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Luciano Civelli – Does His Face Fit at Portman Road Anymore?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 5 2010

Ipswich Town’s forgotten man Luciano Civelli has declared to the regional press in recent weeks that his knee feels “perfect” after his 18-month injury nightmare that has seen the Argentine…

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The cunning yet brilliant Filippo Inzaghi

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 5 2010

Filippo Inzaghi at 37-years of age is edging ever nearer to the day when he’ll hang up his boots and sit back in Piacenza revising all his memories in a…

Filippo Inzaghi Is One Of The Top Scorers Of Champions League Quarter-Finals

Wolves Preview: On The Prowl

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Manchester United look to continue their good form as they host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford in the Barclays Premier League. Hot off their 3-0 win over Bursaspor in the UEFA Champions League, United have now reeled off 23 consecutive matches without a defeat and have won their five games, so they should be more than ready for the return visit of Wolves.

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Tearful De La Red Announces His Retirement At Just 25

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 5 2010

It’s not often that football brings you to tears. While everyone has seen the fans crying on television when their team are relegated or lose in a cup final, rarely…

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Liverpool Owners May Push For Everton Ground-Share

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 4 2010

In new owner John W Henry, Liverpool obviously haven’t gained a free-wheeling oligarch with purse strings looser than the Tea Party’s grip on reality, but rather a pragmatist with no…

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What Can Liverpool Expect From Damien Comolli?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 4 2010

Like that of David Dein and Richard Scudamore, Damien Comolli‘s name is one that you hear in loose connection with English football on a fairly regular basis and, even when…

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Ferguson: United Won’t Purchase In January

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 4 2010

Wayne Rooney may have signed a new five-year deal at Manchester United, but that was all based on the reassurance of the club moving forward and bringing new, world class…

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Did Clattenburg really make one of the worst refereeing decisions ever?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 4 2010

There was only one talking point from the weekend’s action. Described by Harry Redknapp as one of the worst refereeing decisions ever, Mark Clattenburg’s ruling that Nani’s goal versus Tottenham should stand has incited debate ever since. Was it …that bad a decision, or was it even a bad decision?
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Cheslea 4-1 Spartak Moscow Match Highlights (3 November 2010)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 4 2010

Chelsea lost control of the game in the first half after a good start but Spartak Moscow failed to make the most of it. Finally, four minutes into the second…

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Player Power and The Premier League: How A Salary Cap Could Save Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 3 2010

In English football, we’ve never had it so good. Gone are the days of falling attendances; of a sport rife with hooliganism; of dilapidated and sometimes deadly stadia. Instead, football…

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AC Milan 2 – 2 Real Madrid – Pedro Leon’s last gasp equaliser clinches qualification for Madrid

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

Following Real Madrid’s coasting over Milan two weeks prior, the Rossoneri were looking to assert themselves in tonight’s return tie – especially after the weekend defeat to Juventus in Serie…

Pedro Leon equalises for Real Madrid in Milan

Is Theo Walcott Ready For The ‘Henry Role’ At Arsenal?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 3 2010

Ever since he signed for the club as a wide-eyed 16-year-old back in January of 2006, Arsenal prodigy Theo Walcott has been systematically lauded as the natural successor to Thierry…

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Should United Bale On Gareth?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale warmed his reputation with a fine performance during his club’s 3-1 win over Inter Milan, but does Manchester United really need him? First thought would be absolutely, but when you take a longer, more sensible approach to that same question one might think otherwise.

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Glory Glory Man United, but for how long?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 4 2010

Since Manchester United recently released a record loss of 83.6 million and an increased turnover, fresh cries for the Glazers to leave have been reinstated and we can expect to…

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NESV Offer No Debt Guarantees: History Repeating At Liverpool?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 3 2010

Do you remember Tom Hicks and George Gillett? The two rootin’-tootin’ American business men that almost single-handedly ploughed Liverpool FC into the terra firma by saddling the club with monstrous…

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