Christopher Harris

Christopher Harris

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Since launching World Soccer Talk in 2005, Harris has played an influential role in shaping how broadcasters deliver the sport by providing in-depth analysis and reviews of the soccer TV coverage. He has interviewed virtually all media executives at the different media giants to stay apprised of changes in OTT and broadcast television while also keeping up with the latest reports and breaking news about key soccer rights acquisitions and the media landscape. Christopher is a member of the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). He's the recipient of 18 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association. Prior to World Soccer Talk, Chris wrote for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as well as The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Illustrated.

latest articles by Christopher Harris

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/ 6898 days ago

Beckham Glosses Over An Uninspired England Performance (Again)

By John Nicholson And so another England game is consigned to the history books. It is a sign of just how little is expected of England that this morning, the press is writing up this performance as 'reinvigorating.' Indeed, much of the press coverage seems to see it as a return to some sort of […]

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/ 6899 days ago

Chelsea Loses Pace Behind Man Utd in Transfer Race

In the back of my mind, I keep hearing the words "Never underestimate Chelsea." But unless the Blues make some significant signings this summer, their 2007/2008 season could be dead and buried before Christmas. If Manchester United continue to make more signings similar to the talent they're purchased in Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves — and […]

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/ 6899 days ago

Welcome to the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast

For those of you who subscribe to the EPL Talk Podcast feed from iTunes (give yourselves a pat on the back!), you'll have discovered a surprise this week with the first episode of the Major League Soccer Podcast. Hosted by Kartik Krishnaiyer, the podcast aims to cover the MLS just as well as the EPL […]

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/ 6899 days ago

Interviews with US Players Plying Their Trade in England

I just found out that today's episode of The 2 G's radio show (Friday, June 1st, Noon ET) will feature exclusive interviews with many of the US stars who play in the Premiership. The interviews were conducted by Peter Brown with Tim Howard (Everton), Carlos Bocanegra(Fulham) and Jonathan Spector (West Ham United). The Tim Howard […]

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/ 6901 days ago

Derby Go Up

Derby County sealed their return to the Premier League with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. The win is said to be worth more than £60 million in revenue for the club and should help strengthen their standing. Steven Pearson scored the game's only goal by converting a Giles Barnes’s low cross. Barnes had […]

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/ 6901 days ago

Name to Remember: Charlie Sheringham

Some of you may know that former England striker Teddy Sheringham was released by West Ham United at the end of this past season. The 41-year-old is now a free agent after his contract expired. But how many of you know that Teddy's son, Charlie, is currently Stateside playing for Crystal Palace USA? Crystal Palace […]

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/ 6902 days ago

Web Entrepreneurs Creating Solutions for Footy Fans

The Internet has transformed the way fans experience football/soccer online, but we're still in the very early stages of the technology. What we need now more than ever are imaginative people who can take the technology and develop new, creative ideas. Two such people are Chris from footy247.co.uk and Matt from footypod.co.uk. FootyPod is a novel idea. […]

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/ 6902 days ago

Unlikely Entertainment Network Wins EPL TV Rights

Here in the States, we've gotten accustomed to watching the English Premier League on Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports. For those readers in the UK, it'll be Sky Sports and Setanta starting in August. Elsewhere in the world, ESPN provides many football fans in Asia and Australasia with their Premier League content. But in […]

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/ 6903 days ago

Liverpool's New 07/08 Away Shirts (Black & White)

Out of all of the new shirts coming out this summer for Premiership teams, there's been one club where there has been the most speculation and controversy. That team is Liverpool FC, where we have seen countless images and sketches purporting to be the real thing. Now, finally, we can reveal the new official Liverpool away […]

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/ 6903 days ago

Memories of West Bromwich Albion & The Hawthorns

Congratulations to Derby County on being promoted to the English Premier League after beating West Bromwich Albion 1-0 today at Wembley. While not a scintillating match, Derby was yet again impressive in the way they defended a lead and prevented West Brom from hitting the back of the net. Their defense should especially be commended. […]

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/ 6903 days ago

Rodney Marsh Interview: May 2007

Episode 68 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an exclusive interview with Rodney Marsh, the former England, Tampa Bay Rowdies, QPR, Man City and Fulham wizard (as well as a former pundit for Sky Sports and TalkSport). Subscribe to the EPL Talk Podcast today via iTunes to make sure you don't miss this episode and […]

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/ 6904 days ago

New Liverpool 07/08 Away Shirts

Liverpool and Adidas have craftly come up with a marketing idea that will get many Reds fans anxious about their new kits this year. They've created a countdown clock showing the amount of time until the new 07/08 Liverpool away and third kits are released. View the countdown clock and glimpses of the shirt here. […]

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/ 6904 days ago

New Birmingham City 07/08 Home Shirt

The seventies are back in style. That's according to Premier League new boys, Birmingham City, who recently unveiled their new home shirt for the 2007/2008 season (pictured). Instead of creating a more modern design (such as Manchester City's new home shirt), they've gone back to the past. Their new 07/08 shirt is very similar to […]

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/ 6905 days ago

New Sunderland Away Shirt, 2007/2008

Sunderland has unveiled their new away strip for the 07/08 season. Sponsored by Boylesports, an Irish bookmaker, the new shirt follows the Umbro template design and is quite stylish (pictured). Sunderland fans will be hoping the team can wear the strip for more than one season in the Premiership after their lacklustre performance the last time […]

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/ 6906 days ago

West Brom v Derby County: Live and Online

The football season may appear over, but there's still plenty of action within the next two weeks. First is this Monday (Memorial Day) for the Coca-Cola Championship clash between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion (9am ET, Setanta). The match will decide which will be the third team to be promoted to the Premier League. […]