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Will Rybolovlev’s Riches Reap Rewards for Revitalized Monaco?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 14 2013

While the future is filled with promise for AS Monaco now, this time a decade ago, it was very much up in the air. For much of the last couple…

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Andre Schurrle becomes Mourinho’s first signing as Chelsea manager

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 14 2013

Andre Schurrle has become the first signing of Jose Mourinho in his second spell at Chelsea after agreeing a fee around £18m with Bayern Leverkusen.

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Liverpool seal £7.6m deal for Iago Aspas

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 14 2013

Liverpool have sealed a deal thought to be in the region of £7.6m for Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas who will become their second signing of the summer.

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Five reasons Andre Villas-Boas won’t go to PSG

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 12 2013

Andre Villas-Boas is being tipped to turn his back on Tottenham Hotspur and become the new manager of French giants Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth £40 million. With Carlo…

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Report – What the salary figures mean for Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 12 2013

Manchester City have been named as the best paid team in global sport after Sportingintelligence released a Global Sports Salaries Survey. Chelsea and Manchester United also appeared on the list…

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Five reasons Fellaini won’t be going to Arsenal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 8 2021

Arsenal have boasted big time about their new financial pulling power, which Ivan Gazidis says means they can compete for nearly any player they want in the transfer market. One…

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Suarez to stay or go?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 8 2021

Luis Suarez has today reconfirmed that he is unsettled at Liverpool, and stoked the fires in betting markets like Betfair that he could leave Anfield this summer. The Uruguayan has…

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Why is Raheem Sterling putting himself under needless pressure?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 11 2013

Raheem Sterling has talked up Liverpool’s chances of finishing in the top four next season but the teenage winger is creating extra pressure for himself, which could affect his career….

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Who will win the Premier League battle of mind games next season?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 11 2013

Jose Mourinho gave his first press conference as Chelsea’s new manager yesterday and his comments suggested the season ahead is going to be one based on Premier League mind games,…

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Liverpool plans to become a financial super power

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 10 2013

Ian Ayre has given a big idea over how Liverpool are going to turn themselves into one of the financial superpowers of English and European football.

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A year before the 2014 World Cup: Argentina are favourites

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 5 2022

On Wednesday, it will officially be one year before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil gets under way. Despite a number of highly impressive sides around at the moment it…

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Mats Hummels to Manchester United rumours are baseless

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 8 2021

An inside and close source to Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels claims the German defender could be tempted into a move to Manchester United.

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Why Arsenal have to use their money to re-sign Fabregas

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 8 2021

Since Gazidis has made ample funds available, Arsenal now have no excuse for failure to re-sign Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona should he become available.

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Michael Ballack: 90 minutes of long-awaited, unthreatened triumph for German legend – ‘Ciao Capitano’

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 12 2013

A proverbial buffet of stars – Michael Ballack’s testimonial match on Wednesday night proved to be a fitting end to a career littered with loose ends.

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Why Wayne Rooney will not be joining Arsenal this summer

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 8 2021

Arsenal’s chief executive has suggested that the club can now afford to launch a bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. Rooney’s future has been the subject of much speculation…

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