Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31339)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Sort Of) Buys Scottish Club Stirling Albion!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 7 2023

First division side Stirling Albion have become the first senior Scottish side in history to be owned by their fans, after the club’s Supporters Trust struck a landmark deal with…

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World Cup News: Paris Hilton Arrested As The Netherlands March On!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 17 2021

Goedemorgen and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Now forgive me if this sounds a little bit over-dramatic, but I think that yesterday may have been the…

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Transfer Rumors: German wiz Ozil admires Premier League, Manchester City land Barcelona’s Toure, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 23 2010

While Brazil’s shocking defeat to Holland and Uruguay’s dramatic win over Ghana in the first two World Cup quarterfinal ties rightfully dominated the football headlines yesterday, there was plenty of…

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Gonzalo Higuain: “I live to score goals.”

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

Gonzalo “el Pipita” Higuain is chasing history. He currently is the leading goal scorer in South Africa and hopes to emulate fellow Argentine, Mario Kempes, who won the Golden Boot…

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Fabio Capello Will Continue As England Manager

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 2 2010

The FA have confirmed that Fabio Capello will continue as the manager of England, despite his side’s woeful showing at this summer’s World Cup. The decision was made at a…

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What’s the point in sacking Capello?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 2 2010

England’s loss to Germany in the last 16 of the World Cup has sparked another predictable round of tabloid inquisition and calls for Fabio Capello to lose his job. Of…

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Man City’s Summer Spending Continues With The Signing Of Yaya Toure

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 2 2010

Manchester City’s ‘summer of frivolous cash flow’ is showing no signs of relenting any time soon, with the news that Barcelona’s erstwhile holding man Yaya Toure has completed one of…

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World Cup News: Holland Vs Brazil Will Be Rubbish, Just Ask Bert!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 6 2022

Morning all, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Withdrawal symptoms are well and truly setting in now after two whole days spent stranded in the non-football…

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Cesare Prandelli: “The Italian shirt isn’t mine or yours but belongs to everyone.”

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 3 2023

Cesare Prandelli was presented today in Rome as the new Italy boss after the South African embarrassment. Mr. Prandelli had been named to succeed Marcello Lippi before the tournament. He…

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England’s finest export?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 2 2010

Did you manage to get back to England for the Lions Play Off Final at Wembley?
Unfortunately not. It was the only week off we had all summer so I had arrange to take the family away on hoilday to Rhodes. As you can imagine I was gutted!! I tried to swing the Mrs around to the benefits of a weekend in Bermondsey but she was having none of it as we havent been away for two years so I was hoping for an ash cloud over Greece haha!

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Donovan May Prosper, but Dempsey More Deserving?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 29 2012

It has been almost a week since the United States was eliminated from the World Cup at the hands of Ghana. Although they carried aspirations of advancing deep into the…

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20 ‘Lesser Lights’ That Have Shone At The 2010 World Cup

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 2 2010

With so many of the ‘big guns’ misfiring at this summer’s World Cup, I thought it was high time to take a look at some of the ‘lesser lights’ that…

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Football Superstars Review

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 20 2022

“Sign up now for the biggest multiplayer, PvP football game ever. Go head-to-head with players and teams from around the world, competing in friendly matches, leagues and cash prize tournaments….

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Roy Hodgson Named As New Liverpool Manager

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 1 2010

After a fair few weeks of intense will he/won’t he speculation, Liverpool have confirmed that they have appointed Roy Hodgson as their new manager. The 62-year-old, who was voted the…

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Germany vs Argentina World Cup Quarter-Final Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 7 2021

The purpose built Cape Town Stadium will play host to arguably the most enticing of the quarter-final ties, a tie that will see Joachim Loew‘s effervescent young German side pitted against Diego Maradona‘s well-versed, eye-catching Argentinian charges.

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