Nice little moment from Histon vs Leeds Utd in the FA Cup Second Round on Saturday, which was broadcast on ITV. Leeds fans managed to steal an ITV microphone and get a good chant of "ITV is f*cking sh*t" going (sans asterisks of course) before a panicked producer cut the sound. You can hear it loud [. Click to continue reading...

Nostalgic football fans in the UK - can we have your attention please!

Some People Are On The Pitch are proud to announce that a new series of The Big Match Revisited is returning to ITV4 on January 1st 2009. Covering the final 20 weeks of the 1978/79 season, the first programme has an absolute gem of a game in the shape of West Bromwich Albion's 5-3 victory over Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

Although the Carling Cup isn't the most prestigious of competitions, with the football odds suggesting that a Premier League side is bound to lift the trophy. But when a side from outside the top flight defeats one of the best teams in the country you expect it to receive some extra media coverage.

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Manchester City player gets a Brazilian Manchester City striker Darius Vassell was kindly given a change of nationality by ITV commentator Peter Drury during the Uefa Cup tie with FC Twente. The overlooked England international now faces the dubious task of breaking into the Brazil national side. Drury said: "Darius Vassell has finished his first shift back [. Click to continue reading...

Hey folks - here's a quick and very belated note to let you know that ITV is tonight showing once again the landmark Graham Taylor documentary An Impossible Job.

An Impossible Job was broadcast by Channel 4 in 1994 and followed Taylor's reign as England manager during qualification for the 1994 World Cup through to his dismissal after failing to guide the team to the finals in the USA. Click to continue reading...

Dean Windass is set for showdown talks with Hull boss Phil Brown after being left out of the side for the 2-2 draw with Everton. Writing for his ITV blog, the veteran striker has expressed his frustration at not being part of Brown's plans and says of this weekend's clash with Arsenal: "Whether I'll be involved [. Click to continue reading...

If you're one of the many millions of people that missed out on the chance to see England beat Croatia 4-1 last night, fear not.

You now have a chance to see extended highlights on terrestrial TV this evening, thanks to ITV1.

Mark Sharman, Director of ITV News and Sport said: "We're pleased to have secured the highlights of last night's 4-1 victory. Click to continue reading...

ITV to air Guinness Premiership English club rugby highlights | Media | guardian.co.uk: "ITV has secured the rights to show highlights of the Guinness Premiership English club rugby union matches this season in a new show to be presented by Craig Doyle on ITV4.

The broadcaster has signed the deal with Premier Rugby for the new season, which starts September 6, taking over from the BBC, which previously aired domestic club rugby highlights in Rugby Special. Click to continue reading...

Last week I talked to ITV.com's head of content, Marc Webber, about ITV's new website, their focus on football (and especially football video) and how he saw the online football industry shaping in the future. You can catch the interview here. "Interview with ITV.com's Marc Webber" was originally published at Soccerlens. Click to continue reading...

Highlights of England's World Cup qualifying match against Croatia will not be shown on the BBC or ITV unless a financial dispute with Setanta Sports, the live broadcaster, is resolved reports UK newspaper, The Times. Click to continue reading...

Who knew...actor Gary Oldman shows off his keepy-uppy skills in a promotional video for ITV. Oldman, who has appeared in films such as Batman: The Dark Knight and the Harry Potter movies stars in an ITV promo themed "Good things come in threes" - a reference to the broadcaster's live England, FA Cup and UEFA [. Click to continue reading...

Famous actor Gary Oldman stars in a new TV commercial to promote ITV's football coverage for the upcoming season. The London born actor has starred in so many great movies including True Romance, The Dark Knight, JFK, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sid & Nancy and other great films. In the TV commercial, Oldman walks through different film [. Click to continue reading...

My day didn't start well. I had two clear options with regards to my journey to Wembley FC: either I could go by car or I could go by Tube. Both ways would take around 75 minutes to complete, and as I had no idea what sort of parking facilities were available when I got there, I thought it better and far more relaxing to go by Tube. Click to continue reading...

We begin with an apology.

When we said yesterday that these were exciting times and that various football competitions were going on around the world except for one which was about to start (i.e. the Premier League), we were being slightly economical with the truth.

Not that these aren't exciting times, etc, etc - it was just the bit at the end about 'one competition remaining that hadn't exploded into life yet'. Click to continue reading...

Champions League Arsenal's second leg against FC Twente will be shown live on BBC3.  The BBC paid £200,000 for the rights to the game beating both Setanta and ITV in a bidding war for the rights to show the game.   Transfer Rumour Mill Arsenal are reported to be monitoring the Ipswich Town winger Danny Haynes. Click to continue reading...

It's Friday, so if you're in the mood for I'd-rather-be-reading-than-working, here are several very revealing Premier League-related articles from around the world. Enjoy. "Credit Crunch Makes Premier League Clubs Feel The Squeeze" (The Telegraph). Read how the Credit Crunch, which started in the U. Click to continue reading...

Inspired by comments on the ‘Ramos Revolution' blog, I decided it was fitting to have a blog on those big mouths, who don't actually manage or play and don't live or die by what results happen on the pitch. Click to continue reading...

