Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31339)

With Laurent Blanc, the Only Way is Up for France

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 11 2010

Let’s think back to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals. It was a time when French international football had seemingly reached an impasse. The world looked on in consternation as…

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Azzurri attack fires blanks in Belfast

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 11 2010

The Azzurri were on Friday nnight held to their first draw of Prandelli’s tenure at Windsor Park, a venue where both England and Spain have lost in recent times and…

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On the rise: Football’s hottest 21 under 21

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 8 2022

During the past year we have seen many young talents emerge onto the scene, here we wrap up the best of the best, football’s hottest prospects.

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Euro 2012 Qualifiers: The Ones To Watch

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 11 2010

I must admit that there was a time, not so very long ago, when I used to feel a creeping sense of boredom during international breaks. In my heart of…

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Can Ando Follow In The Footsteps of Dimi and Nani?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2012

Once dubbed the ‘new Ronaldinho’ Anderson has had mixed fortunes since he’s move from Porto to United back in the summer of 2007. His first season saw him become a…

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Liverpool May Surrender Nine Points To Finally Rid Themselves Of Hicks And Gillett

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 9 2010

With John W Henry‘s New England Sports Ventures (NESV) consortium waiting in the wings to purchase the club outright, boardroom legal action still pending and current owners Tom Hicks and…

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Fergie Time: New Liverpool Owners Will Be Bad News for Gerrard and Torres

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 12 2022

Welcome to Fergie Time, a new roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news, opinion and links directly to your screen, plus made-up quotes, knee-jerk reactions and awards that don’t really exist….

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The Best Goal Ever?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 15 2011

Picking the ‘best goal’ over a period of time is a difficult task – everyone has their own criteria what makes up a ‘great goal’ or the ‘best goal’. Are…

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USA to experiment with Poles

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 9 2010

After USA somewhat established themselves as a football power in the 2010 World Cup, Poland will become their first experiment in order to test their new strategies after ridding themselves of the mistakes in South Africa.

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Nou Camp gets a new pitch

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 8 2010

FC Barcelona’s home ground, the 98,000 seater, Nou Camp has had a new football pitch installed recently. Here’s a time-lapsed video of the the whole procedure:

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Can Portugal’s new coach be their savior?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 9 2010

After securing just one point from two games, the game against Denmark comes to them as a must win. Denmark has won their opening fixture 1-0 against Iceland and they’re sitting on second spot. Portugal, on the other hand, are sitting on the second to last spot.

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Is Young Hooliganism On An Unstoppable Rise?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 9 2010

There was once a golden period in football’s pastoral, whimsical and sepia-hued history when many-a-self-respecting chap under the age of 50 would, cometh matchday, slip into his faithful dog-eared pair…

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The FA Will Severely Limit Their Options By ‘Going English’ To Find Capello’s Successor

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 8 2010

With just 22 short months left on the meter, the Football Association (FA) are already pressing ahead with the courting of possible successors to current England manager Fabio Capello –…

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Where are you Green and Gold men now?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

As reports from early this morning release the new of Manchester United’s latest accounts, my memory casts back to the time when Duncan Drasdo, MUST, the Red Knights and all…

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10 Unsung Fantasy Football Heroes of the Premier League

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 8 2010

We recently listed the best performing fantasy players in the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game, and the top 10 featured a lot of familiar faces. Chelsea’s Didier Drogba, Manchester United’s Nani,…

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