Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31339)

Lets Hear It For England’s Kevin Davies!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 5 2010

Without trying to sound like too much of a curmudgeon, it’s easy to see Bolton striker Kevin Davies as a throwback to simpler footballing times. In this hallowed era of…

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More Should Be Done to Kick Reckless Tackling Out of Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 5 2010

Who can forget the imprudent challenge on former Arsenal striker Eduardo by former Birmingham City player Martin Taylor? Who saw the foolhardy challenge on Aaron Ramsey by Stoke City’s Ryan…

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EA Sports Wayne Rooney Interview – Fifa11

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 15 2011

EA Sports have carried out an interesting interview with Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney. The interview goes over everything from United this season, about his personal goals, about Berbatov, and about…

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Pub Landlady Takes On Sky In The European Court, But Who Will It Benefit?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 4 2010

A Portsmouth landlady is scheduled to go before the European Court of Justice tomorrow in her bid to appeal against a ruling made on behalf of Rupert Murdoch‘s vast BSkyB…

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How Rafael van der Vaart, Ashley Cole and Didier Drogba Won Me $25

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 4 2010

Preliminary results for week seven of the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game are in, and good news (for me) is that I’ve won my 11 team mini-league. Excuse the self-indulgence, but…

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Do Liverpool Need A Taste Of Newcastle’s Bitter Medicine?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 4 2010

With his side slowly withering under the spotlight, Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson was forced into a bleak assessment of the situation in which the club currently finds itself mired following…

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10 Great Penalties

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 1 2012

Penalties are a unique experience in football simply because the kicker is expected to score. It is an intense psychological moment, offering a glimpse into the mind and personality of…

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Liverpool 1-2 Blackpool: Black and Orange Leave Liverpool Red All Over

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 4 2010

Ian Holloway’s Blackpool produced the result of this or any other season yesterday by beating Premiership giants Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield. It was all the newly promoted team deserved as…

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Review: United’s Suspect September

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

When a team goes undefeated in all competitions through an entire month, as Manchester United did in September, most would think that they were firing on all cylinders. However, that…

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Vaart-man Smokes Twente Before Dispatching Villains

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 3 2010

In little over just one month, van der Vaart has almost become the most important player in the Tottenham Hotspur dressing room. An obvious bargain at just £8 million, the…

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Bristol are the new whipping boys, Edgar Davids shouldn't have come back and Sven is a mistake

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 3 2010

Trouble at Ashton Gate Today’s 3-0 defeat to Norwich confirms Bristol as the division’s whipping boys. They spent over the summer but they didn’t spend wisely – their squad lacks…

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Transparent Troubles For Ferguson

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Sir Alex Ferguson has made adjustments to correct the leaks in the Manchester United defense, but he obviously twisted his wrench a bit too far. After securing back-to-back shutouts away…

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Samuel Eto’o back to what he knows best – scoring goals!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 2 2010

It was a wonderful sight this past Wednesday night as one of the world’s most gifted and clinical strikers gave yet another scintillating performance  to add to his storied career…

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United Finding New Ways To Drop Points

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

First United miss a penalty to go 3-1 up at Fulham and end up conceding in the last few minutes. Next United do go 3-1 up and throw it all…

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Sunderland 0 United 0: Yet Another Away Draw

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

In their third consecutive away match, Manchester United endured a frustrating afternoon and could only manage a 0-0 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The goalless draw was…

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