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/ 4098 days agoChelsea sign Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for £26.8 million
Chelsea has officially finalized the signing of Fiorentina and Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado for a fee of £26.8million, making him the top transfer signing of the January Transfer Deadline Day. The deal for Cuadrado took longer than expected due to the complicated moves of Andre Schurrle to Wolfsburg and Mohamed Salah to Fiorentina. Cuadrado arrived […]
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/ 4098 days agoTransfer Deadline Day: All of the transfer news and completed deals
It's transfer deadline day in Europe today. Instead of scouring through all of the newspapers and websites, you can get all of the up-the-minute breaking news here throughout the day. The transfer deadline is 6pm ET in England and France tonight. In Germany, the deadline is Noon ET. Italy's deadline is 5pm ET, while the transfer […]
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/ 4098 days agoWatch 'The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year'; Must-see Brit TV [VIDEO]
In a new feature on World Soccer Talk, we're bringing you a selection of must-see Brit TV for those times when you want to mix things up and watch some entertainment instead of reading our soccer news and analysis. The first TV show that's featured is Channel 4's 'The Big Fat Quiz of the Year,' […]
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/ 4109 days agoWhich team would you most love to beat in a final?
With the fourth round of the FA Cup scheduled to kick off tomorrow with Cambridge United hosting Manchester United, as well as the Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations going strong, now's the perfect time to consider the following question for you... If your favorite team could face anyone in a cup final, and […]
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/ 4109 days agoFOX Sports hires John Strong as commentator
FOX Sports has hired John Strong as a full-time commentator to beef up its soccer coverage in 2015 and beyond. Strong, who has been unanimously heralded by experts as one of the most talented American presenters and commentators on soccer, has been given the position after expert appearances in recent years on NBC Sports and FOX […]
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/ 4110 days agoTottenham Hotspur vs Sheffield United, League Cup Semi-Final
Today’s Capital One Cup semifinal between Tottenham and Sheffield United is being televised live on US television and Internet. Due to a delay in the Sheffield United bus arriving at White Hart Lane, the match will kick off at 3pm ET instead of 2:45pm ET. Interestingly (or bizarrely, depending on what you believe), Emmanuel Adebayor has […]
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/ 4111 days agoSign Up For a Free 48-Hour Trial of DishWorld and Watch Liverpool-Chelsea Today
For soccer fans in the United States, DishWorld is offering a free 48-hour trial of its online HD streaming service so you can watch today's Capital One Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Chelsea. The match will be shown live exclusively on beIN SPORTS. But even if you don't get beIN SPORTS on your TV, you […]
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/ 4112 days agoFOX Sports Debuts First 2015 Women's World Cup Ad [VIDEO]
FOX Sports has released its first video to promote the 2015 Women's World Cup, and it's typical FOX. Twenty four teams from around the world will compete in the tournament hosted in Canada this summer, but after watching FOX's video to promote the tournament, you would think there's only one team participating. I have nothing […]
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/ 4115 days agoNBC Sports Launches MatchMaker App to Connect Premier League Soccer Fans
NBC Sports have launched a brand-new app for Premier League soccer fans in the United States. The NBC Sports MatchMaker app helps EPL fans locate, chat and meet up with each other to enjoy watching matches with fellow supporters. At game time, the app activates an interactive map that shows at which venues fans of […]
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/ 4117 days agoFort Lauderdale Strikers Unveil Brazilian Ronaldo as Part-Owner
NASL team Fort Lauderdale Strikers presented Brazilian World Cup star Ronaldo to the media in South Florida today as part-owner of the club after his affiliation with the club was originally announced in December. During the press conference, Ronaldo announced that Nike will be the club's first sponsor under his part-ownership, a brand that was […]
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/ 4117 days agoSwansea will bounce back after Wilfried Bony transfer to Man City
If this was any other club in the Premier League that had just lost their star striker who had scored 9 goals this season (representing 34% of all of Swansea's league goals), the supporters would be in an uproar. But while Swansea City supporters are sad to see Wilfried Bony officially join Manchester City, the […]
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/ 4123 days agoNBCSN Posts Record Numbers for New Year's Day Premier League Coverage
NBCSN posted record numbers for its Premier League coverage on New Year's Day 2015. Compared to last year, NBCSN saw a 28% increase in viewers with an average of 446,000 tuning in for the Premier League matches on January 1. The 12:30pm ET match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea averaged 631,000 viewers, which ranks as […]
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/ 4125 days agoMen In Blazers TV Show is a Ratings Rollercoaster on NBCSN
Depending on which way you look at the numbers, the soccer cult TV show Men In Blazers is either a ratings disaster or a boost to NBCSN's late night and early morning programming. The truth probably lies somewhere in between. After launching in September, the show averaged just 30,000 viewers for its first 3 episodes with […]
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/ 4126 days agoDraw For FA Cup 4th Round Announced; Cambridge Host Man United Among Highlights
The draw for the Fourth Round of the 2014/15 FA Cup has been announced. The draw is as follows: Southampton or Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace Cambridge United vs Manchester United Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City Chelsea vs Millwall or Bradford Derby County vs Scunthorpe United or Chesterfield Preston North End vs Sheffield United Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion Aston […]
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/ 4126 days agoMLS Digs a Deeper Hole By Spinning Frank Lampard Fiasco
MLS Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott dug MLS a deeper hole when he claimed today that he's not sure why the Frank Lampard deal got characterized as a loan and refused to admit that New York City FC fans got duped into buying season tickets despite the MLS club using Lampard as the face of its […]