latest articles by Christopher Harris
Leagues: EPL
/ 4207 days agoWhich Team Do You Love To Hate The Most? [POLL]
Everyone has an opinion and we'd like to get yours in order to find out what is the one team you love to hate the most. Any team, any league, any confederation. You must have one. The team you love to see lose. The team you always want your club to beat. In a massive […]
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/ 4208 days agoUEFA Europa League Round of 32 Draw Revealed
The draw for the Round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League has been announced today in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw is as follows Young Boys vs Everton Torino vs Athletic Bilbao Sevilla vs Monchengladbach Wolfsburg vs Sporting Ajax vs Legia Aab vs Club Brugge Anderlecht vs Dynamo Moscow Dnipro vs Olympiacos Trabzonspor vs Napoli […]
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/ 4208 days ago2014 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw Announced
The draw for the Knockout Round of the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League has been announced, and two of the English teams have been dealt a cruel blow by being drawn against two of the toughest teams on the continent with Manchester City facing Barcelona and Chelsea facing PSG. Arsenal, meanwhile, have a slightly easier task as they'll […]
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/ 4212 days agoRonaldo Becomes Part-Owner of Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Brazilian soccer superstar Ronaldo is now part-owner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Ronaldo, who is considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time, has acquired approximately 25% of the Strikers and becomes part of the new ownership of the club, joining Brazilian investors Paulo Cesso, Ricardo Geromel and Rafael Bertani who acquired […]
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/ 4212 days agoTwitter Takeover: Pete Quinn Will Answer Your Soccer Questions Today at 6pm ET
World Soccer Talk writer Pete Quinn will be taking over the @worldsoccertalk Twitter account on Thursday, December 11 beginning at 6pm ET/3pm PT to answer questions from you, the readers about any soccer topic you're interested in. Pete has been writing for World Soccer Talk since 2013. He's best known for his thorough analysis of Manchester United, […]
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/ 4213 days agoWhy the Promotion/Relegation Debate Should Be Ignored
One of the topics that generates a lot of clicks on the Internet, but that we've purposefully stayed away from, is the debate about promotion/relegation in the US soccer system. There's a couple of reasons why we've avoided it until now. One, it's a hornet's nest. It attracts a lot of irrational comments from both sides […]
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/ 4214 days ago2014 MLS Cup Viewing Figures Increase By 91% on ESPN and 31% on UniMas
The number of people who watched the 2014 MLS Cup on ESPN increased by 91% compared to last year's MLS Cup. An average viewing audience of 964,000 tuned in to watch LA Galaxy defeat New England Revolution 2-1 in the 120 minute match. The average viewing audience for the 2013 MLS Cup was 505,000. While the […]
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/ 4214 days agoNBCSN Scores Best-Ever TV Audience For Saturday Morning Premier League Match
NBCSN scored its best-ever TV audience for an early Saturday morning broadcast of a Premier League match last weekend when an average viewing audience of 535,000 tuned in to watch Newcastle United against Chelsea. The number is even more impressive when you consider that the match was televised beginning at 7am ET/4am PT. The news […]
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/ 4215 days ago'Manchester United-Liverpool Rivalry' to Air on NBCSN at 11:30pm ET Monday
I honestly can't remember the last time I watched a TV program where the hairs were standing up on the back of my neck, but it happened this weekend. The sensation happened while I was watching a screener copy of Manchester United-Liverpool Rivalry: Premier League Download, the new mini-documentary that's scheduled to air Monday night at […]
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/ 4215 days ago2014 MLS Cup Sees Increase In Viewership On ESPN
The 2014 MLS Cup delivered a 0.6 overnight HH US rating on ESPN, which is an increase compared to the overnight numbers for the 2013 MLS Cup. It's important to note that the 2013 MLS Cup was the least-watched MLS Cup ever with a 0.5 overnight HH US rating and an average viewing audience of 505,000, so while the […]
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/ 4220 days agoSeattle Sounders Against LA Galaxy MLS Playoff Breaks 500K Audience Barrier
Sunday night's MLS Playoff between Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy, which was televised on ESPN beginning at 9:20pm ET, broke the 500,000 barrier. The game delivered a 0.3 HH US rating and was watched by an average audience size of 573,000 people. The 573k number is an improvement against the other MLS semi-final second leg played […]
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/ 4222 days agoNBC Broadcast of Arsenal-Man Utd Sets US TV Viewership Record
NBC's live broadcast of Arsenal against Manchester United set a record for the most-watched live Premier League game in US TV history. An average viewing audience of 1.4 million people watched the Saturday, November 22 broadcast that began at 12:30pm ET. The high-profile Premier League match was shown on the NBC over-the-air network. In addition, the match […]
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/ 4222 days agoWatch Announcement of 3 Ballon d'Or Finalists at 11am ET/8am PT [LIVE STREAM]
The three finalists for the 2014 Ballon d'Or will be announced at 11am ET/8am PT today via a special live stream made available by FIFA, France Football and YouTube. Watch the live presentation via the video below. In addition to the finalists for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, there'll be an announcement regarding the nominees […]
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/ 4222 days agoWinners of 2014 MLS Talk Awards Announced
After two weeks of voting from more than 5,000 soccer fans, the winners of the 2014 MLS Talk Awards have now been decided. The inaugural MLS Talk Awards recognizes the best of the 2014 MLS season — everything from the blogs, podcasts and radio shows that fuel discussion about the league, to the best players, coaches and […]
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/ 4226 days agoHappy Thanksgiving From World Soccer Talk
On behalf of everyone at World Soccer Talk, we'd like to wish you a warm and sincere Happy Thanksgiving! We're thankful for so many things. First of all, you! For being a loyal reader, listener and follower. Without you, World Soccer Talk wouldn't be anything, so we appreciate your comments as well as letting other […]