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Why Neymar should seriously consider moving to Manchester United

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 4 2011

Up next on Neymar’s list of suitors is Manchester United. There’s a growing Brazilian contingent at the club, so it shouldn’t surprise many that Neymar has been linked. Sir Alex…

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Is Chelsea The Right Club For Neymar?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 4 2011

It’s safe to say that this Brazilian wonderkid will not be playing in his home country for much longer. A dazzling display versus Scotland added to the renowned view that…

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Real Madrid to Outclass Spirited Spurs?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 10 2022

Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur meet at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Quarter Final on Tuesday evening, with both sides looking to take…

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Andre Villas Boas: The New Jose Mourinho?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2011

The young coach has already cemented his place in Porto history with an unstoppable march towards the league title.

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Beware the consequences of badge kissing Chicharito!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2011

Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez has taken the Premier League by storm. Fans were wary of his signing after similar unknown signings Manucho and Zoran Tosic proving to be quite wasteful. However,…

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Real Madrid’s Shooting Habit And Tottenham’s Reliance On Rafael Van Der Vaart

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 4 2020

According to Castrol EDGE Performance Stats, the Tottenham goal will be peppered with shots in their Champions League quarter final against Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho’s side have fired in more…

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Chelsea vs Manchester United, What Might Just Happen in the Champions’ League First Leg

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 10 2022

‘United are top of the table, but I tell you what, ‘ang on, Marcel, I tell you what, if they can get bodies in that United box and whip some balls into Drogba, Chelsea will fancy it tonight.’

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Inter v Schalke: Italians confident of doing the German double

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 10 2022

Reigning European champions Inter saw their Serie A title hopes go up in smoke at the weekend, after being humiliated by cross-town rivals Milan, however they will be desperate to bounce back against mid-table Bundesliga side Schalke, a team that stunned Valencia in the previous round of this competition.

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Have Arsenal and Chelsea gifted the title to Manchester United?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 4 2011

After another weekend of unexpected results it would appear that the front-runners have shifted yet again. With respect to the teams that Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City played…

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Benfica 1-2 FC Porto: Benfica hand Porto Portuguese Title on a Plate

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2011

Porto will be celebrating their 25th Portuguese league title in the dark. So humiliating did the powers that be find their bitter rivals celebrating a deserved title, earned by defeating…

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Footballers and Drugs

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 4 2011

Kolo Toure’s recent suspension from Manchester City for digesting a diet pill containing a banned substance got Soccerlens thinking. With such cases being a complete lapse of judgment or not…

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Twenty Of Football’s Great One-Club Men

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 31 2011

The old conundrum of player loyalty has somewhat been diminished by the flamboyance of modern day footballers wreaking havoc with their multi-million pound wages. Season after season, transfer windows here…

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Footballers and Guns

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2022

Ex-Wimbledon star Vinnie Jones infamously launched his movie career in the film ‘Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ where his prized assets were two double barrel shotguns rather than the…

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Milan v Inter derby special: Why Inter’s remarkable form in 2011 makes them favourites for the Scudetto

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 14 2021

Milan and Inter meet for the 176th time in Serie A this weekend, in a match that will go a long way to deciding the victor of the 2010/11 Scudetto. Milan currently lead the way in Italy, with 62 points from 30 matches, two clear of rivals Inter. The Nerazzurri can cap off a remarkable comeback in the league should they win this weekend, having trailed the Rossoneri by as many as 15 points earlier in the season.

Both teams are missing some key players through injury and suspension, however in front of a sell-out crowd at the San Siro, the Milan rivals are sure to put on a show.

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Do you support safe standing areas in football stadiums?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 1 2011

The Football Supporters’ Federation has launched a petition – visit www.fsf.org.uk/safestanding – as part of our campaign for the introduction of safe standing areas in the top two divisions in…

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