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/ 7276 days agoCan Arsenal Stop Barcelona?
I had an interesting conversation with GolTV commentator Phil Schoen this past week (available as episode 7 on the EPL Talk Podcast). We discussed whether it was better for Arsenal to employ the tactics they did in their second leg match versus Villarreal, or if they should come out from the gates blazing to score […]
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/ 7277 days agoGOAL Opens to a Disappointing Friday Gross
GOAL: The Movie brought in an estimated $675,000 on its opening day in the United States. The Buena Vista movie tells the story of a Mexican immigrant who's spotted by a football scout in Los Angeles and makes the journey to play for Newcastle United in the Premiership. Despite the fact that GOAL: The Movie […]
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/ 7279 days agoGood Week For Newcastle Fans
Today's guest blog posting is from South Florida resident and Newcastle United fan Bruce Gottesman. While Newcastle will be burned on the retinas of anyone watching "GOAL: The Movie" that debuts across the US on Friday May 12, Bruce has thoughts on other issues important to the Toon: Not sure if it qualifies as a […]
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/ 7282 days agoWatford Returning to Premier League?
With no Premiership games on TV this past Saturday, I had the pleasure of watching the first leg of the Championship semi-final playoff between Crystal Palace and Watford. As is often the case in football, it was a tale of two halves. Palace dominated the first half and looked unlucky not to open the […]
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/ 7283 days agoTop Class Premiership Finale
What a day. What a season! The magnificent open match between Arsenal and Wigan was a beautiful 90 minutes to watch. Arsenal were top class, both on and off the pitch. From the red, white and blue "I Was There" T-shirts to the boisterous singing from the Arsenal fans, today's match was a storybook […]
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/ 7284 days agoA Ruud Farewell
Guest blog entry from The Scout: Van Nistelrooy Exits by The Scout Ruud van Nistelrooy drove away from Manchester United's final game of the season against Charlton Athletic when he learned that he would be once again left out of the starting eleven. One of the most prolific scorers in Red Devil history, the […]
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/ 7285 days ago"The Times They Are Changin'"
There's an interesting article on This Is Anfield about how the SkySports and Setanta deals with the Premiership will change the traditional 3pm kickoff in England (10am ET). Even though the overseas rights to the Premiership have yet to be decided, one impact on international viewers from the UK TV rights deal is how many […]
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/ 7286 days agoSetanta Breaks Sky Premiership Monopoly
In breaking news, Setanta has won the bids for two of the six Premiership TV rights packages, with Sky picking up the remaining four. This means that from 2007-2010, Sky will show 92 live matches while Setanta will show 46. Overseas rights are yet to be finalized, but the repercussions of the above decisions will […]
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/ 7287 days agoCrunch time for Thierry Henry
The next two weeks will have a crucial impact on whether Arsenal's prolific striker will be staying at Arsenal. Today, the Gunners face Manchester City away at 2:45pm ET (live on Fox Soccer Channel). If Arsenal can win today's match, the two biggest hurdles for the North Londoners will be Sunday's match at home against […]
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/ 7289 days agoWill Reading Be The Next Wigan?
Yesterday, thousands of fans lined the streets of Reading to cheer their blue and white hooped stars. The team broke the remarkable record of achieving the most number of points in the Championship ever (106). Plus, their goal difference was a staggering +67, and they scored 99 goals in one season. Americans Marcus Hahnemann (former […]
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/ 7289 days agoFox Soccer Channel's Premiership Finale
The stage is set for the final day of the Premiership season. Out of the 10 EPL matches that all kick off at 10am on Sunday, Fox Soccer Channel has announced that it'll be televising three of the matches, all on tape delay. Newcastle v Chelsea. Sunday, Noon ET. While the match will give Chelsea's […]
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/ 7290 days agoControversy Erupts Around Premier League TV Rights Deal
After the first round of bidding closed this past Thursday for the TV rights to the English Premier League (2007-2013 season), the Premier League announced that SkySports (to no surprise) has won three of the six packages available. Experts predict that Sky is very likely now to secure five out of the six packages during […]
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/ 7291 days agoExclusive Interview with The Treble
The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast went live this afternoon. During the interview with Jenny, Diana and Nikki from The Treble soccer radio show, the women discuss how their show started, how they came up with the name 'The Treble,' their World Cup predictions and much much more. Listen to episode five right […]
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/ 7292 days agoChelsea Crowned Premiership Champions
Congratulations to Chelsea for winning the 2005-2006 Premiership trophy. The Blues cruised to victory in a 3-0 home win against a very disappointing Manchester United side. Class goals from Gallas, Cole and Carvalho sealed the victory.
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/ 7293 days agoScolari Pulls Out of England Race
Portuguese national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has just made the shocking announcement that he does not want to become the manager of the England national team due to the pressure from the English media. Read the full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4955490.stm