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/ 5018 days ago

Poll: Who Do You Think Will Win the Battle For EPL TV Rights In USA?

On the eve of the final day of bidding for the US media rights for the English Premier league from seasons 2013-16, who do you think will win? That's quite a different question than what we asked you a couple of weeks ago, when 83% of you said that you wanted FOX Soccer to win. […]

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/ 5018 days ago

Maribor vs Spurs, Liverpool vs Anzhi, Newcastle vs Bruges: Europa League Open Thread

It's another day of European football, and hopefully this time the English clubs can do better than their counterparts who play in the Premier League (Manchester United excepted, despite their shaky performance on Tuesday). We have three matches in store today. Maribor vs Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool against Anzhi and Newcastle United against Bruges. Expect a […]

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/ 5018 days ago

What's Your Verdict On Being Liverpool, the Behind-the-Scenes Documentary From FOX Soccer?

"Being: Liverpool," the TV documentary series from FOX Soccer has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism in the past several weeks — most of it, to coin a FOX term, has been "fair and balanced." Now that we're on the verge of the final episode of the series (scheduled for Sunday […]

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/ 5018 days ago

Arsenal Can Compete With World's Best 'Within Two Years' Says Gazidis: The Daily EPL

Most of the major news this morning is a result of today's annual meeting with Arsenal shareholders and football supporters. Not surprisingly, supporters are upset over Arsenal's focus on generating money over winning trophies. There were many hecklers in the audience who are dissatisfied with Arsenal's plight — not having won a trophy in over […]

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/ 5019 days ago

Willian Hoping Shakhtar Donetsk Will Grant His Wish for Chelsea Move: The Nightly EPL

Anyone who watched Shakhtar Donetsk's victory against Chelsea mid-week would have been impressed by the display of Willian, the Brazilian attacking midfielder. It's no surprise therefore that Willian is rumored to be interested in a move to moneybags Chelsea FC. In other news, Nike is selling its Umbro brand to a company called Iconix. I don't know […]

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/ 5019 days ago

Ajax vs Manchester City and Arsenal vs Schalke, Champions League: Open Thread

Well the good news for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tonight is that he doesn't have to fly his team on a private jet for a 15-minute trip. Arsenal is playing at home tonight against a Schalke team who are fresh off a huge victory against Borussia Dortmund. Don't be surprised if Schalke gives Arsenal a […]

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/ 5019 days ago

Man United’s Defensive Problems Are Cause For Concern

Once again, Manchester United had to come from behind to win it. It is getting to the point where United only burst into life when the clock ticks into its thirtieth minute and the opposition are a couple of goals to the good. Their last three home games have followed a similar pattern; a clumsy […]

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/ 5019 days ago

MLS Supporters’ Shield Still Has Few Guarantees and Little Significance

In the 16 previous Major League Soccer seasons, nine different franchises have lifted the top prize in United States and Canadian soccer – the MLS Cup – following the league’s playoffs. Since 1999, the league has given a secondary trophy out each year for the club that finishes with the best points total at the […]

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/ 5019 days ago

Fantasy Premier League Tips: Gearing Up For Gameweek 9

The EPL Talk private league in the Fantasy Premier League currently sits in fourth place for the best league in the world. Our points average could be improved, so be sure to keep on playing every week and pay attention to the tips here and on Fantasy Football Scout. Unusual scorers: If the sentence “Emmerson […]

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/ 5020 days ago

Manchester United vs Braga and Shakhtar Donetsk vs Chelsea, Champions League Open Thread

Chelsea and Manchester United both are hoping to continue their good form in the UEFA Champions League with victories today against Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga respectively. But both teams will face difficult matches — especially Chelsea in front of a raucous crowd in Eastern Europe. Before, during and after today's Champions League matches, post your […]

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/ 5020 days ago

Feuerstein's Fire Friday CONCACAF Champions League Review

2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League Round 6 Review show Friday, October 26th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Reviewing games involving Houston, Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles, Toronto FC & Seattle Listen to internet radio with Feuersteins Fire on Blog Talk Radio

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/ 5020 days ago

MLS Doubles Down on a Bad Bet

In last night’s MLS Talk podcast, the crew discussed the news broken by Don Garber that MLS was helping Chivas stabilize their geographic situation by seeking a permanent soccer-specific stadium in downtown Los Angles. Speaking with Abraham Madkour of Sports Business Daily last week, the commissioner used the beleaguered West Coast franchise as an example […]

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/ 5020 days ago

Rio Ferdinand Downplays Reports of Black Footballers' Union: The Daily EPL

Rio Ferdinand has rubbished Daily Mail reports that he's planning on creating a black footballers' union to rival the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). Ferdinand has told his Twitter followers to not believe everything they read, which — knowing The Daily Mail's track record — is one of the wisest things Ferdinand has said in quite […]

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/ 5021 days ago

Hillsborough: Police Chief 'Boasted' of Role in Smearing Fans: The Nightly EPL

Here are tonight's main Premier League news headlines: Hillsborough: police chief 'boasted' of role in smearing fans — The Guardian Anger at Terry's lenient ban led to Kick It Out T-shirt protest — The Guardian Rio Ferdinand leads breakaway by black players — The Daily Mail John Terry to wear anti-racism armband if he captains […]

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/ 5021 days ago

Premier League TV Rights Battle Could Impact Growth Of Soccer In USA

By this Friday, several media corporations will have submitted their final bids for the US media rights to the 2013-16 Premier League seasons. To many, it may seem just like any other TV rights auction, but this one could have a major impact not only on the growth of the Premier League but also the […]