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/ 6043 days agoEuropa League Roundup: Benfica Thrash Everton, Prague Rivals Excel
I have to start this off by saying thank you to the people behind the scenes at uefa.com for moving their subscription video service away from Windows Media and into a Flash-based format. It's allowed me to follow all the games from the comforts of my Mac. If you've not done so, I strongly recommend […]
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/ 6043 days agoCould Liverpool Miss Out On A Top 4 Finish?
A lot has been made of Liverpool's recent dip in form with the team looking a shadow of the side that we saw last year. Liverpool lost key personnel most notably in the form of Alonso with his replacement Aquilani yet to take the field in a Liverpool shirt. Key players Fernando Torres and Steven […]
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/ 6043 days agoFriday Football Links
Each day, I scour the Internet looking for fascinating stories regarding the Premier League and share most of them on my Twitter account and my shared items on Google Reader. But I often come across some mouthwatering stories that I save to share with you on EPL Talk instead. Trouble is I often run out of […]
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/ 6043 days agoEPL Talk Reader Visits England Training Session
Congratulations to EPL Talk reader Danny Godfrey for recently winning the dream chance of attending an England training session. The chance-of-a-lifetime experience was courtesy of Umbro who gave Godfrey the opportunity to watch a behind closed doors training session featuring the England national team. Godfrey met the players and received an autographed England football shirt. […]
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/ 6043 days agoThe Football Managers: Poetry In Motion
Come Sunday, expect the television cameras to be zooming in on the faces of Rafa Benitez and Sir Alex Ferguson as they try to detect whether the pressure is getting to either manager. Attention will be paid to body language and how each manager interacts with one another, what the handshake is like and to […]
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/ 6043 days agoJeff Cunningham Deserves 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player Award
The end of the regular season has put me in a contemplative mood. Not only because I am left trying to figure out how the San Jose Earthquakes missed the postseason again, but because I am asked to fill out my 2009 MLS Awards Ballot. Following the Quakes as closely as I do, I enjoy […]
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/ 6044 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Liverpool in Crisis as Man United comes to Anfield
Martin Rogers, the senior World Soccer writer for Yahoo! Sports joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss the epic clash that defines English Football: Liverpool-Man United. This Sunday's game however is different than so many in the past as Liverpool comes in having lost four on the trot while United sits atop the table. Discussed are Liverpool's […]
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/ 6044 days agoLiverpool v United: Problem Areas Add Up To Fascinating Contest
There is history, here. England's two greatest football clubs lining up on the hallowed turf of Anfield, some of the World's greatest players are there; two of the World's greatest managers are there; but this is worth more than simply names and people: this is about bragging rights, this is to prove which is actually […]
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/ 6044 days agoPremier League TV Ratings Take A Dip On ESPN2
Up until the past week, ESPN has been the golden child of Premier League coverage in the United States. We've been spoiled by pictures in HD, match coverage that begins when the players enter the tunnel, Monday evenings that bring us the UK feed of ESPN's coverage, and Saturday mornings with Georgie Bingham and company. […]
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/ 6044 days agoHave Milan turned the corner?
I think it is fair to say that AC Milan's start to the season has been less than impressive to say the least. However, victory over Roma at the weekend propelled them into the top half of the table and then last night the Rossonerri did the unthinkable and beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu […]
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/ 6044 days agoRussian Football Now Podcast #10: Champions League Review
In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the tenth episode of RNF’s podcast. The Russian Premier League made headlines this week when Rubin Kazan beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp. It was the first time since February 22 that a team had beaten the European champions on their pitch. On the tenth episode […]
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/ 6044 days agoWhat Was Your First Computer?
Yes, this is a football blog. And no, this post isn't very football-related, but it's something that we all have in common. We've all, at one time or another, used a computer to surf the Internet and visit EPL Talk. So I thought it'd be interesting to hear from you, the readers, what your first […]
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/ 6044 days agoYour Chance To Win FIFA 10 And 3 Classic Football Books
Win a copy of FIFA 10 for the Xbox 360 and a chance to win one of three soon-to-be classic football books from EPL Talk during the next few days to few weeks. Watch the video to find out more details and be sure to visit EPL Talk daily to find out when you can […]
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/ 6044 days agoCONCACAF Champions League Week 6 in Review
As the CONCACAF Champions League group stage entered its last week, all three MLS representatives were still with a chance of qualification to the knockout round of the competition. Results through Wednesday night have cleared up the fates of the Columbus Crew and the Houston Dynamo, while DC United must sweat out the last Group […]
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/ 6045 days agoThoughts on the US U-17 World Cup Selection
The most notable concerns about this squad are the omission of Charles Renken and Joseph Gyau recent Hoffenheim signings who had trouble at Bradenton. Sebastian Lleget, is also not on the squad. The omission of the West Ham Academy player is a huge blow for Wilmer Cabrera’s side. I am very familiar with Zachary Herold […]