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Random Thoughts on MLS Week Four Thus Far

The atmosphere for last night's Super Classico was once again outstanding. Not only was the Home Depot Center full, but unlike most American soccer matches which seem too family friendly for typical Latin or European football fans, the crowd was rocking and the play on the pitch intense. The Galaxy made the most of their […]

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Video Highlights of Championship Relegation Battle

Here's video footage of the relegation battle from the Championship including the demise of Leeds and Southend along with the already-relegated Luton Town (who were top of the table near the beginning of the season).

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ESPN Interested in Bidding for Setanta Sports

According to the Irish newspaper The Sunday Business Post, ESPN has been linked with a possible bid for Setanta Sports. The reporter also mentions that BT and Virgin may also be interested. If the interest by ESPN is true, it makes perfect sense for the American network that's owned by Disney. Purchasing Setanta would be […]

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BBC & ITV to Offer Free HDTV Channels in 2008

In an interesting development, the BBC and ITV announced today a unique partnership whereby the British networks will offer free high definition television (HDTV) in the scale of 200 channels to residents in the UK beginning spring 2008. Unfortunately, I'm sure those of us outside the United Kingdom would be unable to watch this programming […]

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Leeds Relegated

Leeds have been essentially relegated to League One football next season, following a 1-1 home draw with Ipswich on Saturday, combined with Hull winning away at Cardiff 1-0. Although Leeds can still finish even with Hull on points, Hull are ahead of Leeds by 9 in goal differential. The Leeds-Ipswich match was tainted by a […]

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Tottenham Hotspur Next For American Takeover

The club that's most likely to be taken over by American investors next is Tottenham Hotspur. That's according to 39% of you, the readers, who believe the north London club could be going the way of Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa and possibly Arsenal and Manchester City. While almost 40% of you predicted Spurs being […]

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Guests Announced for EPL Talk Show

Well, it's been a stunning day in football today, and we still have two weeks of brilliant football in front of us plus the first FA Cup final at Wembley, and the Champions League semi-finals. Right now, there's simply no better time to be a fan of English football. But before the Premier League season […]

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The Real Deal?

MLSNET.com has an outstanding story on the impact new signing Carlos Marinelli has made on Kansas City already this season. While Marinelli is not a "Beckham Rule" player he has arguably played at better clubs abroad than four of the five "Beckham Rule" players, the notable exception being David Beckham himself. Moreover, at 25 Marinelli […]

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Man United Could Win EPL Title at Stamford Bridge

If you were able to watch the two Premiership matches this morning at the same time, what an incredible experience it was to see Man United's sensational 4-2 comeback against Everton on Setanta while Chelsea had a comeback of their own but couldn't find the winner in the 2-2 draw. The results from the matches […]

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Predict the Championship Winners and Losers

After Sunderland's important 3-2 win against Burnley tonight, the race for the Championship is getting even more interesting by the day. Here's the Predictor from the BBC which is a nifty tool that allows you to guess who'll get promoted and relegated. Check it out here.

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Giuseppe Rossi Parma 1-0 Fiorentina

Maybe, just maybe someone can convince Rossi to play for the USA. What a goal!

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Will Manchester United Tour the U.S. This Summer?

It's the million dollar question for Man United and soccer fans in America. Will United pass up the opportunity of playing in America this summer during the pre-season friendlies like they did last year when they concentrated on South Africa instead? The decision hasn't been made, but what we do know is that United are […]

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Chelsea v Bolton on Fox Soccer Channel

If you're a subscriber to the EPL Talk Email Newsletter or you read the forums on the EPL Talk Community, you would have discovered some great news about this weekend's TV schedule for Premiership matches in the States. The 7:45am match between Chelsea against Bolton, which was initially to have been played on Setanta Xtra, […]

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Reports Suggest Saviola Going White

Luis Figo did the unthinkable by signing a record deal at the time with archrival Real Madrid. With that he marked an era of greatness for the Catalan and the beginning of one of the most controversial and high-spending epochs ever at the Casa Blanca. Seven years later, that history might repeat itself but at […]

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Crystal Palace Unveils New Kits for 07/08 Season

Crystal Palace has unveiled its new strips for the 2007/2008 season with new designs from kit manufacturer Errea. See the shirts and read more about the new kits here.