Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31329)

England Expects – World Cup Qualifiers (Kazakhstan and Belarus) Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 5 2009

Watch World Cup qualifiers live here. It’s great being an England fan. The despair and doom and gloom hanging over the team and indeed, over the entirety of English football,…

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Country on a downer?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 8 2022

As Scotland slid down 10 places from 16th to 26th in the latest round of FIFA’s world rankings, is it possible that the country’s hysteria over the exploits at both…

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Owen will be back for England

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 16 2012

There’s been a lot of talk about the omission of Michael Owen from the England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus but I think it’s…

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Portsmouth draw AC Milan and full UEFA Cup draw

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 23 2012

This article refers to an earlier version of the Europa League draw. Go to the latest Europa League draw article. The UEFA Cup draw has thrown up some mouthwatering ties…

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Arsenal denied a legitimate goal, Manchester United helped by referees again

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

Another week of Premier League action and another week of Blackburn Rovers and Steve Bennett getting involved in Right Result rulings.

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Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal – English Premier League – 4 October 2008 – Live Blog

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 20 2010

This article refers to an older Arsenal-Sunderland game. Visit the most recent Arsenal v Sunderland match page. Sunderland (Leadbitter 86′) 1-1 Arsenal (Fabregas 90′ +3) Stadium: Stadium of Light, England…

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Right Result Report: Liverpool top, Newcastle 13th, Blackburn in relegation zone

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 28 2008

With the season being six games in there has already been plenty of comment passed on the performance of match referees. Goals that weren’t, dodgy penalties and blatant offside’s have…

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Vote of no confidence for Tottenham and Newcastle

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 16 2012

This season has already had its fair share of talking points and as a neutral, watching Newcastle and Tottenham struggling so badly is one of the most surprising developments so…

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Common sense anyone?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

The F.A. have announced that lucky punters will be able to buy common sense by the bag from their headquarters as of this Saturday, after they have decided no one…

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Top 10 daft football injuries

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 29 2008

Following the news that Liam Lawrence is a doubt for Stoke City’s match against Portsmouth after tripping over his dog, we look at some of the silliest football injuries: 1….

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Premier League club for sale. Applications from overseas multi-billionaires will be particularly welcome.

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 5 2009

What is the lot of a football club owner in the English Premier League in this day and age? Well, if you are Abu Dhabi United or Roman Abramovich, then…

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Newcastle United should have won, Tottenham and Man City deserved penalties, Man Utd didn’t

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

The old adage that you don’t get the rub of the green when you are down at the bottom of the league will have a resonance with the Premier League…

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Liverpool’s best formation and form

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 22 2012

Soccerlens reader and forum member deridder8 wrote a very interesting article in the forum today – here’s an extract: … After 6 games with 4 wins and 2 draws, I’m…

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Boothroyd Charged – Whatever Next?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 22 2012

The ‘Respect the Ref’ campaign is something I fully support, after watching football players abuse the referee for years. Whilst as part of the crowd I have done this on…

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How can we help American youth training?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 5 2009

In part one, I looked at the differences between German and American youth training methods. In part two, I look at the different ways American youth training can be improved…

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