As some of you might recall, I decided that for the upcoming season that I was going to leave Manchester United behind (the club I have followed since 1997-98) and find a new club to follow this year. I solicited ideas from the EPL Talk community and the reactions were fascinating. Some expressed utter outrage [. Click to continue reading...

1. Employ a Spanish waiter to go to the podium and scream at the top of his voice that he's interested to sign one of their players preferably under the glare of Sky, BBC, ITV or whoever is interested. 2. Wait for their Chairman to go mental and report your club for 'tapping up' / [...]

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That headline is only funny if you grew up watching Jeremy Beadle's semi-legendary hidden camera show on ITV in the UK. And even then it's only borderline. But it is true. Joey Barton was released from prison today and Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has - rightly or wrongly - decided to give the Bart man a [. Click to continue reading...

Because that was our main concern after watching Germany spectacularly fail in last night's Euro 2008 final. It's always pretty embarrassing if the first thing the losing team do is complain about trivialities and behave in a totally juvenile and ungracious manner. Oh but wait, wasn't good old Jens Lehmann an Arsenal player for a good few years? Click to continue reading...

Having watched most of Euro 2008 spread out between the BBC and ITV I have come to the conclusion that both channels need a major shake up in the ways they cover sport. Both sides irritate people with different aspects of their coverage, for example they both need some new pundits and co-commentators in because [. Click to continue reading...

Celebrating the numerous mispronunciations of the ITV co-commentator Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson and Nike have launched a new initiative aimed at unearthing new young football talent. The advert (below) was filmed at Manchester United's Carrington training ground and shows Sir Alex working with the latest crop of youth talent.

With the failure of the Home Nations to qualify for Euro 2008, Fergie asks each young footballer watching if they are prepared to train for next season as if it's their last and if they are good enough and strong enough to be part of his 'Most Wanted'. Click to continue reading...

As a football-loving American, I've often gone to great lengths to see broadcasts of live matches.  Justin.tv, Sopcast, various dodgy looking sites from China- I've scoured them all for English-speaking footy commentary at one time or another.   Though the Euro2008 matches are shown on ESPN, I would rather listen to vigorous elephant-on-pig action than hear [. Click to continue reading...

Dirk Kuyt watched the 2-0 against Italy on the ITV monitor right after the match. The British broadcaster picked this goal to highlight because they immediately recognized the magic. There were only 17 seconds between the clearance on the Oranje goal line and the Sneijder score. Kuyt: "I have never been involved Click to continue reading...

Thirdly in Group D it's everyone's favourite big tournament chokers and perennial dark horses, Spain.


Spain

Official coach slogan - Whatever happens, SPAIN FOREVER!
Unofficial coach slogan - Whatever happens, Spain forever f***s it up! Click to continue reading...

(even though he's an Aston Villa fan)

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My mate Nigel Boyle is currently on telly having a doomed relationship with a football!!!! (It's okay though, he's the face of the ITV Euro 2008 football adverts)

Watch ITV's Euro 2008 football ad here

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In Australia, Setanta Sports will be providing live coverage of Euro 2008. Most of the matches will be on in the middle of the night, but I'm sure there'll be plenty of mad soccer fans down under watching the games live. Be sure to surf over to EPL Talk throughout the summer for daily Euro 2008 [...] Click to continue reading...

The 2008 Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea scored the biggest ratings of the year for a TV event in the United Kingdom. ITV said that their audience peaked at 14.6 million. Combined with the 2 million people who watched the match on Sky Sports, it means that 27% of UK residents watched [. Click to continue reading...

In the United Kingdom this summer, both BBC and ITV will be sharing live TV coverage of the Euro 2008 tournament. To build anticipation for the month long European Championships, both TV networks have released trailers. Here they are for your enjoyment: BBC ITV Which one do you prefer and why? Share your feedback by clicking on the comments [. Click to continue reading...

BBC and ITV have teamed together to launch a free digital TV service called FreeSat, which will offer its programming in high-definition (HD) including Champions League, FA Cup and England internationals. While the service will be available for free, a one-time fee of £200 will be required for equipment and installation. Click to continue reading...

In the United Kingdom, BBC and ITV will have live TV coverage of the 2008 European Championship this summer. Twenty seven of the matches will be shown between BBC1 and ITV1, while four will be shown on digital channels BBC3 and ITV4. According to the Euro 2008 schedule, most of the matches will be shown [. Click to continue reading...

By way of a break from the African Nations Cup, here's a selection of some of the recent news stories from the world of football that made us laugh, cry or stamp on our computer keyboard in a fit of rage.

Dennis Wise goes to Newcastle
Yes, it's all very sad really. I know there are people out there - many people - who hate and despise Leeds United. Click to continue reading...

Many of you won't be aware but I've been feeling a little poorly of late, hence the lack of new articles going on recently. First of all, may I pass on my apologies for the temporary drop in service levels on our part, however I'm able to reassure you that my recent period of convalescence hasn't been a completely useless exercise.

While confined to my sick bed, I was at least able to view the goings-on in world football through my laptop-shaped porthole so that I can now report back to you as I begin the long road to recovery. Click to continue reading...