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An Apology for Carlos Tevez

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 7 2023

An apologetic … for Carlos Tevez? Just days after a scathing open letter? The same guy writing both? I guess stranger things have happened – remember Julian Faubert once played…

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Britain’s most succesful football cities

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 19 2011

Football has always thrown up rivalries, mostly between two or more side’s that inhabit a city. Liverpool and Everton, Manchester United and City, Glasgow Rangers and Celtic all are at…

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Liverpool Angle – What now for Alberto Aquilani

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 19 2011

Alberto Aquilani, the man they call “The Little Prince”, someone who was perhaps thought to be the golden boy of Italian football now finds himself in a complex situation. He…

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Sam Allardyce Is Right To Denounce Margaret Thatcher – For The Wrong Reason

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 10 2011

Football managers have a knack for esoteric statements. Often, the profundity of these comments is completely unintentional; nevertheless, if we’re willing to trawl through hours upon hours of press conference…

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Tottenham Need Players to Match their Aspirations

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 29 2012

Another week draws to a close at White Hart Lane with Luka Modric still very much a Spurs player. The Daily Mail may claim that there was a tantrum and…

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Revolutions, radical change and a sense of foreboding: why French imports come with a warning label for Newcastle United fans

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 9 2011

In the Age of Enlightenment, a European nation overcame financial crises and numerous regime changes to briefly flourish on the big stage for a few years. Shift the focus away…

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Robbie Fowler: International striker, property mogul, Thai football league hero

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 4 2022

The name Robbie Fowler will never be forgotten by Liverpool fans, who cherish memories of the striker netting countless goals for the Anfield side. The Kop worshipped the ground the…

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Scoring Stats – The true value of Ronaldo and Messi

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 6 2023

Everyone knows Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are way ahead of the curve. Here we look at just how far they’re in front of everyone else.

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Zidane becomes director of football at Real Madrid

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 7 2011

Real Madrid and France legend Zinedine Zidane has revealed that he will become the new director of football at the Santiago Bernabeu next season. The former player has been working…

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Gervinho – another bit-part failure in waiting for Arsenal?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 6 2011

Gervinho was instrumental for Lille in their Ligue 1 title campaign last season, but does he fit the bill for Arsenal? The Arsenal-bound, Ivory Coast striker has the all-round game…

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An Open Letter to Carlos Tevez

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

Dear Carlos Tevez, For five years now you’ve been a shedload of trouble for the entire English Premier League. With this letter, I’d like to invite you to please stop…

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New Inter coach Gasperini looks for improvement next season

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 5 2011

New Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini was introduced to the world’s media for the first time and claimed he knows his side will improve on their second placed finish last…

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Manchester City And The Dubious Pleasures Of Gael Clichy

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 5 2011

So to be a top team you need attacking fullbacks. This is not just general opinion but to a degree in the modern game it is quite literally a must…

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A Darkness Closes In On Arsenal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 5 2011

Being a Liverpool Forum Obsessive I’ve read plenty of transfer gossip this season, most of which I won’t bore you with since it consists largely of hysteria about only having…

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Nike T90 Seitiro: Official 2011/2012 football for Premier League, La Liga and Serie A

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 15 2011

The new Nike T90 Seitiro footballs will be used in Europe’s top three football leagues – English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and Serie A for the upcoming 2011/2012 season….

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