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/ 6983 days agoRTE Analysts Dunphy & Brady Criticize Liverpool
Irish channel RTE's football analysts are legendary: Former Arsenal player Liam Brady, Leeds legend Johnny Giles, and author and former footballer Eamon Dunphy. Put them all together and you have one of the best football shows on television. Why? Because they tell you how they really feel about topics. For a glimpse of how they […]
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/ 6984 days agoBest Chance Ever for an English Club to Win Champions League
We were treated to another fabulous week of Champions League matches this week. And out of all of the European club teams that qualified for the quarter-finals, guess which country has the most representation in the next round? England: 3 teams (Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United) Italy: 2 teams (AC Milan and Roma) Germany: 1 […]
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/ 6984 days agoU.S. Reaping Benefits of Exodus to Premiership
By John Nicholson When the obituaries are written about the 2006/07 Premiership, aside from containing lots of jokes about West Ham United, they should reflect that this was the season when American footballers started to become regular, valuable and respected members of top flight squads. It's a quiet revolution, which is all the more ironic […]
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/ 6984 days agoFox Soccer Channel Acquires Serie A TV Rights
Fox Soccer Channel has achieved quite a coup by acquiring the exclusive TV rights to Serie A for the 2007-2008 through the 2009-2010 seasons right from under the noses of GolTV, who are in the midst of a takeover from SPC Worldwide. Previously, GolTV held the TV rights in the US to the Italian league […]
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/ 6984 days agoInterview with Jay DeMerit
The career thus far of Jay DeMerit, the American central defender who plays for Watford, is a remarkable story of determination. Many players would have given up after not being picked to play for a Major League Soccer team. Not DeMerit, though, who traveled to Europe in search of a professional soccer contract. Learn more […]
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/ 6985 days agoLive Champions League Matches from ESPN360
I was fortunate to watch the Liverpool against Barcelona match live on ESPN360 today, the broadband service from ESPN that provides streaming video broadcasts. ESPN360 is offering free access between now and March 15, which means that tomorrow's Man United against Lille match will be available online. Overall, I was impressed with the ESPN360 service. […]
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/ 6985 days agoChelsea Rides Luck With 2-1 Win Against Porto
It wasn't pretty. It wasn't easy, but Chelsea has made their way through to the quarter-final stages of the Champions League after coming from behind to defeat Porto 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. However, this didn't look like a match that Chelsea would win. The Blues sorely missed John Terry especially when Porto easily broke down […]
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/ 6985 days agoLiverpool Dreams of Greece After Defeating Barcelona
In a match that was similar in many ways to the 1-0 loss to Manchester United at Anfield this past Saturday, Liverpool stormed through to the quarter-final stages of the Champions League tonight after going through on the away goals rule (2-2 on aggregate). Liverpool controlled much of the game, especially in the first half, […]
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/ 6985 days agoGolTV To Be Sold for $200 Million
SCP Worldwide, a company owned by MLS team Real Salt Lake, has agreed in principle to buy GolTV for $200 million according to the Sports Business Journal. The deal hasn't been approved yet as executives within some of Major League Soccer's broadcasters may complain because they find it inappropriate for MLS owner Dave Checketts to […]
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/ 6985 days agoSports Media Company To Buy GolTV For $200M
SCP Worldwide, a company owned by MLS team Real Salt Lake, has agreed in principle to buy GolTV for $200 million according to the Sports Business Journal. The deal hasn't been approved yet as executives within some of Major League Soccer's broadcasters may complain because they find it inappropriate for MLS owner Dave Checketts to […]
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/ 6985 days agoSheffield United's Official 2007/2008 Shirts
Sheffield United has a unique idea. The Yorkshire club is asking fans to vote on what their official away shirt should be next season. So far, the lime green one (pictured right) has received the largest amount of votes. I'm not sure if that's because Sheffield Wednesday fans want to laugh at their cross-town rivals, […]
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/ 6985 days agoChampions League Games on U.S. Television
The world awaits the return of the Champions League over the next couple of days. Beginning Tuesday, we have mouthwatering ties to look forward to including: Liverpool v BarcelonaESPN2, 2:30pm ET Chelsea v PortoSetanta Sports, 2:30pm ET Valencia v Inter MilanESPN Deportes, 2:30pm ET Lyon v RomaSetanta Sports, 5pm ET To me, one of the […]
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/ 6985 days agoKop Shop USA Debuts for Liverpool Fans Stateside
The Champions Soccer Radio Network is continuing to grow. In addition to The 2 G's, The Arsenal Hour and Divers and Cheats, the latest show is Kop Shop USA, which is a one hour program focused on Liverpool FC. Hosted by Fox Soccer Channel's Nick Webster and Keith Costigan, the debut episode was released a […]
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/ 6985 days agoReflections On Classic West Ham v Spurs Match
What more can be said about the West Ham against Spurs match that hasn't already been said or written? Here are a few of my reflections about the match: Martin Tyler may have the most recognizable voice of Premiership commentators, but I thought the duo of Alan Parry and Robbie Earle were riveting to listen […]
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/ 6986 days agoChampionship League Football On U.S. TV
The drama that is the Championship League just took another twist and turn Monday night as Preston North End clobbered promotion rivals Southampton 3-1 at Deepdale to move into fifth place, just a point behind and a game in hand over third-place West Bromwich Albion. In the past few weeks, it keeps on seeming that […]