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Spurs to Unveil New 08/09 Shirts on May 6

Tottenham Hotspur has announced it'll be unveiling its new kits for the 2008/2009 season in a unique way. They'll be debuted live on Spurs TV, which will be available via a free webcast on Tuesday, May 6. The new Spurs 08/09 home shirt will then be available on May 10, while the away and third […]

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The Rise and Fall of ITVN

The dirty secret about ITVN, the company that brought Setanta Sports via broadband to TV set top boxes in North America, is that its sister company (XTV) was an adult entertainment company. Both companies used the same technology. The set top boxes looked identical (except for the stickers on the front). Even the ITVN remote […]

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/ 6581 days ago

Top Money Earners

After reading a thread here on the site, I did a bit of research to find information on the top paid players. No one on Arsenal's squad makes an appearance until 60th place, where captain William Gallas pops up. No big surprise that last year's Footballer of the Year, AC Milan's Kaká, tops the pile […]

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/ 6581 days ago

The game's highest-paid players

After a thread on our sister site, EPL Talk, I did a bit of research to find information on the top paid players. No one on Arsenal's squad makes an appearance until 60th place, where captain William Gallas pops up.

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/ 6581 days ago

Wake Up Brits: It's Time for a Daily Sports Newspaper

Now that England appears to be leading the pack with some of the best club teams in Europe, it's time the country gets with the times and does something that the Spanish, French and Italians have mastered for some time. That's publishing a daily sports newspaper with an emphasis on football. Incredibly, despite the popularity […]

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/ 6581 days ago

Derby County Cancels U.S. Summer Tour Plans

The number of Premier League teams heading to the United States this summer on preseason tours isn't too impressive thus far. First, Aston Villa announced they may have to skip their American tour if they qualify for the Intertoto Cup. Now Derby County has said that it has canceled its plans to head stateside and […]

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/ 6581 days ago

Return of the Setanta Puppets

In the latest episode of "I'm On Setanta Sports," Wayne speaks, Arsene and Jose get into a spat, Sven plays guitar and didgeridoo, and Rooney gives us the word of the day. I don't know about you, but I'm still enjoying each episode. They've made Jose Mourinho more popular than he was before. I can't […]

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/ 6581 days ago

EPL Talk Podcast Returns: More Interviews On The Way

The EPL Talk Podcast, the only football interview show on the Internet, is set to return to the airwaves next week. It's been over a month since the last episode, and it feels good to be back. Many of you may know that I took a break for a while due to health reasons (after […]

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/ 6582 days ago

MLS Power Rankings Week 3

Injuries to DeRo's mates have Houston near the bottom of the rankings for the time being/SI.com photos 1- Chicago A struggle versus San Jose but three points on the road makes it tough to argue. 2- Colorado Who are these guys? Seriously, my TASS co-host Dave Denholm had it right. When Conor Casey, Jovan Kirovski, […]

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/ 6582 days ago

Captain Milan wins!!!

Silvio Berlusconi owner of AC Milan football club, wins Italian election giving the conservative leader a third chance and a strong mandate to lift Italy's ailing economy, but he faces a daunting task. More... Plagued by criminal trials, conflict-of-interest accusations and headline-making gaffes during two previous stints as prime minister he defied public opinion by […]

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/ 6582 days ago

08/09 Man United Third Shirt

Could the above photograph be Man United's third shirt for the 08/09 season? It's hard to tell, but it's entirely possible (source: Football Shirts). It's quite possible that this may be a fake, but at this stage of the season it's too early to tell until Nike releases images of the official shirt. From all […]

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/ 6582 days ago

Remembering the Hillsborough Tragedy: Match of the Day Videos

Nineteen years ago on this very date, 25,000 Liverpool fans traveled to Sheffield for the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. In one of the darkest days in football, 96 Liverpool fans died at Hillsborough. Please feel free to pay tribute to those lost souls in a minute's silence at 3:06pm GMT/10:06am ET. To learn […]

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/ 6582 days ago

Aston Villa May Tour United States this Summer

If Aston Villa fails to qualify for the Intertoto Cup, they'll be visiting the U.S. for a preseason tour this summer. That's according to Villa manager Martin O'Neill who has two plans depending on what happens in the next few weeks. If the Birmingham club does qualify for the Intertoto, then Villa fans can kiss […]

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Chelsea v Man United Decider to be Aired on Setanta Sports in U.S.A

What may become the most important match of the season when Chelsea plays Manchester United on Saturday, April 26 will be televised around the world. Viewers in America, however, be forewarned. The match will be shown live on Setanta Sports, not Fox Soccer Channel. The kickoff time will be 7:45am ET/12:45pm GMT. If you don't […]

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The Also-Ran Trilogy

After a turbulent encounter at Old Trafford on Sunday the pressure was on a Chelsea team to reciprocate their own winning result and keep alive the Premiership title race at least until Thursday. The reverse scenario was prevalent last week as Chelsea won away from home at Man City on the Saturday afternoon and Man […]