epltalk.com - 7/25/2008
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ESPN’s broadcast of Euro 2008 was the best production ever of a soccer tournament for TV viewers in the United States. While it wasn’t perfect, it was clearly evident that ESPN had listened to the past criticism and corrected the annoying habits that had previously distanced diehard soccer fans from its network.
After ESPN vastly improved my impression of them this summer, I ...
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The Daily Sweeper (July 25)
Pitch Invasion —
Whilst MLS tries to expand further within North America, the Premier League is again focused on colonising overseas.
North America
The MLS All-Stars dispatched West Ham and the ICF 3-2 last night, with the Fire’s Blanco (did you know he’s Mexican? Nice of JP Dellacamera to tell us that at least fourteen times on the ESPN broadcast) playing the starring role. EPL Talk rightly comments that ESPN’s production of the game (especially anything involving Rob Stone) was a severe regression from the standards they set at Euro 2008 back to the bad old days…of 2006 and 2007.
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