Footy Speak

LONDON, U.K., Aug. 19 /PRFire/ — Almost nine out of ten of football fans are confused by broadband and football bundles, a Top10.com survey shows.

Of 256 respondents to an online survey conducted on Top10.com’s site, 89 per cent admitted that they are baffled by broadband and football TV bundles.

The findings come as the non-HD versions of Sky Sports 1 and 2 last month became available as part of bundled BT broadband deals for the first time, offering live Premier League games from £6.99 per month.

Virgin Media has also recently secured the rights to include Sky Sports 1 & 2 as HD and non-HD options with its broadband TV deals. Prior to the opening up of the market, the only way to bundle live Premier League football with broadband and other services was to sign up with Sky.

Customers are perplexed in part by the sheer range of deal combinations on offer. Also causing confusion is that live games are screened across Sky Sports 1,2,3 and 4, while others are only available on rival sports broadcaster ESPN.

The result of this is that it’s now harder to compare prices and be sure of seeing the games you’re most interested in when you choose a broadband and football TV bundle.

To help fans make sense of the raft of options, Top10.com has compiled an exhaustive guide (http://top10.com/broadband/compare/broadband_and_football_tv_deals/) to packages that combine Premier League football with other services.

The page includes comprehensive lists of which fixtures are screening on which channels, as well as easy to use comparison tables and simple explanations of services.

Alex Buttle, Marketing Director at Top10.com, said: “Our guide includes all the information consumers will need in one place, including easy-to-follow package explanations, cost breakdowns and fixture lists to simplify what can otherwise be more arduous than the most exacting pre-season training camp.”

“Last season’s battle for the Premier League title was the closest for years and with this year’s likely to be just as nail-biting, we like to think we’re helping fans ensure they don’t miss a moment.”

Notes to Editors:

Top10.com Media Ltd

Top10.com is the UK’s most popular comparison site aimed at the broadband and mobile phone sector with over 1.5 million consumers using the site every month.

Top10.com is dedicated to providing the best offers to help people get connected.  The award-winning service offers an unrivalled consumer experience, combining cutting-edge design, innovative tools and exciting new ways for users to interact. Alongside all the latest deals and offers, Top10.com includes up-to-date news, independent guides, and expert reviews.

Top10.com Media Ltd is a privately held company headquartered in London, UK.

Contact Name: Alex Buttle
Company: Top10.com
Contact Email: press@top10.com

Step forward one of the world’s most annoying Germans….and that’s some accolade considering the competition…. Jens Lehmann

It’s been a busy week for goalkeepers in the Champions League – but at the other end of the pitch. Following Hans Jorg Butt’s swaggering spot-kick that sent the world’s most expensive goalie the wrong way, another keeper has been in the goals – but this time in good-old fashioned last-minute desperation drama.

Standard Liege were rooted to the bottom of the Champions League group table with seconds remaining in their home encounter with the team just above them, AZ Alkmaar. The Belgians trailed 1-0 and needed a goal to lift themselves above the Dutch champions to secure Europa League qualification with a 3rd-place finish.

One last throw of the dice…. seconds remaining…. a free-kick is swung to the back post and rising to the occasion above everyone else is Standard’s Turkish goalkeeper Sinan Bolat to bullet home a header that Sandor Kocsis and John Toshack would have been proud of.

Cue epic celebrations. We’re not Rafael Benitez is this chuffed to be in the Europa League…. but it’s time to embrace it, Liverpool fans.

…they don’t cut corners…