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/ 7241 days agoWelcome Five Live Listeners
For those of you visiting the EPL Talk Blog for the first time, here's a quick rundown of some of reasons to explore the site (and hopefully keep on returning): EPL Talk Blog. Updated daily, the blog gives you insight and observations into the World Cup and English Premier League. It especially caters for those […]
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/ 7242 days agoInterview with Sean Wheelock from BBC Five Live
I had the pleasure tonight of interviewing Sean Wheelock live from Germany for the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. Since 1996, Wheelock has been a soccer correspondent for BBC Five Live and many of you may be familiar hearing his voice on the popular "Up All Night" show (if you haven't listened to […]
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/ 7242 days agoNot Every Englishman is Following The World Cup
Cash Peters is one of the funniest persons on radio today. You may have heard his interviews on Marketplace (from NPR) or on BBC's Five Live. I thought it'd be interesting to interview Peters regarding the World Cup or what team he supports (he is English, after all). Here's his hilarious response (see below). For […]
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/ 7242 days agoAlternative to ABC/ESPN Commentary
The Sun newspaper from England is streaming the World Cup matches live via Internet audio (including the current Australia versus Brazil match). Just click on the link below: The Sun newspaper (England)
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/ 7243 days agoBrave US Draw Keeps Hopes Alive
Maybe it is the Group of Death after all? With the US's ugly but valiant draw against Italy, all four teams in Group E now go into the final match with a chance to make it through to the next round. The Americans finally showed the passion they were severely lacking in the Czech match. […]
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/ 7243 days agoNailbiting stuff
Ghana 2 – 0 Czech Republic in the 86th minute. Could this be the first shock upset of the World Cup?
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/ 7243 days agoD-Day For America
It's the 33rd minute of the Czech Republic against Ghana match, and the Africans are deservedly one nil in the lead. There's alot of time to go in the match, but this bodes well so far for the US. Note that we're still waiting to see a shock upset in this World Cup. Could this […]
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/ 7244 days agoImportant Notes From The Gaffer
1. Want to win a free copy of the World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 video game for PS2 or XBOX? Go ahead and download a free copy of the EPL Talk Magazine, and enter the trivia contest that's mentioned in the issue. So far, no one has answered the questions correctly this week, so you […]
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/ 7245 days agoPut Your Tracksuit Back on Walcott
Phew! Theo Walcott was five minutes away from starting for England in their next match. If Sweden hadn't scored in the 85th minute to beat Paraguay 1-0, the result of Tuesday's England v Sweden match would have been meaningless for England, and Walcott would have been certain to play. Now both England and Sweden can […]
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/ 7245 days agoEngland Unconvincing In Win Against TNT
England made it through to the second round of the World Cup by their skin of their teeth, after a tense win against Trinidad and Tobago. The addition of Aaron Lennon and Wayne Rooney was the difference for England, after they entered the game around the 56th minute. Instantaneously, the England team as a whole […]
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/ 7245 days agoWorld Cup Player to Watch: Part Eight
By The Scout Spain – Carles Puyol The 28 year-old defender is the captain and inspirational leader for his club team FC Barcelona. For the Spanish national team, Puyol also plays a big leadership role. Having come up through the ranks at the Catalan club, Puyol achieved a dream this season by winning both La […]
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/ 7246 days agoWorld Cup Player to Watch: Part Seven
By The Scout Brazil – Lucio As the focus is always on the ultra-skilled attacking players of the Brazilian side, their defense rarely gets talked about. Lucio (his full name is Lucimar Ferreira da Silva) is Brazil's best defender and one of the world's greatest stoppers. He plays his club football for Bayern Munich and […]
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/ 7246 days agoWorld Cup Player to Watch: Part Six
By The Scout Czech Republic – Tomas Rosicky My pick from Group E will seem opportunistic but I had selected him prior to the 3-0 victory over the US. Tomas made headlines prior to the World Cup with a big money transfer to Arsenal from German club Borussia Dortmund. Just 25, Rosicky already has […]
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/ 7247 days ago28 down, 4 to go...
By this time tomorrow, we'll have seen all 32 teams play their opening match. Right now, the only teams we haven't seen play yet are tomorrow's Spain versus Ukraine, and Tunisia versus Saudi Arabia. What's interesting is that there hasn't been any team that has looked like a definite champion. Brazil weren't firing on all […]
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/ 7247 days agoWorld Cup Coverage in America, Day 5
ABC/ESPN's coverage was better today, probably because Dave O'Brien and Marcelo Balboa took the day off. JP Dellacamera did a fine job, as did the team of Adrian Healey and Tommy Smyth. Some points regarding today's coverage: ESPN's World Cup Live was better today partly because Landon Donovan fan club president Alexi Lalas was absent. […]