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/ 6963 days agoRiquelme To Stay?
By Juan Arango The Argentine international midfielder might decide to stay beyond his projected loan window. According to El Mediterraneo of Castellón, the exiled Villarreal star looks to be drawing his European adventure to a close. Sources have stated that the star’s house in Castellón is up for sale for an estimated €900,000. “I have […]
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/ 6963 days agoSetanta and ITV Eye England & FA Cup TV Rights
While the press and public continue to stick knives into Steve McClaren's management of the England team, off the pitch there are some big moves being made in the world of business. The focus of attention are the TV rights deals for England and FA Cup matches in the UK. The four year contract is […]
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/ 6963 days agoPremier League Partly to Blame for England's Demise
If you're like me and when I consider the better writers from The Guardian, many of the names that first pop into my head are people such as Kevin McCarra, Paul Doyle, Barry Glendenning and Sid Lowe — all members of the Football Weekly brat pack. But one name that is often overlooked is one […]
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/ 6963 days agoThe First Soccer Web Site I Ever Visited
What was the first soccer web site you remember visiting? For me, my memory is a little dusty but I do remember being in college in 1996 and my professor was raving about the Mosaic web browser in one of her classes. Around that time, I remember using a bunch of different services to access […]
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/ 6965 days agoRound up of loan deals
This past Thursday was the deadline for Football League teams to arrange loan deals. In exceptional circumstances, clubs can apply for special dispensation to the Premier League or Football League to arrange deals outside these times – for instance, if they had no goalkeepers available. Here's a quick look at four of the "bigger" names […]
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/ 6966 days agoSheffield United's 2007/2008 Kit: Home and Away
I reported a few weeks ago that Sheffield United had given their supporters a chance to vote on their home and away shirts for the 2007/2008 season, which will hopefully see the Blades still in the Premiership.Well, the final results are in and here's what you can see Sheffield United wearing next season:Home:Away:While the home […]
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/ 6966 days agoInterview with The Football Supporters' Federation
I had a good conversation with Steven Powell, head of development at The Football Supporters' Federation this past Friday, which has now been published on the EPL Talk Podcast for you to download and hear. Powell discussed several interesting topics such as what the difference is between safe standing and terraces — and how the […]
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/ 6966 days agoWhatever Happened to Kevin Keegan?
For those of you wondering whatever happened to Kevin Keegan, read this article from The Independent which reveals Mighty Mouse's latest adventure. It's a pretty frank discussion with the former Manchester City boss. No matter how bad things were at the City of Manchester with Keegan in charge, I wonder who City fans would pick […]
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/ 6966 days agoFox Soccer Channel Wants Ant & Dec To Host Show
In today's Sunday Express newspaper from England, it's reported that Fox Soccer Channel is in talks with British entertainers Ant & Dec about co-hosting a once or twice weekly show. Ant & Dec, who are very popular in the UK after hosting a string of children's TV shows as well as the big hit "I'm […]
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/ 6966 days agoReflections on La Liga Matches
Here are some of my observations from last weekend's La Liga matches: Chelsea shouldn't have a lot to fear in the Champions League with Valencia although the Blues still shouldn't take the Spanish side lightly. Against Racing Santander, Valencia looked pretty average. And I didn't think much of the atmosphere at the Mestalla stadium, the […]
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/ 6966 days agoResults from the EPL Talk Blog Survey
Thanks everyone for your patience in taking these surveys and/or reading the results. While they're not soccer news-related, they are extremely beneficial to EPL Talk as we aim to continue to improve and to better understand the types of content you're interested in reading.So, here are the results:Impressively 92% of you rate the EPL Talk […]
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/ 6967 days agoPremier League's Marketing Needs To Improve
A couple of weeks ago in the EPL Talk Email Newsletter, I wrote about how advanced the Bundesliga was in comparison to the FA Premier League when it comes to marketing itself. The Bundesliga web site is far superior to the Premiership one. The German league handles all of the TV broadcasts for all of […]
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/ 6967 days agoITVN & Setanta Sports: Reader Feedback
I want to share a letter I received from one of the EPL Talk readers regarding Setanta Sports and its availability via ITVN. Thanks to Dave Morris for writing in. Gaffer, I'm not fully informed on the relationship between FSC and Setanta, but my observation is: what a great value ITVN/Setanta is. In previous seasons, […]
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/ 6971 days agoRandom News From the World of English Football
The first match that will open the new Wembley Stadium will be televised live for viewers of Fox Soccer Channel this Saturday when England's under-21 side faces the Italy under-21 team. The new 90,000 stadium (discussed in more detail on the EPL Talk Podcast interview with Simon Inglis back in September) will be limited to […]
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/ 6971 days agoLiverpool's New 2007/2008 Away Shirts
Back on February 15th, EPL Talk revealed that Liverpool would be unveiling new away shirts this season from Adidas. While the club hasn't officially shown what the new shirts will look like, EPL Talk has discovered the following picture courtesy of the Colours of Football web site. The image shows what looks like the initial […]