Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31339)

Roy Keane pays Gary Neville a compliment

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 23 2012

Roy Keane was a team-mate and captain to Gary Neville for many years at Manchester United – at the same time that Ferguson brought Keane to Old Trafford, the young…

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How Chelsea’s Champions League win affects City’s, United’s and Arsenal’s revenues

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 22 2012

Chelsea winning the Champions League will see the other English Champions League qualifiers lose a few million pounds each from UEFA’s pot of TV money going to the Premier League….

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Drogba says goodbye to Chelsea as Torres grows impatient

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 22 2012

Despite leading Chelsea to Champions League glory on Saturday it appears Didier Drogba has played his last game for the club. France Football magazine has reported that the Ivory Coast…

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Why Germany Have What It Takes To Win Euro 2012

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 22 2012

Germany has the most decorated national team in the history of the UEFA European Championship. With three titles and three runners-up medals, Die Mannschaf is once again expected to be a force…

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England’s Euro 2012 Chances

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 20 2012

There are always plenty of ‘if’s, but’s and maybe’s’ when It comes to England at a major tournament; Euro 2012, though, will take that to a whole new level. It…

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Drogba Completes Roman’s dream

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 20 2012

Chelsea found redemption for the misery of Moscow and ended their long quest to win the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the Allianz Arena. Di Matteo…

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Bayern Munich v Chelsea Preview: The Complete 2012 Champions League Final Guide

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 14 2021

The 2011/2012 Champions League Final, to be played between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, 19th May 2012, is going to be a classic….

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“Fans Without Borders” Spend €35bn Playing Away Each Season

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 18 2012

To celebrate the 2012 UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and CHelsea FC, UEFA sponsor Mastercard has conducted research into football fan behavior and unearthed some very interesting statistics…

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Nike: “My Time Is Now” Ad

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 22 2021

Nike Football “My Time is Now” campaign features a global roster of the world’s best players, and celebrates the hunger and impatience of young players ready to tear up the…

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Constructing the Perfect Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 21 2012

It goes without saying, but the footballs of today are miles more advanced than those that were used in the early days of the beautiful game. But as advanced as…

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England Euro 2012 Squad

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 21 2012

England manager Roy Hodgson (he with a 0% England win record) announced the Euro 2012 23-man squad today. His selections (and explanations) were largely pragmatic and determined in some cases…

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Barcelona’s Tactical Outlook Post-Guardiola

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 8 2021

When you look upon FC Barcelona as a squad, you might think you are looking at a squad that is almost perfect in every way. They have a squad with…

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What Are The Prospects For Aston Villa?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 16 2012

Aston Villa on Monday sacked Alex McLeish. You can hardly blame them for sacking him. McLeish is so negative magnets in his presence never attract and only repel. He could…

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Mancini, Carlos Tevez and Manchester City’s European Dream

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 16 2012

Roberto Mancini’s reward for guiding Manchester City to Premier League glory will be a new £20million contract. Mancini, who has a year left on his current deal, will sign a new four-year…

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2012/13 Pre-Season Schedules: Tottenham, Liverpool, Real Madrid and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 16 2012

Despite the 2011-12 season just drawing to a close and Euro 2012 and the Olympics on the horizon, a raft of leading European teams are planning their warm up games…

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