EPL Talk reader Alan Jacobs posed an excellent question about Euro 2008 and Xavi. Here’s the question:
Alan Jacobs: I have scanned the papers and blogs and, while I have found many all-tournament teams, I have yet to find a single one that names Xavi. Conversely, almost everyone (rightly in my view) singles out Senna for […]
Television companies that feature the Premier League throughout the season face the harsh reality of trying to keep their viewers returning during the three months in late Spring to early summer when the Premiership is on break.
The issue is especially troubling for soccer networks such as Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV and Setanta Sports. They must […]
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Sunday afternoon’s Euro 2008 final between Spain and Germany on ABC was watched by 2.4 million overnight households according to numbers announced by Nielsen Media Research. That gives the broadcast a 3.1 overnight rating based on the 77 million households in America which make up the overnight numbers. That number is a little more than double the […]
ESPN has finally cracked the code of how to produce soccer for the American audience. Show it in high definition, feature a strong team of commentators, promote the tournament across your networks, don’t cut the national anthems, include advertising at appropriate moments, reduce the hype and include intelligent discussions during the pre-game, halftime and post-game […]
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The EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football League ended in 46th place in the Best Leagues standing with an average score of 268.2. As far as we can tell, we ended up in first place among the private leagues originating from the United States. Here are the top 10 winners. First placed Luis Arias wins […]
