Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Tevez reveals transfer “conversation with Ancelotti”
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 27 2010Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has revealed he spoke to Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti after leaving Manchester United about a possible move to Stamford Bridge, but says there was never…
Goalkeeper quits match after another ‘YouTube’ moment
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 27 2010It’s more than enough that the world laughs at you while you celebrate saving a shot that still rolls in. So when you make another mistake where you, in face…
Welcome to the Football League blog
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 8 2022Phase 2 of the Soccerlens 2010 relaunch sees us launching team, competition and player focused blogs on the site – and the Football League blog is one of the first…
Inter Milan Star Wesley Sneijder: ‘I Could Never Refuse Man Utd’
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 15 2011Inter Milan playmaker, and dirty flirt in chief, Wesley Sneijder has once again flitted his eyebrows longingly in the direction of Old Trafford by admitting that he would find the…
Guardiola Refusing To Play Mourinho’s Mind Games
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 24 2010With just over two months to go before Real Madrid face their arch-enemies Barcelona in La Primera, Jose Mourinho has decided it is already time to try and start the…
“Javier Pastore is the new Zidane” – says Palermo owner
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 27 2010The Sicilian region of Italy currently possesses the next Zinedine Zidane. That is the view of Palermo’s owner Maurizio Zamparini who is marveled by the potential and brilliance of Javier Pastore….
Winless Roma to host top drawer Inter
Charlie Rhodes • Oct 1 2010After a spicy end to the 2009/2010 season of the Serie A, Roma has failed to reproduce the form they did from last season. Whereas in Milan, Inter are going as well as they have been for the last five seasons.
Fergie Time: Managers, Bloody Hell!
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 4 2022Welcome to Fergie Time, a new roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news, opinion and links directly to your screen, plus fake conversations, knee-jerk reactions and awards that don’t really exist….
Carling Cup – Proving ground for reserves
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 24 2010The Football League Cup is slowly starting to become a legitimate cup-competition as more English Premier League teams – including Manchester United – are taking it more seriously. Better known…
Fantasy Football Preview: Forget Torres, back Berba and Malouda to score this weekend
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 24 2010When picking your team for week six of the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game, then anyone planning to win the weekly prize money (available to the top three teams in each…
The Attraction of the Bundesliga
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 24 2010The German Bundesliga has always been a strong league. However, in recent years, it hasn’t been able to compete with the big spenders in the English Premier League, La Liga…
Why Record Profits Mean That Everything Is Rosy At Arsenal
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 24 2010It appears that the only ‘red’ Arsenal currently find themselves in is their long-standing club colours, after announcing record pre-tax profits of £56 million earlier this morning. The figures for…
Liverpool in doldrums, Wilshere’s rise and Tottenham’s selection issues
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 4 20223 Up Front is back and you’d be crazy to miss the latest blockbuster of a show! In a three-pronged attack on your footballing senses host Adrian Clarke, along with star…
Bundesliga Review: Bayern face mega injury crisis as Mainz takes the lead
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 18 2011With weekend and midweek games in the Bundesliga, the prospect of being able to earn six points in as many days would have been an appealing one to not only…
Scunthorpe 2 United 5: Cupset Diverted
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 23 2010A manager-less Manchester United survived a scare against Scunthorpe United and eventually escaped Glanford Park 5-2 winners to advance to the next round of the Carling Cup. Josh Wright gave…