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FA Cup Fourth Round Sunday, Open Thread

The Gaffer — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:08:03 +0000

Two big FA Cup matches are on deck today. The 11am ET/4pm GMT kickoff between Arsenal and Aston Villa is the one that most will be interested in, but the 8.30am ET/1:30pm GMT match between Sunderland and Middlesbrough shouldn’t be …

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FA Cup Fourth Round Saturday, Open Thread

The Gaffer — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:30:08 +0000

The fourth round of the FA Cup today offers too very explosive matches for all of the wrong reasons. Let’s hope the off-the-field drama involving QPR and Chelsea plus Liverpool and Manchester United doesn’t spill over to the pitch. The …

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Tell Us Your Stories of How You Converted Your Friends to Become Soccer Fans

The Gaffer — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:30:26 +0000

Have you ever converted a soccer hater to a soccer lover? Or how about converting a disinterested sports fan into a soccer nut? If you have, share your story in the comments section below. It took me 10 years but …

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Cups, Cups, Cups (EPL Talk Preview Podcast)

Laurence McKenna — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:32:20 +0000

With so many cups in just one week, the EPL feels like it has been broken up. However, the FA Cup has become somewhat of a figure of fun in the English press, despite attempts to make it as nostalgic …

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Tottenham Hotspur Planning 2012 U.S. Summer Tour, Says Report

The Gaffer — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:43:23 +0000

Tottenham Hotspur is planning a three-city US tour this summer, says a report in Sports Business Journal. Baltimore and Los Angeles are two of the cities poised to host the games, while the third city has not yet been determined. …

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1.3 Million Viewers Watched Arsenal-Manchester United On FOX

Alex Muller — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:33:52 +0000

The first ever live Premier League match shown on free-to-air network television in the United States delivered 1.3 million viewers for the Sunday, January 22 match between Arsenal and Manchester United on FOX. The broadcast delivered a 0.8 rating...

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Why You Can’t Always Trust The Opinions Of Soccer Experts In England

The Gaffer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:17:15 +0000

Early in the 1990′s, when we were deprived of being able to watch a lot of live Premier League matches on television in the United States, many of us (myself included) would look up to the journalists, football supporters and …

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How Loyal Are You to Your Favorite Soccer TV and Internet Provider?

The Gaffer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:30:07 +0000

You watch hours of top quality Premier League soccer each week on television, the Internet and sometimes mobile devices, but do you have an allegiance to any or all of the TV networks that provide the coverage to you? If …

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Could You Afford a Season Ticket If You Lived Near Your Favorite Premier League Club?

The Gaffer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:30:33 +0000

Imagine for a minute that you lived in England and that you finally had the chance to watch your favorite Premier League club in person. Like me, if you’re such a die-hard supporter of your team, you would definitely look …

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Alternative Premier League, Gameweek 22

Karl Sears — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:41 +0000

This weekend saw the top two reassert their dominance and pull even further away from the six teams below who all failed to record wins. Manchester City’s late, late winner at Spurs kept a cushion between themselves and the chasers …

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