Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
PES 2010 – Top 5 Wish List
I’m sure you will all agree with me when I pronounce that the last two versions of Pro Evolution Soccer have failed to live up to expectations. EA Sports stepped…
Love and football. It hurts.
Del Amitri and football are not something that usually mix. Certainly not with any success, anyway (see this example of World Cup pessimism for details). But whilst musing over Michael…
Terry to swap Chelsea for Manchester City? Stranger things have happened.
Mark Hughes was talking again this morning. Talking big as well. According to Hughes, Manchester City’s financial muscle is starting to cause ripples amongst the previously-complacent “Big Four”, and his…
Transfer Rumors (5 July 09): Eto’o would drop demands for Man United move, Liverpool target Inter Milan’s Cambiasso, Chelsea to bid for Real Madrid’s Sneijder, and more
A new week stands to bring many more signings as the summer transfer window merrily rolls along, and according to the latest transfer news and rumors, we may expect to…
PES Master League Guide
Are you finding it tough to get to grips with the limited playing abilities of the likes of Espimas, Valeny, Ivarov and Castolo? Left wondering when, where and how your…
Football Federations Around The Globe – A Look At The World Of Football
The world of football is made up of 6 main football federations; UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, AFC, CAF & OFC. These governing bodies look after different areas of world football, roughly…
Transfer Rumors (4 July 09): Manchester City to offer Chelsea’s Terry £200k per week, Everton after Man United’s Scholes, Tottenham in talks for Liverpool target Negredo, and more
Saturday may have been a holiday for me in the U.S., but no matter what day it is, I’ve got an attentive eye on the latest in transfer news and…
FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
The first thing you’ll notice about FIFA is that the name should be IFAF. Well fear not, the governing body of world football isn’t dyslexic, it’s just that the name…
AFC (Asian Football Confederation)
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) governs the footballing community of Asia and also now includes Australia, but it doesn’t include a number of Asian (or part-Asian) countries, who are part of…
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)
UEFA is the governing body of European football and is by far the most lucrative and most watched of all the 6 confederations of FIFA. UEFA’s influence over the world…
CAF (Confederation of African Football)
The Confederation of African Football (or Confédération Africaine de Football as it’s known to it’s mom) covers the giant continent of Africa and is the federation that follows it’s geographical…
CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)
CONCACAF stands for (take a deep breath) the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football and is the body that governs the national and club football of North…
CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol)
CONMEBOL is the South American Football Confederation (officially known as the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol) which covers the majority of the continent of South America. It is the oldest of…
OFC (Oceania Football Confederation)
The Oceania Football Confederation is the federation for the pacific islands located around Australia, though since 2006 it no longer contains the Aussies. Without them, the OFC is positively miniscule…
Ligue 1 Transfer Roundup: Nistelrooy to Lyon, Vierra to PSG, Bangoura to Rennes and more
Here’s a look at the latest transfer rumours surrounding Ligue 1: Where do Lyon go from here? With the recent departures of Juninho, Karim Benzema and Abdul Kader Keita,the club…