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Rooney Emerges ‘Courageous’ From The Battle Of Britain

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 25 2010

Last night’s Champions League tie between Rangers and Manchester United wasn’t one that’s going to live long in the memory, thanks largely to Walter Smith‘s propensity for forming an 10-man…

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Is La Liga Stronger Than The Premier League?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 25 2010

La Liga and the Premier League are, in most quarters, rightly recognised as the two strongest leagues in the world. Perhaps this is tough on Serie A; but it is…

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The Future May Be Dim For Berbatov

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Ahead of the match with Rangers, Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that he may have tinkered one too many times with his forwards, but could be forced to shuffling them yet again? With Wayne Rooney completing his first 90 minutes for United since September 19 against Liverpool, and now the player who etched his name in club’s history with his legendary hat-trick in that same match, is now becoming rather disruptive, himself.

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Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Werder Bremen Goal Highlights (24 November 2010)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

Tottenham made easy pickings off the German side Werder Bremen as defender Younes Kaboul scored off an Aaron Lennon cross, Luka Modric scored when Peter Crouch headed a ball to…

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Inter Milan 1-0 FC Twente Goal Highlights (24 November 2010)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

Argentine Esteban Cambiasso after being alleged to have called the Inter Milan president and ask him to sack Rafael Benitez, scored for Inter in the home UEFA Champions League game…

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Panathinaikos 0-3 Barcelona Goal Highlights (24 November 2010)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

Two Pedro and one Lionel Messi goals saw Barcelona confirm their qualification to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League. Group D wasn’t much of a group to qualify…

Ranger 0-1 Manchester United Goal Highlight (24 November 2010)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

An unlucky 87th minute Wayne Rooney penalty was the difference between Rangers and Manchester United. Ironically for United fans, this is Rooney’s second goal of the season and both have…

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Rangers 0 United 1: Rooney Breaks Resistence

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Manchester United secured their place in the next round of the UEFA Champions League with a well-deserved 1-0 win over Rangers at the Ibrox Stadium. The script was written for Wayne Rooney on his return to the starting line-up, and the forward – albeit a late penalty – got his name amongst the goals to exercise some of his self-inflicted demons.

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The Weekly Gossip: The battle for a former "next big thing"

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

David Wheater (Middlesbrough) to Aston Villa, Everton or Stoke He may only be 23 but it feels like David Wheater has been around a while. He is no longer discussed…

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Arsene Wenger Remains Blame Resistant After Braga Defeat

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

It may have escaped your notice given the relative silence it’s been afforded, but Arsenal’s rag-tag bunch of pre-pubescent pygmies lost out 0-2 last night to the very same Portuguese…

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Real Madrid’s Reds – Right Or Wrong?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

Oft accused of play-acting and theatrics, Real Madrid appeared to fall a long way short of their own ‘high’ standards against Ajax last night. For once, Cristiano Ronaldo was not…

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Rooney Misses His First Chance To Apologise

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2010

After the exercise in tabloid-evasion that saw him carted around the world for the majority of the last month or so, Manchester United’s wayward striker Wayne Rooney returned to the…

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Roo Maybe Forgiven, But It Will Not Be Forgotten

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

In another behind-closed doors interview, Wayne Rooney reiterated that his long term future is with Manchester United. However, it was his worry about how he was going to be perceived by the supporters, which will steel all the headlines, because Rooney admitted that he feared the backlash from the supporters after his highly-publicized contract dispute.

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Why This Is The Most Open Title Race In Years

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 23 2010

Although Chelsea sit at the summit of the table after 14 Premier League games with 28 points, they have already lost 4 times. Manchester United, having drawn as many games…

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N’Zogbia: Wigan Is Just A Stepping Stone

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 23 2010

Wigan midfielder Charles N’Zogbia has said his time at the club is “just a stepping stone.” The 24 year-old moved to the DW Stadium last year from Newcastle United after…

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