Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
World Cup News: Wesley Sneijder Has A Gold Vuvuzela In His Pants!
Welcome, one and all, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. As Rod Stewart once wheezed so fittingly, tonight’s the night. After 30-odd days of solid(ish) football, the 2010…
World Cup News: Dutch Captain Refuses Final Drug Test!
Welcome again to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It seems like it was months ago that the tournament kicked off, now there’s just two games (albeit fairly important…
The Netherlands’ Route To The World Cup Final
After 31 days (give or take a few unbearable fallow periods) of solid football, the ‘greatest sporting tournament in the world’ is primed for one final flourish. Bert Van Marwijk‘s…
Spain’s Route To The World Cup Final
After 31 days (give or take a few unbearable fallow periods) of solid football, the ‘greatest sporting tournament in the world’ is primed for one final flourish. Vicente Del Bosque‘s…
Stars playing too much is over played
England’s woeful performance in South Africa has reignited the debate surrounding season lengths in the UK and Europe. Could player fatigue be the excuse every fan so desperately needs? Not unless you include Maicon and Xavi, argues Robert Collins.
Sneijder: “We will take special care not to lose the ball.”
The Dutch are known for expressing strong opinions about football or anything else. Whether it be in their native Dutch, English or in this case, Spanish, to Marca.com in Madrid….
Manchester City manager Mancini confirms interest in strikers Balotelli and Dzeko
Manchester City have already spent £60m on strengthening their squad ahead of a run at Premier League and European success next season, but the money men in Manchester are nowhere…
Concave PT+ Classic Review
Buying a new pair of football boots is always a hard decision, trying to decide which football boots to get between Adidas and Nike, or if you should try to…
Which of these 7 players should Arsenal sign?
Now that the World Cup is coming to a close, with the Netherlands and Spain playing against each other for the first time in the final, everyone’s attention will begin…
Vicente Del Bosque: “The players were superb in defense and in attack.”
La Furia Roja of Spain booked their first appearance in the World Cup final after decades of disappointment. They will face the Netherlands who won all 10 of their qualifiers…
World Cup News: The England Team Make The Final!
Morning all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Some hearty SL congratulations are in order this morning, with the news that English referee Howard Webb and…
Futbol aburrido- are Spain really entertaining to watch?
With Spain looking forward to their first ever world cup final on Sunday, Peter Jackson asks: are they really nice to watch? Yes they’re through, yes it was convincing but…
Netherlands vs Spain: World Cup Final Preview
The culmination of a month of toil, jubilation and heartbreak is set to come to a showpiece head in the magnificent surroundings of Soccer City in Joburg on Sunday, as both the Netherlands and Spain will compete to be crowned world champions.
Dutch star Sneijder to stay at Inter Milan – what’s next for Manchester United?
Manchester United want Wesley Sneijder, but does the Dutch star want Manchester United? Unfortunately for United, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Sneijder, whose five goals have helped the…