Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Manchester City 2010/2011 Season Preview
Following the disappointing display at the World Cup in South Africa, English football supporters will be eager to get the new season under way and none more so than Manchester…
Friendly: USA vs Brazil – Match Preview
USA vs Brazil Friendly New Meadowlands Stadium, New Jersey Tuesday, 10 August 2010 08:00 PM (Local Time) Though their World Cup ended with a heart-wrenching extra time loss to Ghana…
Is Paul Robinson Foolish to Retire from England Duty?
It’s no secret that England have a dearth of international quality goalkeepers at present.
Paul Scholes – A credit to the game
The start of another Premier League campaign beckons and Manchester United have bagged their first piece of silverware after a 3-1 victory over Chelsea captured their 18th Charity/Community Shield. As…
United Win…Nothing, Fabregas Held Hostage by Arsenal and, is the Homegrown Rule Legal?
Manchester United Get Off to a Flying Start Last season’s domestic double winners, Chelsea, took on Manchester United in their annual pre-season friendly. Some call it “The Community Shield.” I…
Transfer Rumors: Could Tottenham star Crouch return to Liverpool?
England City Close On Double Swoop BBC Sport says that Manchester City hope to complete deals for Aston Villa’s James Milner and Inter Milan’s Mario Balotelli by Thursday. Analysis: It…
New rules for brighter future?
We are getting close to the beginning of the most exclusive football league in the world. Well, so people say. Huge amount of money, spotlight, scandal, talented players, brilliant managers,…
What we learnt on the 1st day of the Championship
It is a very bad idea to draw conclusions from the opening day of the season. Here we go: 1. An open division You could dismiss all the upsets as…
Best Buys: When footballers were cheap…
With Aston Villa looking for 30 million pounds for James Milner, Manchester city paying 20+ million for Joleon Lescott and Manchester City paying 25 million pounds for Adebayor in recent…
Youth is the word as Arsenal prepare for new campaign
With the Emirates Cup now taken care of, and only a trip to Poland between now and the start of the Premier League season, the Arsenal squad is starting to…
Why Roy Hodgson could be the perfect man for Liverpool
One year back, at the start of last season, we saw Liverpool finish 2nd behind Manchester United by 4 points and appear as genuine title contenders. Rafael Benitez who was…
Did Barcelona Really Need Fábregas Anyway?
Finally, it appears to have been settled. Francesc Fábregas i Soler, to give him his full name, has been persuaded to give Arsenal another chance to keep their marriage interesting,…
El Especial de Una Has Landed in Bernabeu
On Monday, May 31st 2010, Jose Mourinho had officially signed a 4-year-contract with Real Madrid. Florentino Perez’s interest in bringing Jose Mourinho to Santiago Bernabeu is closely related to the…
The return of ‘Il Divin Codino’ – Roberto Baggio
Every football fan remembers their first childhood hero. The reason they fell in love with the beautiful game and quiet often the main factor that determined what football club they…
Chelsea manager Ancelotti dismisses latest Cole-to-Real rumors as ‘totally rubbish’
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed speculation that Ashley Cole will leave the club for Real Madrid and be replaced at left back by Benfica’s Fabio Coentrao. With Cole’s private…