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World Cup Roundup: Chinese football fan dies from lack of sleep + WC Camel plumps for Portugal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 18 2014

Chinese fan found dead after successive sleepless nights watching Brazil 2014 Shaheen the camel predicts Germany v Portugal ‘Rivaldo’s Gamble’ – One perfect, one right score, and one near miss!…

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Manchester United plot €15m move to steal Chelsea target

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 16 2014

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has identified Inter Milan’s Fredy Guarin as a potential midfield target for next season and is ready to make that interest concrete with a €15m…

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England manager Roy Hodgson gives opinion on Uruguay’s Luis Suarez

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 16 2014

England manager Roy Hodgson believes Liverpool and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is not yet world class. The Three Lions face the South American nation for the next tie as both…

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Arsenal skipper agree deal to join Manchester United

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 16 2014

Arsenal skipper Thomas Vermaelen has agreed a deal in principle to join Manchester United in the summer, according to exclusive report from The Telegraph. Manchester United now need to agree…

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€45m Manchester United & City target prefers move to Chelsea

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 16 2014

Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala, who is one of the prime targets of Manchester United and Manchester City, prefers a move to Chelsea, according to reports from France.  After spending three successful…

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Hodgson: Liverpool talisman is not World Class

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 16 2014

England manager Roy Hodgson believes that Liverpool talisman Luis Suarez has a lot to prove to be considered as one of the best players in the world. England will face…

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Chelsea offer €80m deal for top Manchester United target

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 16 2014

Chelsea throw another twist in the tale in the Toni Kroos saga, after Jose Mourinho has offered a staggering €8.5m-per-year deal for the German international, who is also a reported target…

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Iran v Nigeria Preview: Underdogs to scrap it out for crucial Group F win

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 16 2014

Iran take on Nigeria in the second Group F match in the Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, with both sides looking to take advantage of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s loss to Argentina on…

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Germany v Portugal Preview: Ozil to start up front? Ronaldo to start at all?!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 30 2021

European heavyweights Germany and Portugal will get their World Cup campaigns underway tomorrow, with the pair gearing up for a titanic Group G clash in Salvador. There is an air of familiarity…

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Argentina 2-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina: Messi magic topples stubborn debutants

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Lionel Messi scored a second half stunner to see off a stubborn Bosnia & Herzegovina side this evening, with the Argentine maestro providing the spark his side so desperately needed…

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France 3-0 Honduras: Benzema hits brace in easy win over 10-man minnows

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema scored two as a dominant France saw off a poor Honduras in Porto Alegre this evening, with goal-line technology being used for the very first time…

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CONFIRMED: Mourinho reveals Courtois will be at Chelsea next season

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 15 2014

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois is to return to return to Stamford Bridge this summer, ending the Belgian’s seemingly eternal loan spell at Atletico…

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Argentina v Bosnia & Herzegovina Preview: Debutants to spring a surprise in Rio?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 15 2014

Argentina will take on World Cup debutants Bosnia & Herzegovina this evening in Group F, with the possibility of another shock in Brazil certainly not out of the question. Bosnia,…

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Arsenal in talks to sign highly rated Spanish defender

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 15 2014

Arsenal are in talks with La Liga outfit Real Sociedad over the signing of young Spanish defender Joseba Zaldua, according to reports from Spain.  Arsene Wenger, who has this reputation…

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World Cup Highlights: Balotelli, Bony, and Sturridge break ducks on Day 3

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 15 2014

Check out the latest highlights of the 2014 World Cup every day on Soccerlens, with today featuring goals from Mario Balotelli, Wilfried Bony and Daniel Sturridge. 1. Colombia 3-0 Greece…

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