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/ 7219 days agoFox Soccer Channel Makes Changes to EPL Coverage
If you've been reading the EPL Talk Blog the past week, you'll notice that we've been talking a lot about Fox Soccer Channel's impending coverage of the 2006/2007 Premiership season. We can now confirm that FSC has changed their schedule regarding coverage of matches. Their typical schedule will now be: Saturdays 10am ET — Live […]
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/ 7219 days agoEnglish Premier League Transfer Update
The World Cup is still lukewarm, yet there has already been a lot of movement in the transfer market: Spurs has announced the signing of Ivory Coast star Didier Zokora. The midfield player was one of the stars of the World Cup team. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has joined Charlton from Middlesbrough after Boro announced they […]
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/ 7219 days agoThe Demand for Premiership Tickets
Last season, because I have relatives in Liverpool, I purchased one of Liverpool's membership cards. Without it, you're unable to buy tickets online or at Anfield stadium (or so they tell you). As it turned out, I didn't make the trip across the pond but I still retain the card, just in case. To illustrate […]
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/ 7219 days agoPremiership Countdown: 40 Days to Go
According to the Fox Soccer Channel web site, we can reveal that the channel is planning on showing the Community Shield match on Sunday, August 13th at 10am ET. The match, which is played between the Premiership champion and FA Cup winner, will be shown live. In previous years, it has been shown on pay-per-view […]
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/ 7220 days agoThe Abuse That Provoked Zidane
The Daily Mail is reporting that it has deciphered what was said by Matterazzi to Zidane in yesterday's final that resulted in the Frenchman headbutting the Italian. The newspaper hired a lip reader. Read the article here.
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/ 7220 days agoPremiership Countdown: 41 Days to Go
Although the Premiership TV schedules for Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports haven't been released yet, EPL Talk has put on its thinking cap and can deduce that the following matches will be shown in North America. Saturday, August 19th, 7:45am ET Sheffield United v Liverpool (TBD) Saturday, August 19th, 10am ET To be determined […]
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/ 7220 days agoEPL Talk In The News: July 10, 2006
Here's the press release that was distributed this morning, announcing all of the developments on the site between now and the August 19th Premiership kick-off.
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/ 7220 days agoNew EPL Talk Podcast Available
The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast is now available featuring an interview with Jeremy St. Louis, an anchor from the Fox Sports World Report show available on Fox Soccer Channel. During the episode, Jeremy discusses how the Fox Sports World Report show began, what the reaction has been in Canada to Owen Hargreaves […]
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/ 7221 days agoPhotos and Video from EPL Talk tour
Photos from today's EPL Talk tour for the 2006 World Cup Final: Queen Mary British Pub, Jupiter Farms, Florida. I've also posted a video on YouTube. It's from inside the pub of the fans watching the final two penalties as Italy wins the 2006 World Cup.
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/ 7221 days agoClash of Titans Prepare for Battle
Today's Italy against France World Cup Final is a true clash of titans. Both teams are overflowing with class players, but who will prevail? Here are some of the key matchups: Cannavaro and Henry. If Fabio Cannavaro can stop Henry from getting into scoring positions, France has little chance of getting a goal in this […]
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/ 7221 days agoBuild-Up to Premiership Season Begins
One of the advantages of reading this blog is that you get to find out about all of the EPL Talk developments first-hand. Here's the latest news for you to enjoy: Starting tomorrow, EPL Talk will be having a daily countdown to the start of the Premiership kick-off. Every day, we'll be posting Premiership news […]
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/ 7221 days agoEPL Talk On The Road Today
In the final match of the EPL Talk tour of South Florida pubs and restaurants, I'll be making the trek to the Queen Mary British Pub in Jupiter to capture the excitement of the Italy against France final. I spent a lot of yesterday trying to find a perfect Italian cafe or restaurant that would […]
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/ 7221 days agoSven-Goran Erikkson To Replace Bruce Arena?
If Jurgen Klinsmann turns down the expected offer of becoming the next US national team manager, what would you think about Sven-Goran Erikkson taking the reigns of managing the US instead? It's not entirely an insane idea. The reason I mention the topic is because today the BBC is reporting that Erikkson has just turned […]
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/ 7223 days agoESPN Tommy Smyth's Appearance on PBS
It's the weekend of the World Cup Final, and it'll be interesting to see how the media in the United States reacts to The Big Game. So far, so good. While watching the Charlie Rose show Friday night on PBS, ESPN color commentator Tommy Smyth was interviewed and previewed Sunday's match. Although Smyth rubs a […]
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/ 7223 days agoWin a Copy of Best-Selling Soccer Video Game
We have one last copy of the World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 video game to give away on this Sunday's podcast. So far, we're yet to receive a correct response, so if you enter between now and Sunday, you'll have a good chance of winning the game for the XBOX console. To win a copy, […]