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/ 7274 days agoSetanta Breaks Sky Premiership Monopoly
In breaking news, Setanta has won the bids for two of the six Premiership TV rights packages, with Sky picking up the remaining four. This means that from 2007-2010, Sky will show 92 live matches while Setanta will show 46. Overseas rights are yet to be finalized, but the repercussions of the above decisions will […]

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/ 7275 days agoCrunch time for Thierry Henry
The next two weeks will have a crucial impact on whether Arsenal's prolific striker will be staying at Arsenal. Today, the Gunners face Manchester City away at 2:45pm ET (live on Fox Soccer Channel). If Arsenal can win today's match, the two biggest hurdles for the North Londoners will be Sunday's match at home against […]

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/ 7277 days agoWill Reading Be The Next Wigan?
Yesterday, thousands of fans lined the streets of Reading to cheer their blue and white hooped stars. The team broke the remarkable record of achieving the most number of points in the Championship ever (106). Plus, their goal difference was a staggering +67, and they scored 99 goals in one season. Americans Marcus Hahnemann (former […]

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/ 7278 days agoFox Soccer Channel's Premiership Finale
The stage is set for the final day of the Premiership season. Out of the 10 EPL matches that all kick off at 10am on Sunday, Fox Soccer Channel has announced that it'll be televising three of the matches, all on tape delay. Newcastle v Chelsea. Sunday, Noon ET. While the match will give Chelsea's […]

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/ 7278 days agoControversy Erupts Around Premier League TV Rights Deal
After the first round of bidding closed this past Thursday for the TV rights to the English Premier League (2007-2013 season), the Premier League announced that SkySports (to no surprise) has won three of the six packages available. Experts predict that Sky is very likely now to secure five out of the six packages during […]

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/ 7279 days agoExclusive Interview with The Treble
The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast went live this afternoon. During the interview with Jenny, Diana and Nikki from The Treble soccer radio show, the women discuss how their show started, how they came up with the name 'The Treble,' their World Cup predictions and much much more. Listen to episode five right […]

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/ 7280 days agoChelsea Crowned Premiership Champions
Congratulations to Chelsea for winning the 2005-2006 Premiership trophy. The Blues cruised to victory in a 3-0 home win against a very disappointing Manchester United side. Class goals from Gallas, Cole and Carvalho sealed the victory.

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/ 7281 days agoScolari Pulls Out of England Race
Portuguese national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has just made the shocking announcement that he does not want to become the manager of the England national team due to the pressure from the English media. Read the full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4955490.stm

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/ 7281 days agoThe Premiership Finale
The biggest weekend of the English Premier League season is here. By Saturday at Noon ET, the Premiership champions and two remaining relegation positions may be decided, or not. So much is riding on each game. Here's your essential guide to this Saturday's nailbiting matches that matter the most: Chelsea v Man United, 7:30am […]

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/ 7282 days agoThe Most Interactive World Cup Ever
The BBC announced today more information about it's World Cup coverage. Read the full article to learn what theme song the BBC will be using, what experts will be analyzing the games on the BBC Five Live broadcasts, and more. Without a doubt, the 2006 World Cup will be the most interactive one ever for […]

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/ 7283 days agoIf Barcelona play Arsenal in the final...
Last night's match was similar to a chess game, with Arsenal making very few calculated moves and playing very conservatively waiting to capitalize on a mistake from Villarreal, which never materialized. Even though it wasn't pretty, it was very effective. If Barcelona can defeat AC Milan on aggregate today, it makes me wonder whether Arsenal […]

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/ 7287 days agoLiverpool Put Pressure On Man United
Liverpool's 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win against Chelsea yesterday was good news for the Premiership. For the past decade, the Premiership has been a two horse race with Arsenal and Manchester United dominating the league. Now, looking at next season, it's finally a four horse race with Liverpool officially joining Chelsea, Man United, and Arsenal […]

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/ 7287 days agoITV and BBC Unlikely To Bid On EPL TV Packages
The Sunday Telegraph newspaper from the UK is reporting that it's unlikely that Britain's ITV and BBC will bid on the Premiership TV packages available for the 2007-2013 seasons. Instead, it looks like it'll be a three horse race between Sky, NTL and Setanta. The first round of bidding closes this Thursday. The repercussions from […]

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/ 7288 days agoChelsea v Liverpool: FA Cup Semi-Final
The biggest match of the weekend won't be televised on Fox Soccer Channel. So, if you're interested in following the Chelsea versus Liverpool FA Cup Semi Final, read on... In the States, the only way to watch the game is on closed-circuit TV in your local pub or restaurant (with a $20 cover charge). To […]

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/ 7289 days agoDeadline Looms for First-Round of EPL TV Bidding
Next Thursday, April 27th, is the deadline for the first-round of bidding on UK TV rights to the English Premier League for 2007-2013. Interestingly, The Guardian newspaper revealed this morning that Setanta Sports plans on submitting bids for two of the six packages available. Read the entire article here. Canadian readers should read the Maple […]