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/ 6876 days agoThe Madness of Thierry Henry and Thaksin Shinawatra
This past week, the two names you can't escape are Arsenal's Thierry Henry and soon-to-be conqueror of Manchester City Thaksin Shinawatra. I've purposefully stayed away from writing about them. Why? If you're like me, I'm a bit sick of hearing their names in the news so often, which is why I've waited until now to […]
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/ 6877 days agoBring Back the British Home Championship
By John Nicholson It seems likely that a revamped version of the Home Internationals will be revived in a couple of year's time. England will be invited to join Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the end of season tournament but the F.A is likely to turn it down because it thinks England needs to […]
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/ 6877 days ago$200 Million Buyout of GolTV Falls Through
The proposed agreement for GolTV to be purchased by SCP Worldwide for $200 million has fallen through, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. The Business Journal reporter quotes industry sources speculating that the deal fell through because SCP Worldwide, owned by Dave Checketts, "could violate Major League Soccer non-compete rules because SCP, owner of […]
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/ 6878 days agoMLS Clubs Taking Advantage of EPL Fans in States
If you're planning on going to see Everton play Real Salt Lake on July 21st, be prepared to be disappointed. According to their web site, you won't be able to buy single tickets to the match but will be forced instead to buy tickets to three matches instead. The trend is becoming more common with […]
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/ 6879 days agoHow Rupert Murdoch Changed Football: For Better or Worse
Here's an interesting article you may have missed: How Rupert Murdoch Changed Football. The tycoon launched Sky Sports and changed the history of English football forever. The question is: Did he change it for better or worse?Meanwhile, at EPL Talk HQ, I'm busy working on a redesign of the EPL Talk site. As we've grown […]
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/ 6880 days agoDamn The Torpedoes: Two New Soccer Blogs
The quality of soccer blogs throughout the blogosphere is continuing to increase. The difficult part is finding them.Two new ones I uncovered and highly recommend are: Pitch Invasion: It's not just the pretty pictures at Pitch Invasion which make the blog stand apart, although the images definitely do help. Blogger Tom Dunmore creates a 'thinking […]
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/ 6880 days agoList of Pundits at Setanta Continues to Grow
Pat Dolan (pictured) has decided to continue as a Setanta Sports pundit instead of becoming manager of Derry City, according to BBC Sport. That means that the Setanta Sports crew for next season will feature Dolan, Paul Dempsey, Steve McManaman, Les Ferdinand, Angus Young, Steve Bower and Tim Sherwood (the former Blackburn Rovers player). Expect […]
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/ 6881 days agoNew English Premier League Theme for EPL
The English Premier League will debut a new anthem to be played before matches and during the "English Premier League Preview" and "English Premier League Review" shows.That means that the ever-popular track remixed by DJ Judge Jules will be gone, and will be replaced instead by a track from Peter Lawler that, according to a […]
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/ 6881 days agoInterview with Peter Hargitay
The interview with Peter Hargitay, special adviser to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, is now live on the EPL Talk Podcast (episode 71). Hargitay responds to some of the allegations that Andrew Jennings recently made on an earlier EPL Talk Podcast episode (number 69). Sepp Blatter's special adviser also answers criticism about other FIFA-related topics including […]
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/ 6882 days agoAlexi Lalas Criticizes Premier League
A funny thing happened tonight. I read an article about LA Galaxy President Alexi Lalas's criticism of the Premier League and I started writing a blog post ripping him apart. Then I re-read the same Guardian article and found that I agree with about 90% of what Lalas had to say! In the piece that […]
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/ 6883 days agoFox Soccer Channel Bringing Premier League Matches Live to the Internet
Beginning this August, Fox Soccer Channel will begin broadcasting some Premier League matches live via the Internet at FoxSoccer.com According to a source at Fox Soccer Channel, the 24/7 soccer network will show a combination of some live matches not airing on the channel and selected matches on short delay. The live Internet feed will […]
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/ 6883 days agoReal Madrid Lift La Liga Trophy & Bid Beckham Adios
Real Madrid's 3-1 win tonight against Real Mallorca was a fairy tale ending to David Beckham's career for the Spanish giants tonight. In what must be described as a simply spectacular match, Real yet again came back from one goal behind to sneak the win. They've been doing it all season, but this night meant […]
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/ 6883 days agoTaking a Break on Father's Day
Just a quick note to let you know that this week's EPL Talk Podcast interview with Peter Hargitay, special adviser to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, will be delayed slightly. Instead of its release tonight (Sunday), it should be released Monday night. Thanks for your patience.
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/ 6884 days agoRumor: Everton v Monterrey Friendly on July 29
EPL Talk has received the following rumor about Everton's second friendly in the U.S. this summer: The unconfirmed friendly for Everton is against Monterrey (a Mexican team) on the 29th of July in Santa Barbara, California. If true, the match will be the sixth friendly this summer in the United States featuring a Premier League […]
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/ 6884 days agoDiamonds In The Rough
It's been a hectic week getting interviews done for the upcoming EPL Talk Podcast. This Sunday, it's an interview with Peter Hargitay (special adviser to FIFA President Sepp Blatter) who has some very interesting things to say about Andrew Jennings. Then, the following Sunday, I'll publish my interview with Mike Ingham, football commentator for BBC […]