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/ 7034 days agoA Visit to Blackburn's Ewood Park
Visiting Blackburn for their recent match against Spurs, I was intent on stepping back into history. Rovers, after all, was one of the founding members of the football league in 1888 (along with nearby clubs Accrington, Burnley and Preston). Even on the train ride from Liverpool to Blackburn via Manchester, I found myself suddenly realizing […]
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/ 7035 days agoFirst Impressions of Liverpool's Anfield Ground
In the continuing series of articles about my recent trip to England's football stadia, today I reminisce about my trip to Liverpool's Anfield ground.Unable to get a ticket to the recent Champions League match between Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven (it was harder to get one than the Man United v Chelsea match), I descended on […]
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/ 7036 days agoJoin the EPL Talk Prediction League
I've started up an EPL Talk Prediction League in conjunction with the Premier League's I Know The Score game at http://iknowthescore.premierleague.com/Even if you've signed up with the Premier League Fantasy League, you still have to register.Then enter the following private Mini-League code in: 228e-TKYPIdeally this should have started at the beginning of the season — […]
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/ 7039 days agoThe Time Has Come For Beckham To Join L.A.
In the topsy-turvy world of transfer dealings, sometimes you don't know if you're coming or going. But one thing is for sure and that's the end of David Beckham's career at Real Madrid. After not being named to the squad for the Spanish Cup match against Real Betis last night, all signs are pointing in […]
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/ 7039 days agoJose Mourinho Is Losing The Psychological Battle
Back in September, I wrote a blog entry entitled "The Beginning of The End for Jose Mourinho," where the piece criticized Chelsea's performances at the start of the Premiership season and mentioned that they were playing more like Real Madrid of last season than Man United of this. I also forewarned that Mourinho's head "could […]
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/ 7040 days agoOdds & Ends From The World Of Football
The next leader of the Labour party in Britain, and therefore the next Prime Minister, is a huge football fan. That's right, Scottish politician Gordon Brown is a Raith Rovers supporter who sold matchday programmes at the ground when he was younger, and followed Scotland during the 1982 World Cup in Spain. I finally got […]
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/ 7041 days agoEPL Talk Is Seeking a Roving Reporter
If you live near the Indianapolis area and you're interested in being an EPL Talk Correspondent for the day, hobnobbing with the celebrities and attending the biggest annual soccer event in the U.S. with a press pass strapped around your neck, let me know.Learn more about the biggest soccer convention of the year here.The event […]
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/ 7041 days agoCommercial Break for Sponsor
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/ 7041 days agoSetanta Sports Unveils New Company Logo
Many of you may think that new logos aren't a big deal. But when you watch as much football on TV as you and I do, we want to make sure that the image that's burned on our retina is a decent one!So today Setanta Sports unveiled their new logo (pictured right). It's drastically different […]
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/ 7042 days agoSetanta Raises Stakes to Lure Martin Tyler
The People newspaper is reporting that Setanta Sports has offered football commentator Martin Tyler at least double his current Sky salary to move to Setanta in the summer.While the reported offer may be difficult to turn down, it may be a difficult decision for Tyler. Does he leave Sky, where he's undoubtedly the number football […]
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/ 7042 days agoAn Interview with Commentator Steve Banyard
The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast has been published, which features an exclusive interview with one of the top Premiership football commentators, Steve Banyard.Among other things, Banyard discusses his most memorable match he's ever commentated, what a week is like preparing for an EPL match, his viewpoints on whether video technology should be […]
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/ 7042 days agoThe Romance of the F.A. Cup
By John NicholsonThe romance of the cup is an old cliche, but the FA Cup is very important in English football. It connects all levels of the league structure together for one big competition. The clubs with all the money and power in the game are forced to have to engage with the roots of […]
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/ 7043 days agoLatest News From EPL Talk
If you're looking for live commentary of Manchester United v Aston Villa on the internet, go here. The third-round FA Cup match kicks off at 9am ET. The audio is courtesy of Eat Sleep Sport (thanks for the tip BCjohn).EPL Talk has published the U.S. TV listings for matches involving Premiership sides (i.e. the EPL […]
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/ 7043 days agoLiverpool Fans Protest During FA Cup Match
Liverpool fans marked today's FA Cup third round match against Arsenal by protesting against Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of The Sun newspaper, who blamed Liverpool fans for the Hillsborough Disaster in a cover story entitled 'The Truth' that was published in his tabloid the Wednesday after the Hillsborough Tragedy in April, 1989.To make matters worse, […]
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/ 7044 days agoThe Story Behind The English Premier League Anthem
As the English Premier League continues to grow in popularity around the world, so too does the theme song that's played before every Premiership match as the teams line up.Surprisingly, very little is known about the song and finding a copy of it is near impossible. Fortunately, EPL Talk has the answers and the audio […]