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7 Ways to Survive Today Without Any English Soccer

So the last matches of the Premier League season are tomorrow and you are counting down the hours almost like it's Christmas. Nervous about relegation? Hopeful for a Blue or Red rising in Manchester? What can you do to get past these last hours today? Here are 7 suggestions: 1. Hop on FIFA or PES and […]

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How Will You Experience the Final Day of the Premier League Season?

The Premier League is a long, arduous marathon of a season, spanning nine months out of the year. The seemingly endless stream of matches is only interrupted by the agonizingly painful international breaks and the brief summer sojourn, which is often filled by international tournaments, preseason friendlies and plenty of transfer news. It is a […]

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Alternative Premier League, Gameweek 37: Manchester City Is Going to be the Winner

With one gameweek to go, and much still to be decided, this week we look at the battle for top spot and the variables that could affect who are crowned champions. 1 Manchester City 37 27 5 5 10 63 214.91 2 Manchester United 37 27 5 5 12 55 213.39 As you can see, […]

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Stoke City Adds Sporting Kansas City Friendly to US Summer Tour Schedule

Stoke City has added a friendly against Sporting Kansas City to its 2012 US summer tour itinerary. Plus, a friendly against Central Florida club Orlando City is expected to be announced shortly. Sporting Kansas City will play Stoke City on Wednesday, August 1st at Livestrong Sporting Park. "We look forward to welcoming Stoke City during […]

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FOX Soccer Promotes Survival Sunday With Magnetic League Ladders

UPS delivered a surprise package to me yesterday from FOX Soccer, to promote their coverage of Sunday's Premier League Survival Sunday, where they'll be showing nine of the 10 matches live across several of their TV and Internet properties. Conveniently, the package contained a magnetic league ladders — a modern version of the league ladders […]

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Euro 2012 On ITV – What Dreams Are Made Of [VIDEO]

The TV channel ITV (Independent Television) in the United Kingdom has released a new TV commercial to promote their coverage of the Euro 2012 tournament. It's not as clever as the Carlsberg Euro 2012 ad, but it's still pretty innovative. First, go ahead and watch the above video to remind yourself of what happened during […]

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Power Shift in Manchester For City, Or a Minor Blip for Manchester United?

"You don't win anything with kids" was Alan Hansen's infamous assertion about Man United's class of '95. He was talking about the likes of David Beckham, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. Winning the FA Youth Cup in 1992, they came of age in the 1995/1996 season to overhaul a 10-point deficit at Christmas […]

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Swansea City Announces 2012 US Summer Tour With Games in Colorado and San Jose

Swansea City today announced that it will be the sixth Premier League team to play in the United States on a pre-season tour this summer, with friendlies scheduled against Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes. Swansea City will announce a third date to their US tour shortly. Swansea's first match of their US summer tour […]

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Is This Tottenham Hotspur's Home Shirt For 2012-13 From Under Armour? [PHOTO]

Is this Tottenham Hotspur's new home shirt for the 2012-13 Premier League season? Thanks to eagle-eyed EPL Talk reader Dust, he's provided us with the above shirt as well as a description of the Under Armour technology that is supposedly integrated into the new shirt design: "The E39 shirt is outfitted with a 'bug' sensor […]

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Manchester United Home Shirt for 2012-13 Season: Officially Unveiled [PHOTOS]

Manchester United has unveiled their new home shirt for the 2012-13 season. According to the club, Manchester United's new home jersey is inspired by the club’s rich history and close bond with the heritage of Manchester. "This relationship is represented by the striking gingham print which runs through the shirt – a tribute to the […]

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Football Supporters Should Be Careful What You Wish For Regarding New Owners

The last few years in the Premier League has seen a new type of character emerge, one that at times has seemingly overtaken the players in terms of importance to the story of the game. It appears that wherever you turn within soccer you are presented with the smiling face of a billionaire promising another […]

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Wigan Home Shirt for 2012-13 Season From MIFIT [PHOTO]

Wigan Athletic will be celebrating their eighth consecutive season in the English Premier League next season with a brand new home kit designed and manufactured by MIFIT. The Latics will be playing in the new home kit for the first time this Sunday when they play their final home match of the season against Wolverhampton […]

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The England Fan Academy for Euro 2012: Brilliant Carlsberg TV Commercial [VIDEO]

Before every major World Cup or European Championship tournament, there are always new TV commercials released (especially in England) that are irreverent and try to tap into the heightened awareness and interest of these brilliant competitions. And, I think I've found the best one released yet. This one is from Carlsberg. I won't give too […]

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5 New Enhancements Featured in FIFA 13 [PHOTOS]

More details were released this week about the Fall launch of FIFA 13, thanks to website Digital Spy. Will FIFA 13 feature an annual roster update as some EA Sports games tend to be or will this be a must have? While the answer remains unclear, here are 5 features that will be included in FIFA 13: […]

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2012 FA Cup Final On FOX Soccer Breaks Record For Most Viewed Match

The rise in popularity of English soccer on US television continues to grow by leaps and bounds. This evening, we learned that the 2012 FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool was the most-watched FA Cup match ever on FOX Soccer with a viewing audience of 396,000 people. The 2-1 win for Chelsea was shown live […]