Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31329)

Giuseppe Rossi Profile: La Liga ‘Loca’ over ex-Manchester United striker

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

They called him “Joe Red” during his time at Manchester United. Villareal still have to come up with a nickname for the young Italian, but Giuseppe Rossi just can’t stop…

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La Liga week 7: Barçelona keep up the pressure on Real Madrid

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Barcelona moved into second place after a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid to keep up the pressure on leaders Real Madrid. Barça were led by another superb performance from man-of-the-moment…

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A Taste of the Rossoneri Fury: AC Milan Atomizes Lazio!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

One, two, three, four, five. Five is the magic number Milan needed to rise from its ashes. Five like the five senses. Five like the number of petals in a…

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Inter Milan ‘Cruzing’ in the Serie A

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Win, win, win… and win again. Inter’s march in Serie A seems to be stuck in high gear, as the Nerazzurri obtained yet another 3 points in their quest for…

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Selección Española — can Spain’s elite compete with their international peers?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. With Fernando Hierro having just been appointed director of the Spanish Football…

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Brazilian Players: Great Champions or Great Actors?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

From Alemao‘s coin throwing incident to Rivaldo‘s acting in the World Cup, up to Dida‘s Oscar winning performance of Wednesday in Glasgow: these are three stories of three Brazilians, all…

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Best Football Kits Of All Time

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

From the pink jersey donned by Sicilian hardmen to the strip that hid blood on George Best’s ankles, The Times has made a selection of the Top 50 Football Kits…

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Is the Champions League REALLY the best football competition in the world?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Looking back at the recent winners of the Champions League the obvious…

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Lazio almost beat Real Madrid as Milan fail against Celtic

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

We’re deep into the depression era at AC Milan: three consecutive draws in Serie A… then the first defeat at the hands of Palermo… and then another draw vs. Catania…

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A Short History of the Manchester United Kit

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 28 2021

To first review the history of the Manchester United kits, one must look back. All the way back to 1892 where the Red Devils were known as Newton Heath. The…

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3 Possible Reasons Behind Manchester United’s Poor Form

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Andrei Dobrogeanu Last season Manchester United furiously rose to the…

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Are AC Milan Finally Too Old?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Kenny Yeo. As a Milanista, I’m appalled by Milan’s performances…

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The Reason Behind England’s ‘Failures’ Since 1966

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Tomas Hemmer-Hansen. England won the World Cup in 1966, but…

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US Mens National Team Squad, World Cup 2010

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 23 2012

The article below is a predictions article. See the official USMNT 2010 World Cup Squad. The draw for the 2010 World Cup is here. Fixtures will be up shortly. Here…

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Manchester United vs Roma – the Italian Perspective

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

April 10, 2007. A date which which many Red Devils fans remember fondly, but one that to this day lives in infamy amongst Roma supporters. On that night, after beating…

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