latest articles by Christopher Harris
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/ 7235 days agoBritannia Rules The Waves
It wasn't pretty. They didn't play the best, but the win was what was important. How many times have we heard that this World Cup about England? But it's true. The gutsy performance was what was needed to ease the England team through to the Quarter Finals of the biggest tournament in the world. I […]
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/ 7236 days agoRodriguez Volley Gives Argentina the Edge
What an unbelievably sensational goal by Argentina in extra time by Maxi Rodriguez. A beautiful chest trap, and a scintillating left foot volley into the corner of the net. There are still 16 minutes to go in the match. Can Mexico pull one back to go into penalties?
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/ 7236 days agoHow Does Univision Compare?
While watching the Argentina against Mexico match, here are just a few of the differences I noticed between Univision's coverage of the match versus ABC/ESPN: 1. The crowd volume on Univision is much louder. 2. You can hear the passion, excitement and joy so much more with the Univision commentators as opposed to John Harkes […]
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/ 7236 days agoArgentina v Mexico: Best Yet?
Without a doubt, this has got to be the best match of the World Cup thus far. In the first 10 minutes, there've been two goals (Argentina 1-1 Mexico). The pace is frenetic. The crowd is loud and passionate. This is what the knock-out games are all about. Fighting for your country, pride and victory.
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/ 7236 days agoABC and ESPN
I'm not sure which is worse. With ESPN partnering with ABC for the World Cup coverage in America, does this drag the ABC name through the mud? Or is the other way around?
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/ 7236 days agoABC Drops Another Clanger
I have to admit that ABC commentator Dave O'Brien's work is improving as each match unfolds, but the man is as passionate as a dead fish. Perfect example was one of the key moments of today's Germany against Sweden second-round match. With Germany leading two-nil in the early stages of the second half, Sweden went […]
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/ 7236 days agoDoubts About England Selection
I have severe concerns about Sven's selection for tomorrow's match against Ecuador. He's essentially fielding a 4-5-1, although actually it's a 4-1-4-1 with Rooney up front, and a midfield comprising Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard and Cole. The back four will be Cole, Ferdinand, Terry and — unbelievably Owen Hargreaves. Michael Carrick, meanwhile, will play in front […]
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/ 7237 days agoWorld Cup Breather Before Second Round Begins
The World Cup seems to be in fast forward. It was just yesterday that the US succumbed to Ghana after an absolutely appalling penalty decision. But life goes on, and the US — unfortunately — didn't deserve to make it through to the next round anyway. Playing a 4-5-1 formation and bringing on Eddie Johnson […]
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/ 7238 days agoD-Day For America, Part II
It all comes down to this. One game, which will define the 2006 World Cup for the US Team. Lose or draw, and the US team will be considered a disappointment. Win, and hope that Italy beats Czech Republic, and it's a huge success for the US national team. One win, that's all we ask […]
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/ 7239 days agoDon't Forget About the Premiership
Blink and you may miss it, but tomorrow the English Premiership will be releasing their schedule for the 2006/2007 season. As soon as it's available, we'll post the opening day fixtures on the EPLTalk.com homepage. Who will Chelsea play on the opening day? And who will Reading, Sheffield United and Watford square up against? I […]
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/ 7240 days agoWorld Cup Quarter Finals: 'What If' Scenarios
Now, what if? What if England ties or beats Sweden today? Germany would presumably play Sweden, and England would play Ecuador. If both Germany and England would win those matches, here's my prediction of who would play who in the Quarter Finals of the World Cup: Friday, June 30, 11am ET: Germany v Argentina Saturday, […]
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/ 7240 days agoEngland Ready for Sweden
The stage is set for England. All they need is a draw against Sweden to guarantee first place in Group B, which means they would play Ecuador on Sunday morning (11am ET) If England loses this afternoon, they'll play Germany on Saturday morning (11am ET). Based on Deutschland's performance this morning against Ecuador, the Germans […]
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/ 7240 days agoBBC Five Live Interview Now Available
Great news. I was interviewed tonight by Rhod Sharpe for BBC Radio Five Live's show, Up All Night. You can listen to the interview right here, right now. Let me know what you think of it!
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/ 7241 days agoInterview with BBC Radio Five Live
If you're free at 9:30pm ET tonight (2:30am UK time), tune in to BBC Radio Five Live! They'll be interviewing me and playing some excerpts from the EPL Talk Podcast interview with Sean Wheelock. The interview will be immediately followed by a piece on Ricky Gervais from The Office fame.
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/ 7241 days agoRecap of interview with BBC World
Just completed an interesting interview this morning on live TV for BBC World's "My World Cup" show. The host, Adnan, asked me about the US performance in the Italy match, how the coverage has been thus far on TV, and whether there are a lot of immigrants who play for the US national team. For […]