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Buddle's Early Tally Was Enough For A Galaxy Win

Once again it was another fantastic night of Football at Red Bull Arena and from the first row in the lower bowl all the way to the last of the upper bowl, it was a full house and not one section was barren. Everyone came to honor Clint Mathis before the match started & see […]

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Why I Dislike Watching Chelsea Play At Stamford Bridge

It was 97 days ago since the last Premier League match when Chelsea ended up winning the 2009-2010 Premier League title after emphatically beating Wigan Athletic 8-0. On that same day, Manchester United tried to pip them to title but couldn't do so even after defeating Stoke City 4-0. Now that the new season of […]

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Serie A Preview – Can Chievo Verona Do It Again?

Looking back on our 2010-2011 Serie A preview to this point, it is interesting to see the number of teams that have failed to actively work the transfer market for improvements to their clubs, even though they are in danger of finishing at the bottom of the table. Whether due to money or management, some […]

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DFB Pokal Round-Up: St. Pauli Flop As Title Contenders Triumph

Saturday's DFB Pokal games saw a few interesting results and a few shocks as well. Today's matches saw Bundesliga newcomers St. Pauli drop out of the competition early, which certainly doesn't suggest much heading into a Bundesliga season where they are one of the favourites for relegation. Despite their result, every other Bundesliga side performed […]

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Wolves Score From Wonderful Free Kick On Opening Day Of Season: Video

When you think of Wolverhampton Wanderers, the words 'glamor club' don't often come to mind. But in their opening match of the 2010-11 Premier League season, they created something a little extra special that you wouldn't expect. An incredibly creative goal that was world class. The sheer brilliance of the goal reminded the excellent 101 […]

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Werder Bremen Reject Real Madrid Approach For Mesut Ozil

Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid have reportedly tabled a bid for Werder Bremen's attacking midfield star Mesut Ozil, but had their advance rejected despite the player's contract coming to an end next June. Mesut Ozil came to real fruition in South Africa this summer as he showed the world what he's made up with stellar performances […]

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Premier League Saturday, Gameweek One: Open Thread

We finally made it to the opening of the 2010-11 Premier League. With the early match between Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City to kick things off, today should be an exciting day with what we hope will be plenty of goals during the opening weekend. Feel free to share your observations before, during and after […]

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Soccer Fans, What Do You Love and Hate About Your Cable or Satellite Provider?

If I have learned anything in my first year of reading EPL Talk it is that we are all subject to the whims of our TV providers whether they be cable, FiOS, DSL or satellite. You want Fox Soccer Plus? Well, let me see. “We value the input of all our customers……..” Right. Tell me […]

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DFB Pokal Round-Up: Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern Advance

The DFB Pokal has begun in exciting fashion with Bundesliga sides Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt battling for victory. Kaiserslautern played their opening game against VfL Osnabruck, a team from Germany's third division after being relegated from the second division last season. Kaiserslautern, on the other hand, are recently promoted to the Bundesliga and will be fighting […]

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Real Madrid Edge Bayern Munich On Penalties In Beckenbauer Testimonial

Bayern Munich wrapped their pre-season up as they played in the Franz Beckenbauer testimonial match against Real Madrid, to honour the career and the service Beckenbauer has provided to both Bayern Munich and German football in general. The match pit Louis van Gaal against Jose Mourinho once again, a rematch of the Champions League final […]

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Can Blackpool Survive In The Premier League?

With the start of the new season just hours away many people are predicting that Blackpool will be this season’s Burnley. However, Ian Holloway has added several new players to his squad this summer and they may well fancy their chances of upsetting the odds by staying up. The big question is have they got […]

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Fox Relaunches FoxSoccer.tv In Time for EPL Season

Fox Soccer Channel today launched a beta version of FoxSoccer.tv, its broadband website, in time for the 2010-11 Premier League season which begins Saturday, August 14. The biggest change is that FoxSoccer.tv has switched broadband providers from RayV to Perform. Perform's client list includes Virgin Media, Marca and Omnisport.tv. But Perform is perhaps best known to […]

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Dear Fox Soccer Channel(s): an Open Letter For the New Season

Within the last 12 months, you've done a lot to enhance your product and the growth of the game. The launch of the HD channel and Fox Soccer Plus, while not by any means perfect, have been a major plus. The announcement of the new Fox Soccer Tonight program is another good step for the […]

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Serie A preview – New league, new Cesena

Once you're promoted from the Serie B, the main thought is survival. Bari did it last season with fantastic attacking football, Parma also did it by blocking teams and hitting them on the counter, and now, Cesena has to find a way to stay in the Serie A. The club is beginning to change, a […]

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MLS Weekend Preview – Aug. 14

Seven games dot the Saturday schedule, and the main attraction has to be the Galaxy's visit to New York to face the Red Bulls. New York is coming off a 1-0 win over Toronto on Wednesday, while the Galaxy is in the news for a decent showing in a 3-2 loss in a friendly to […]