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/ 5923 days ago

Book Review: A Random History Of Football

Colin Murray is fast becoming the rising star of British sport punditry. After cutting his teeth with Channel 5's football coverage here in the UK, Murray has slowly been making his mark at BBC Radio 5 through the excellent Fighting Talk. Last summer, Murray officially joined Radio 5 as a presenter and he's shown himself […]

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/ 5923 days ago

Portsmouth's Potential Demise Spells Trouble For Other Premier League Clubs

The Danger isn't just Administration, it's Liquidation. £22m-£26m required to see out season. As fans of football, we never want there to be less football clubs around. As simple as that sounds, it makes perfect sense to leave it at that. The Premier League that we all love, follow and obsess over stands in line […]

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/ 5923 days ago

Now You Can Follow EPL Talk On Google Buzz

You follow EPL Talk on Twitter, Facebook and other sites. But now you can follow EPL Talk on Google Buzz, the new social networking tool that integrates into Gmail and works very similarly to FriendFeed, the company that Facebook recently bought. At EPL Talk, we've created the Google Buzz account to give us a presence […]

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/ 5923 days ago

England Legends Star In New World Cup Commercial

England legends from yesteryear star in a new World Cup TV commercial. Players such as Peter Shilton, Martin Peters, Stuart Pearce and Viv Anderson are featured and describe what it feels like to represent your national team on the world stage. The legends also describe putting the jersey on, the sound of the fans and […]

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/ 5923 days ago

Poll: For Fox Soccer Plus, Will You Pay $14.99 Per Month?

On March 1, Fox Soccer Plus will launch on select TV providers across the United States. According to several EPL Talk readers, it looks like FSC+ will be launching first on DirecTV and FIOS. EPL Talk believes that the monthly fee for Fox Soccer Plus will be $14.99 although we're awaiting confirmation from Fox. As […]

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/ 5924 days ago

BBC Sport Erases Everton's Victory Against Man United

What's wrong with this picture above? Read the caption to see how BBC Sport accidentally erased Everton's impressive 3-1 victory against Manchester United on Saturday. Since the BBC is based in The Old Smoke, maybe it's a London bias against teams from Merseyside? Thanks to reader Griff for the news tip.

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/ 5924 days ago

USA World Cup Away Soccer Shirt: New Photos Revealed

New photos of the United States away soccer shirt for the 2010 World Cup have been revealed featuring action shots of Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the USA World Cup away soccer uniform is navy blue in color with a white diagonal stripe across the shirt and red trim. In […]

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/ 5924 days ago

NASL Stepping Up to Fill Important Gap

Professional Soccer has often been a spottingly available product across North America, and MLS, as a Premier Division, cannot fill the gaps by itself. This is where USL has often filled in, in the past, although USL has often been perceived as small market, for good reason in many cases. The reformed NASL aims to […]

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/ 5924 days ago

Fox Soccer Plus Reveals Weekly Programming Schedule

Fox Soccer Plus, scheduled to debut on March 1, has released TV schedules for the first three weeks of its programming, giving soccer fans a glimpse of what they can expect on the new soccer network. Fox Soccer Plus will show two live Premier League games each weekend as well as two on delay in […]

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/ 5924 days ago

Jack Rodwell Puts Himself In Shop Window Again

If you can't beat them, buy them. That has often been Manchester United's strategy when the club has lost pivotal league games against smaller English clubs and/or have been embarrassed by Premier League players who display incredible raw skill. United has often gone on to purchase many of those footballers. Examples include Everton (Wayne Rooney), […]

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/ 5924 days ago

ESPN2 Will Televise Man United v Chelsea in April

ESPN2 received some good news Friday when the Premier League announced the list of games that have had their kickoff times moved to be shown during key television times. During April, ESPN2 will televise what many believe will be the Premier League title decider between Manchester United and Chelsea on Saturday, April 3 at 7:45am […]

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/ 5925 days ago

MLS Facing Unmitigated Disaster

Major League Soccer is a niche league, perhaps the largest niche league in North America (depending on your view of hockey and the NHL). It lacks a lot of the tradition, and strength that can be found in older leagues such as the National Football League, or Major League Baseball. Even the NHL has strong […]

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/ 5925 days ago

Charlie Davies Heads Back to Football

If he is on the plane to South Africa this summer, Charlie Davies will be the story of the tournament. It was only four months ago that Davies was in a horrific car accident that killed one passenger and savaged Davies’ body. His face was smashed, leg and arm broken, and bladder lacerated. There […]

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/ 5925 days ago

La Liga Preview and US TV Listings for Jornada 23: Feb. 20 – Feb. 22

The obvious surprising result of the previous round was Atlético Madrid's 2-1 victory over Barcelona to hand the Catalunyan champions their first loss in La Liga this season. If analyzed deeper, however, Barça's defeat at the hands of Los Colchoneros becomes less of a shocker. Historically, Atleti had a respectable record against Barcelona in Madrid, […]

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/ 5925 days ago

Can Freddy Adu make the World Cup team?

The 2010 World Cup is 111 days away and, at the moment, the U.S. national team has its share of questions. Will Clint Dempsey, Oguchi Onyewu and Charlie Davies be healthy enough to contribute? Will there be room on the roster for Brian Ching, Jose Francisco Torres or Edgar Castillo? Will Jermaine Jones get healthy […]