days agoCould the US TV Audience for EPL Surpass UK?
During the 2006/2007 season, the average UK TV audience for a Premier League match was 1.18 million, according to the industry newsletter TV Sports Markets. This compares with an average US TV audience of approximately 300,000 people watching a Premier League match on Fox Soccer Channel. While there's a significant gap between the two numbers, […]
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/ 6783 days ago07/08 Ticket prices for Premier League Clubs
As you're sitting at home watching Premier League, spare a thought for the punters who are paying significant amounts to watch their home team play. How much? Scroll through the prices below to see the top prices for each category of matches. Category A matches are usually those versus the big four (although some clubs […]
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/ 6784 days agoExorbitant Ticket Prices Fuels Arsenal's Success
Britain and the United States do share a common language, but there are times when words don't translate so well between both countries. Such is the case yesterday when Arsenal announced a record $400 million in turnover. That's "turnover" meaning revenue, not number of jobs in and out of a football club. Out of the […]
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/ 6784 days agoRandom Soccer News
FC Reading of Pennsylvania has arranged a training academy program with Everton. Did you know that The Telegraph newspaper has a media player on their site with a selection of audio and video clips? No, I didn't either. Now I know what happened to The Telegraph's Fantasy Football Podcast (it turned into a straight video […]
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/ 6787 days agoAmericans Invading the English Premier League
When we talk about Americans in England, we always mention the same names: Brad Friedel, Marcus Hahnemann, Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Benny Feilhaber, Randy Lerner, Malcolm Glazer, etc, etc. But the American invasion isn't just happening on the pitch. Listen closely and you'll hear plenty more American accents associated with Premier League football. The list […]
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/ 6787 days agoWere Stars Playing for Mourinho FC or Chelsea FC?
All the talk the past few days about players only playing for Chelsea because Mourinho was there got me thinking whether they'd prefer to have Mourinho FC or Chelsea FC crests on their shirts? It's a ridiculous thought, but in a way it does demonstrate the grip that Mourinho had on his players. Psychologically, the […]
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/ 6788 days agoTalk About Exodus By Chelsea Players Is Despicable
Reports of Chelsea players considering an exodus from Stamford Bridge now that Mourinho has left are eye-opening. After all, who do the Chelsea players give their allegiance to (other than the almighty pound)? Is it Chelsea Football Club or Jose Mourinho? For the manager to become bigger than the club is dangerous ground for football […]
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/ 6788 days agoSerie A Talk Interview: Susy Campanale
Hey guys, we interviewed Susy Campanale, one of the head writers for Calcio Italia magazine, and one of the best resources for information and news about Serie A: Channel 4: Italia. Click on the link at the right for the link. btw, if you follow this link for Calcio Italia, you can subscribe to the […]
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/ 6789 days agoInterview with Chuck Culpepper
Chuck Culpepper, the author of a new book entitled "Up Pompey," is interviewed on this week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The American author, who has been twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award, discusses his experiences following Portsmouth and what it is about Premier League soccer that so interests him and fellow Americans. […]
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/ 6789 days agoJose Mourinho and Eggs
Jose Mourinho will be remembered for many things over the four years he's been at Chelsea Football Club. Unfortunately, he may regret one of his last few press conferences where he uttered these inane comments about eggs as he compared them to his Chelsea squad: Omelette, eggs. No eggs, no omelettes. It depends on the […]
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/ 6789 days agoWho is Avram Grant?
Avram Grant, whose name is actually spelled Avraham Grant, was manager of Israel from 2002 to 2006 where he took the country to the brink of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. Despite being undefeated in their qualifying (four wins and six draws), Grant lost out to France and Switzerland who qualified instead. His record […]