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Barcelona 5-0 Inter Milan

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Brought to you by the Barcelona blog. The team responded to the criticism by turning in a fine display to beat a lucklustre Inter Milan 5-0 in tonight’s Joan Gamper….

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Richard Scudamore and the Premier League

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

What is it with Richard Scudamore, the Premier League’s (PL) chief executive, that makes journalists from the Mail to the Guardian so disparaging? “He does talk a lot of rubbish”…

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La Liga Week 1: Real Madrid and Sevilla win while Barca stumble and Valencia lose

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

A quick roundup of the weekend games from La Liga, courtesy of FCBNews editor Nic.

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The Goal-line Technology Debate: A Goalkeeper’s Perspective

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

So the FA are thinking about the need for goal-line technology after the goal that denied Fulham an equaliser against Middlesbrough on Saturday, which sort of resonated profoundly back to…

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Why Did Scott Carson leave Liverpool for Aston Villa?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

There has been a lot of chatter in the media about Scott Carson’s 360 degree turn to head to Aston Villa, instead of joining Liverpool as understudy to Pepe Reina.

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Can Craig Gordon Shine In The Premier League?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

So Craig Gordon has signed for The Black Cats at 40,000 pounds per week. It is a great move for a goalkeeper of his caliber. Transitions to higher levels of…

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Pat Jennings: My First Football Hero

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 28 2009

I can’t remember how old I was when I first became aware of Pat Jennings, but I must have been pretty young since I remember my Dad laughing at me…

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Football In Film And TV

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Recently I have been watching the re-runs of “Life on Mars” on BBC4. For me this is one of the best series created by the BBC in the last couple…

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Where will Sagna fit in at Arsenal?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 24 2012

RearGunner from ArseRant writes: The news that I’ve been expecting for a while has arrived – we have indeed officially signed Bacary Sagna, a move that I’ve voiced my confusion…

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Newcastle United – Ronaldinho’s chances, Milner’s example and where is Martins?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 24 2012

Here are the major news stories associated with the Newcastle club for today in no particular order of priority. We are linked with Ronaldinho in the News of the World…

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Ustari middle-fingers Manchester United and Barcelona, Signs With Getafe

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

Ahmed…I wrote this for you, knowing that you have secretly wanted Oscar Ustari to sign with Manchester United. Well, it’s probably old news by now, but Oscar Ustari, the super…

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Roy Carroll and His Broken Shamrock

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

I’m trying to like you Roy, I really am. It must be some lucky shamrock the Northern Ireland native has stashed away in his goalkeeping gloves. Having signed with Rangers…

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Newcastle After Both Deco and Heinze

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

Here are the major news stories associated with the Newcastle club for today – in no particular order of priority. The highlight for us today is we are linked with…

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Why Manchester United’s spending is NOT the same as Chelsea’s

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

With Manchester United’s recent summer buying, many non-United fans and pundits alike have come out saying that United are now the same as Chelsea in the transfer market – that…

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Newcastle United: Chris Mort Interview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Here are the major news stories associated with the Newcastle club for today – in no particular order of priority. The highlight for us is a new interview that Chris…

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