Veteran Soccer America columnist Paul Gardner has never been one to refrain from writing what he believes, so it’s interesting to read his take on the English Premier League and its recent lack of goals and quality in an article published in The New York Sun newspaper.
What’s more interesting to me, though, is how Gardner […]

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Premiership Countdown: 10 Days to Go.
We now know what mid-week matches will be shown by Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports during the first week of the Premiership season. With both Setanta and FSC, we now have the opportunity to watch an amazing 11 Premiership matches the first week (compared with an average of 5-6 […]

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Premiership Countdown: 11 Days to Go.
Now that Setanta Sports has sublicensed many of the rights to the Premiership matches from Fox Soccer Channel, what impact will this have on Fox Soccer Channel and what does it say about their coverage of the English Premier League and football in general on FSC?
Here are my thoughts on […]

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Fox Soccer Channel’s announcement this week that they’ve entered into a five-year programming deal with Soccer United Marketing that includes live and exclusive rights to a selection of Major League Soccer matches through 2010 will not impact the network’s coverage of the English Premier League.
Looking at FSC’s TV schedule for August through October, the MLS […]

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The Fox Soccer Channel web site has revealed what matches the network will be showing in the first few weeks of the Premiership season:
Saturday, August 19th, 10am ET:
Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic
Saturday, August 19th, Noon ET:
Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday, August 19th, 3pm ET:
Reading v Middlesbrough (tape delayed)
Sunday, August 20th, 11am ET:
Chelsea v Manchester City
Tuesday, […]

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Looking at the Premiership schedule on Fox Soccer Channel for the upcoming 2006/2007 season, you can expect to watch 7.5 hours of continuous Premiership coverage on Saturdays in one block. Here’s the rundown:
9:30-10am ET: EPL Preview Show
10am-Noon ET: Live Premiership match
Noon-2:30pm ET: Live Premiership match
2:30-3:00pm ET: Super Saturday +
3:00-5:00pm ET: Tape-delayed Premiership match
“Are you ready […]

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If you’ve been reading the EPL Talk Blog the past week, you’ll notice that we’ve been talking a lot about Fox Soccer Channel’s impending coverage of the 2006/2007 Premiership season.
We can now confirm that FSC has changed their schedule regarding coverage of matches. Their typical schedule will now be:
Saturdays
10am ET — Live Premiership match
12:15pm ET […]

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While Fox Soccer Channel won’t be broadcasting any of the World Cup matches, the soccer network is busy providing coverage to you.
On TV, the channel debuts a new program starting Thursday, June 8th at 8pm ET (and broadcasting each night throughout the tournament at that same time). Ticket To Germany will provide daily news, […]

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