Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31342)

Miller’s SPL Best

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 16 2021

Rangers dominated the 2009/10 season not only in the league table, but also the player and manager awards. Steven Davis and David Weir shared the numerous honours that were on…

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Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano: ‘It Was A Shame My Barca Move Fell Through’

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 18 2010

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has admitted that he still harbours regrets about not joining Spanish giants Barcelona last summer. The Argentinian scrapper held talks with Barca over a transfer directly…

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09/10 La Liga Review: Barcelona conquers, Galacticos denied glory & the rest of Spain left helplessly behind

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 24 2010

As 08/09 ended, Barcelona were roundly recognized as the world’s greatest team. They had dominated in La Liga, claimed the Spanish Cup, and comfortably beaten Manchester United in a much-hyped…

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Review: Food Guide for Soccer

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 4 2023

Buy: “Food Guide for Soccer: Tips & Recipes from the Pros” by Gloria Averbuch and Nancy Clark, MS, RD ISBN: 978-1-84126-288-8 “You are about to embark on one of the…

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Celtic Face Uphill Champions League Task

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 18 2010

So it appears it’s looking less plausible that Celtic will be playing in the money spinning Champions League next season. With nearly every domestic league completed this term, we now…

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Thierry Henry to star in ‘Coming to America’

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 18 2010

First off, welcome to this space, hopefully to become your one-stop-shop for USMNT analysis along with the rest of the world of U.S. soccer. I’m extremely passionate about the beautiful…

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World Cup Fantasy Football: Do You Know Your Best XI?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 17 2010

If you were asked to make a ‘World Cup Best XI’, who would you pick? Better yet, could that team win the World Cup? And would you put money on…

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Man City To Spark £30m Bidding War For James Milner?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 17 2010

According to reports in this morning’s press, Manchester City are to make their first foray into this summer’s transfer market by lodging an opening bid of £24 million for Aston…

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The Ignored XI – players they should have included in World Cup 2010 squads

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 1 2012

You may remember that a few weeks ago I made the best XI not at the World Cup, sporting a 5-3-2 and players like Ibrahimovic, Cech and Zhikov It was…

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09/10 Serie A Review: Five-times Inter, the rise of Roma, the fall of Juventus and Milan

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 24 2010

Serie A is a league of pragmatists. There are pragmatic coaches, who specialise in delivering results rather than entertainment. There are pragmatic owners, who will sack a manager without blinking….

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Inter win fifth successive Serie A title with Mourinho’s future up in the air

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 17 2010

Internazionale have won the Seria A league championship for the fifth consecutive season thanks to Diego Milto’s 57th minute winner against Siena. The Nerazzurri have now won the domestic cup…

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Bayern and Inter battle for the Treble

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 1 2012

While this years Champions League final may not have the names of Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, or Rooney, it has a massive significance for both of the teams fighting for the…

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Sevilla gatecrash Europe’s elite thanks to Rodri’s stoppage time strike

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 16 2010

Sevilla have scraped into the Champions League by the skin of their teeth as a stoppage time winner from youngster Rodri gave the club a 3-2 victory over Almeria to…

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Milan confirm Leonardo’s departure

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 15 2010

AC Milan have confirmed that head coach Leonardo will step down after their final game of the season against Juventus this weekend. The Brazilian has only been in charge for…

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Kiwi football fever mounts as All Whites squad released

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 15 2010

Aaron Scott said: “I’m pretty disappointed but I can rest easy knowing I gave it my best shot. I did everything I could so at least I’m not sitting here…

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