Setanta Sports Shane O’Rourke joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss the status of the network in North America on the day Setanta UK went into administration and stopped broadcasting.

O’Rourke also answers questions about Setanta-i, their new broadband product, as well as answering questions about the status of GAA and rugby on its channel.

You can follow Setanta US on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/setantaus

Episode 119 features an interview with Soccerex Director of Business Development Misha Sher. Hear about Sher’s football background as a youth player in the Ukraine (part of the USSR in those days), his college and professional career in the United States at Ohio Wesleyan and in the A League (now USL-1).

After moving to the United Kingdom, Sher began working with Soccerex. Soccerex is discussed extensively in the eposide as is Derby County FC  which Sher serves as a presenter with on DCFC World TV.

Recently, the Football Partnerships Podcast interviewed me about EPL Talk and the business of football blogging. It’s quite different than the typical EPL Talk interview. Listen to the Football Partnerships interview today.

Some of the topics discussed include:

• How the idea of EPL Talk was created,
• How EPL Talk’s initial target audience has changed over the years,
• The business of football blogging and how advertising and partnerships help keep the lights on,
• My personal favorite EPL Talk Podcast interview of all time,
• And much more.

Football Partnerships is the leading B2B networking group for football industry professionals. You can listen to the archive of Football Partnerships podcasts featuring interviews with celebrities such as Misha Sher, Steven Cohen, Greg Lalas, Don Garber and others.

Hear Champion’s thoughts on this Saturday’s FA Cup Final, his coverage of the Premier League and his five previous World Cups. Champion also discusses Spain’s chances to win the World Cup in South Africa, the loss of two Premiership clubs from the Northeast and his fond memories of working for BBC Radio and hosting Match of the Day.

We preview the 2009 UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports, Chris Oakley of Some People on the Pitch, Phil Schoen who calls LaLiga matches for GOL TV and South Florida Sun Sentinel Soccer writer Jeff Rusnak joins us.

Hear each of our guests feelings about the matchup in Roma as well as their feelings about the seasons both sides have had and some general thoughts about European Football.