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Chelsea’s Juan Mata wanted by Napoli and Juventus

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2013

Will the Juan Mata circus ever stop this season? We don’t have any such indications of that happening. anytime soon.  The Spaniard’s future was a regular fodder for press across Europe…

Juan Mata

Chelsea v FC Basel preview: Team News and Predicted Blues Starting XI

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2013

Chelsea welcome FC Basel at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League group stage opener on Wednesday night. The Blues have not won their last three matches in all competition and…

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Is This The End of Iker Casillas at Madrid?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2013

As Iker Casillas was substituted last night due to a rib injury, it was as if fate was against the captain. He had been sidelined last season and so far…

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Majestic Rooney joins the Double-century club of legends at Manchester United

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2013

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has joined the elite list of great United players who have reached the milestone of scoring 200 goals for this iconic club. The maverick has…

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Will Manchester United ever find another George Best?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2013

Last saturday marked the 50th anniversary of George Best’s debut for Manchester United, with the achievements of the Belfast Boy being celebrated by the Old Trafford club’s 2-0 win over…

George Best

Top 10 Memorable Zlatan Ibrahimovic Quotes

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 19 2013

Love him. Hate him. But can you ignore him? He is such an amazing personality. And likewise an equally gifted footballer. He is a genius. On pitch, he can do…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Price of Football in 2013: increases stop, but the beautiful game still massively expensive

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 18 2013

BBC Sport’s Price of Football 2013 study (which analyses the price of attending football matches across England and Scotland) makes for grim reading. Although the bigger picture shows that the…

Football Money

[Teams]: Viktoria Plzen v Manchester City – Confirmed Line-Ups

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2013

Manchester City travel to Prague to face Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League tie hoping to progress beyond the group stages this time around. Manuel Pellegrini has made five changes…

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Daniel Levy and the gentle art of persuasion

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 14 2021

It used to be that Spurs’ chairman Daniel Levy was the master of brinkmanship in the transfer window. Never the first to blink in the school of hard knocks that…

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The Champions League is back: 3 games to watch this week

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 5 2022

The UEFA Champions League, the most prestigious club competition in world football, returns this week, with 32 of the top sides in Europe battling it out for glory next May….

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[PHOTO]: Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku holding no 17 jersey for Everton

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2013

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, who has joined Everton on a season long loan, will be officially presented as an Everton player today. The 20-year-old, who was on loan to West…

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Mourinho hits back at Del Bosque over the selection of Chelsea duo for the national team

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2013

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has criticized Spain National team coach Vicente del Bosque over the selection of Chelsea players Juan Mata and Fernando Torres. Del Bosque left Chelsea duo Mata…

Mourinho

Plzen v Manchester City preview: Skipper Kompany could return from groin injury

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2013

Manchester City will start their European campaign tonight away to Prague, to face Viktoria Plzen hoping to progress beyond the group stages this time around. In the previous two seasons,…

Kompany

Man Utd v Bayer Leverkusen preview: Welbeck doubtful, Kagawa to return?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2013

Manchester United manager David Moyes will get his first taste of European football on Tuesday, when the Red Devils will take on German giants Bayer Leverkusen at the Old Trafford….

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Swansea 2-2 Liverpool: 4 Things We Learned – Jonjo Day, Sturridge Scores Yet Again

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2013

Liverpool’s winning streak ended last night, after the Reds suffered a 2-2 draw against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium. Despite conceding an early goal, the Reds strongly bounced back and…

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