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Confirmed Host Cities for Euro 2020 – Wembley Hosts Semi-Finals and Final

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 19 2014

UEFA have today confirmed that England’s national ground, Wembley Stadium will host the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final. Michel Platini, the president of UEFA, confirmed that Wembley had been awarded…

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AFC Asia Cup of Nations

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 19 2014

The inaugural Asia Cup of Nations, the second oldest world football competition, was staged in Hong Kong in 1956 with just four participating nations. The hosts kicked off the competition…

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Advances in Football Technology

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 19 2014

With the current debate about the 2022 World Cup hotting up the topic of football technology centres on two aspects of advancement that will take centre stage in Qatar, although…

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The new Major League Soccer Logo

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 19 2014

On Thursday Major League Soccer announced, that their clubs will all be able to take part with the new logo, as the symbol colors will adjust to the teams colors….

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Should Newcastle United Sack Alan Pardew?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2014

It is barely four games into the new season but already there’s something of a crisis unfolding at St James’ Park. With just two points from four games and a…

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English fans to re-evaluate Champions League expectations as all four struggle

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2014

It’s hard to tell much after just one group game, but a string of unimpressive results and performances from English sides in the Champions League this week has left me…

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Liverpool must get their formation right

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2014

Liverpool have had a mixed start to their new season. In their four Premier League games played so far, the Reds have won two but suffered two defeats while their performance…

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Early impressions suggest Liverpool signed the wrong striker this summer

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2014

Mario Balotelli scored his first goal in a Liverpool shirt yesterday evening, but his 82nd minute strike versus Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad overshadowed a largely disappointing performance. It took the £16 million…

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Time to bid Tyneside Pardieu

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2014

The cold, creeping sensation that lies in the depth of your empty gut, as the floor falls away from beneath you, the blind sense of panic that comes with an…

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Welbeck v Balotelli – who got the better deal, Arsenal or Liverpool?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 13 2021

Liverpool and Arsenal shocked everyone by signing Mario Balotelli and Danny Welbeck from AC Milan and Manchester United respectively in the summer, for £16m each. Arsenal were in dire need of…

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Wayne Rooney’s Top 10 Manchester United moments

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2014

Rumours were already making the rounds that Everton had within their ranks a supremely talented 16-year-old kid who would become the next-big-thing in England. Little did we knew about his…

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Manchester United star Wayne Rooney ends his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2014

Wayne Rooney completed his 10 years at Manchester United after having arrived at Old Trafford as a teenager from Everton in 2004. The England international was signed by Red Devils’…

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Post match thoughts on Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat against Dortmund

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2014

Arsenal’s Champions League campaign got off to a poor start as Borussia Dortmund scored on either side of half-time to secure a deserved victory. The Gunners were made to look ordinary…

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Liverpool 2-1 Ludo Radzgd: Five observations

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2014

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard scored an injury time penalty as the Reds marked their Champions League return with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Ludogorets. Mario Balotelli broke the deadlock in…

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Possible Chelsea Starting XI Against Schalke

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 16 2014

Chelsea get their Champions League season off with a potentially-tricky home tie against German side Schalke on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho’s men will be keen to avoid an opening day defeat…

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