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/ 7205 days agoPremiership Countdown: 23 Days to Go
While the Ruud Van Nistelrooy transfer saga continues with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in a tug of war over the Dutch striker, Manchester United fans should be genuinely concerned about United's inability to sign anyone. In fact, they're the only Premiership side so far this summer who hasn't signed a player. United needs to […]
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/ 7206 days agoNext EPL Talk Podcast: Paul Oakenfold
He's the world's most famous DJ. He's opened for U2 and Madonna, and worked on records for New Order and The Happy Mondays. And, best of all, he's a raving mad football fan. His name is Paul Oakenfold. Learn more about his passion for football, what team he supports, and more during this fascinating interview, […]
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/ 7206 days agoPremiership Countdown: 24 Days to Go
Which of the new 2006/2007 Premiership kits do you think looks best? Is it the new United kit? Manchester United's new home kit has caused quite a bit of controversy on message boards worldwide with a lot of people saying it looks too close to Liverpool strips of old. But I personally think it's first […]
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/ 7207 days ago"Once In A Lifetime" Now Playing Near You
The documentary, "Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of The New York Cosmos," will expand the number of screens and will open this Friday, July 28th in the following cities: Dallas, Detroit, Houston and Minnesota.
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/ 7207 days agoThe Economics of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium
I read an amazing statistic today on The Sports Economist Blog about Arsenal's Emirates Stadium: With 150 executive boxes compared to Highbury's 48, executive seats will reportedly provide 43 per cent of matchday income from spectators.
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/ 7207 days agoPremiership Countdown: 25 Days to Go
Late breaking news: ESPN2 will be televising the Columbus Crew against Everton friendly on Wednesday, July 26 at 7pm ET. The Crew, who hosted Fulham last year in a similar friendly, will play against David Moyes's side who just lost 1-0 to Celtic. New signing Andy Johnson, although impressive, has yet to find the back […]
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/ 7208 days agoBest Striker Partnerships in the Premiership
In today's transfer news, it looks like Hernan Crespo wants to return to Italy while Bayern Munich are inching closer to signing Ruud Van Nistelrooy. The question it leaves in my mind is this: Who are the strikers that'll be banging in the goals this upcoming season? At Liverpool, the team has Craig Bellamy, Robbie […]
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/ 7208 days agoPremiership Countdown: 26 Days to Go
The Times newspaper today published an exhaustive and fascinating discovery of who is the greatest football team of all time in England. The statisticians at the newspaper calculated every game played since the 1888-1889 season all of the way up to the end of last season — some 80,000 games in total. To read how […]
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/ 7209 days agoEpisode 17 of the EPL Talk Podcast
The interview with Kevin Toms, the legendary creator of soccer games for the computer is now available on the EPL Talk Podcast. Some important notes: The FootyMax website, which is definitely worthwhile visiting to take part in the two week free trial, is at http://www.footymax.com If you're interested in checking out what Football Manager […]
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/ 7209 days agoPremiership Countdown: 27 Days to Go
The Observer newspaper from England has done a fantastic job at looking at the 20 Premiership sides and reporting on the latest transfer speculation (as well as listing their upcoming friendlies). Among some of the highlights of the article: West Ham are very interested in signing Ghana international John Painstill; a great quote from Bolton's […]
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/ 7210 days agoNext EPL Talk Interview: Kevin Toms
Tomorrow's EPL Talk Podcast will feature an interview with Kevin Toms, the world's most famous soccer computer game creator. Some of you may recognize his name. Others may scratch your head in puzzlement. But Toms was a legend in the computer industry when he launched the very first and incredibly successful football management simulation game […]
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/ 7210 days agoPremiership Countdown: 28 Days to Go
Although I don't fancy Fulham's chances this upcoming season, I have a lot of respect for manager Chris Coleman and what he's trying to do at the west London club. After all, who couldn't a club with such a historic building nestled in the corner of the ground (pictured right)? In today's Guardian newspaper, […]
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/ 7211 days agoPremiership Countdown: 30 Days to Go
Do you ever dream you could be at a stadium in the Premier League, to soak in the atmosphere and watch what happens inside and outside of the hallowed ground? Although it's not as good as experiencing it in person, here are links to live webcams that show images of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge (camera one […]
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/ 7212 days agoSneak Preview of Next EPL Talk Podcast
The next EPL Talk Podcast, scheduled to be released this Sunday night, will feature an interview with the world's most famous creator of soccer computer games. I'll reveal who the mystery man is this Saturday, but suffice to say, it'll be an interesting interview to catch up on what his new soccer game is, to […]
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/ 7212 days agoPremiership Countdown: 31 Days to Go
We're just over a month from the start of the Premiership season, and right now all 20 EPL teams have unveiled their home shirts for the 2006/2007 season. Chelsea unveiled theirs today ($64), while Arsenal (pictured right; $73) and Manchester United unveiled theirs last week ($64). What's interesting is that many of the clubs this […]