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/ 7014 days agoTop 50 EPL Talk Podcast Downloads
EPL Talk recently completed its fiftieth episode, so I thought it'd be interesting to reveal the most popular episodes measured by the number of downloads:01. 2006 Holiday Special: Graham Bell, Ronaldo, Phil McThomas and John Nicholson02. Steven Cohen03. Shane O'Rourke04. Phil McThomas05. Arsenal Stadium & The Beautiful Game Podcast06. Goodison Park & Johann Smith07. Kevin […]
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/ 7014 days agoNew Enhancements to EPL Talk For You
This past weekend, EPL Talk debuted a new feature to its Premiership Community site: a RSS Reader for football fans. The RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Reader allows you to pick and choose your favorite sites, blogs and podcasts from the Internet and display them on one easy-to-read page instead of visiting each site separately. We've […]
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/ 7017 days agoInterview about Subbuteo with Mark Adolph, son of inventor Peter Adolph
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Adolph about a book he recently wrote about a topic that's near and dear to my heart — and many football fans around the world... Subbuteo. For those who don't know, Subbuteo was THE game growing up. Played on a green cloth mat, each of the […]
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/ 7017 days agoPreview of Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
This Sunday's clash between Spurs and Manchester United at White Hart Lane will be a close one, I believe. The level of crowd noise at White Hart Lane this season has been tremendous and it really is a twelfth man on the pitch for Spurs. Crowd noise apart, Spurs has a good chance of scoring […]
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/ 7018 days agoThe Americans Are Invading the Premiership
You have to admit that there's quite an American invasion happening in the Premiership right now. Oguchi Onyewu joins Newcastle United. Liverpool may be taken over by an American company, and of course there's players like Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Jay Demerit, Brian McBride, Brad Friedel, Demarcus Beasley, Marcus Hahnemann, Tim Howard and many many […]
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/ 7018 days agoBattle Of The Pods: The Guardian vs The Times
In the United Kingdom, the newspaper industry is extremely competitive. There are more than 11 national daily newspapers compared with just two in the US (USA Today and Christian Science Monitor). While the competition in print is fierce, the UK newspapers are also waging war online with their respective web sites having made significant improvements […]
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/ 7018 days agoSunday Bloody Sunday & Premiership Football
What's your favorite day of the week? If you ask most Brits, they'd say Saturday. If you ask Americans, I believe they'd answer Sunday. This may seem unimportant, but in the world of soccer — and especially the English Premier League — it means everything. Having grown up in the UK, my favorite day of […]
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/ 7019 days agoCan Liverpool Catch Chelsea?
The heat is on Chelsea near the top of the table in the Premiership after Liverpool defeated West Ham United 2-1 at Upton Park thanks to a goal and an assist from Peter Crouch. Although Chelsea has one game in hand (versus Blackburn on Wednesday night), Liverpool are just two points behind the Blues and […]
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/ 7020 days agoThe Cultural Differences Between Soccer in the UK and USA
By John Nicholson As unfashionable as it might be in these days of knee-jerk European anti-Americanism, the States are very dear to my heart. For me, as a country it still embodies much of what is desirable and noble about the human adventure, and no I don't mean the ability to eat 10,000 calories a […]
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/ 7020 days agoWho Said It Was a Quiet Week in English Football?
I don't know about you, but the past week has been pretty quiet on the football front. Maybe it's all of the anticipation about last minute transfer signings before the window closes, or no Premiership matches for a week. If you're like me and you crave good football articles, peruse through these fascinating pieces: Veteran […]
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/ 7020 days agoMy First and Last Visit to Arsenal's Highbury
The following article is one in a series posted on the EPL Talk Blog recounting my recent trip to England in search of better understanding the difference between watching Premiership matches in person compared to watching them on television. For previous articles on Goodison Park, Anfield and Ewood Park, feel free to visit the archives […]
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/ 7021 days agoSetanta Considers Bidding on TV Rights to FA Cup
According to SportBusiness.com, Setanta Sports is considering bidding on the rights to the FA Cup and England internationals which will become available next month. The FA is hoping the TV rights will sell for approximately $800 million. Currently Sky Sports and the BBC share the rights package, but in addition to Setanta Sports, NTL, Channel […]
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/ 7021 days agoJanuary Transfer Window Underwhelms
Only three days remain in the January transfer window, and so far — despite everyone's high expectations — it's been a very quiet month. The future increase in funds from TV revenue was expected to propel clubs to use the money now. However, there have been very few huge signings. Watch Sky Sports's "Through The […]
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/ 7022 days agoResults from EPL Talk Podcast Survey
Last week, EPL Talk asked you, the listeners of the EPL Talk Podcast, to complete a survey so we can learn more about your listening habits and to determine how to improve the podcast. In EPL Talk's belief in full disclosure, here are the uncensored results: 83% of you ranked the EPL Talk Podcast better […]
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/ 7022 days agoBBC Offers Live Animations of FA Cup Matches
I uncovered a new feature of the BBC Sport web site today that you'll definitely be interested in. It's an example of how technology is helping to improve the experience of following football matches online.You may be familiar with BBC's Virtual Replay feature where you can watch goals of the week in an animated form.But […]