Charlie Rhodes

Just in time for Christmas holiday, The United Religion gives you the Manchester United version of Clemens Moore’s “Twas The Night Before The Christmas.” Twas the night before the season, when all through the stadium not a worker was stirring, not even Ferguson.

After playing only one match for the best part of the last month, Manchester United will hopefully be able to proceed with their Barclays Premier League season as they match up against Sunderland on Boxing Day at Old Trafford. Due to the adverse weather conditions in England, and some very poor sportsmanship by Chelsea, United has only had the chance to play Arsenal, which, despite the scoreline, they won quite decisively, since their 7-1 annihilation of the Blackburn Rovers on November 27.

Arsenal patriarch Arsene Wenger looks set to re-open the dormant schism that exists between himself and the Football Association (FA) by attempting to levy 18-year-old midfield tyro Jack Wilshere‘s inclusion…

Welcome to Fergie Time, a roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news, opinion and links directly to your screen. As the name suggests, there will be some exaggeration, nsfw moments, canceled…

TheRepublikofMancunia.com asked me to write up a description of my first live Manchester United match for his new project, My First United Game. Being from America, it was always going to be a big ask to get the money together for a trip to see Manchester United, but, finally after I landed first full-time job, I was able to realize that dream in December 2003.

Two years ago, Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher published ‘Carra…‘, an autobiography in which, amongst various jaunty tales of pre-meditated assault, the centre-back ‘questioned’ the work ethic of his former Anfield…

Nani has lifted the lid on what Sir Alex Ferguson told him to help transform him into the most feared winger in the Barclays Premier League, but it’s not what you think. Up until the middle of last season, the Manchester United winger was, and quite literally, waiting on the wings for his chance, but there was simple reason why – he needed to learn how to defend better.

Its summer 2010 and you are the chairman of a massive European club whose glories are becoming a distant memory. You are being overshadowed by your local neighbors and your…

The third club to come under the microscope in this series is Aston Villa. Gerard Houllier has had a tough job to do since taking over from Martin O’Neill. Injuries…

Last weekend snowy weather conditions played havoc with the Premier League fixture list, next week will probably be similar. The recent inclement weather does raise one important issue though as…

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Rafael Benitez’s time at Inter Milan is about to come to an end. If rumours are to be believed, this very night sees Rafa’s…

FIFA awarding the World Cup to Qatar in 2022 has certainly caught the imagination of the footballing public. For the first time ever the competition will make its way to…

Rafael Benitez’s tenure at Inter Milan is over after just six months in charge. The eccentric Spaniard raised a few eyebrows with his audacious quotes and evident obsession to do…

‘Twas only a matter of weeks ago that, courtesy of infamous whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Manchester United found themselves to have been the subject of a $1bn takeover bid from Than…

Yesterday it seemed that, after just six months in the job, Rafa Benitez was living on borrowed time at Inter Milan as a wave of conjecture began to emanate from…