Articles By Charlie Rhodes (38139)

Paul Scholes – A credit to the game

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 9 2010

The start of another Premier League campaign beckons and Manchester United have bagged their first piece of silverware after a 3-1 victory over Chelsea captured their 18th Charity/Community Shield. As…

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United Win…Nothing, Fabregas Held Hostage by Arsenal and, is the Homegrown Rule Legal?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 5 2022

Manchester United Get Off to a Flying Start Last season’s domestic double winners, Chelsea, took on Manchester United in their annual pre-season friendly.  Some call it “The Community Shield.”  I…

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Transfer Rumors: Could Tottenham star Crouch return to Liverpool?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 8 2010

England City Close On Double Swoop BBC Sport says that Manchester City hope to complete deals for Aston Villa’s James Milner and Inter Milan’s Mario Balotelli by Thursday. Analysis: It…

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New rules for brighter future?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 8 2010

We are getting close to the beginning of the most exclusive football league in the world. Well, so people say. Huge amount of money, spotlight, scandal, talented players, brilliant managers,…

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What we learnt on the 1st day of the Championship

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 8 2010

It is a very bad idea to draw conclusions from the opening day of the season. Here we go: 1. An open division You could dismiss all the upsets as…

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Best Buys: When footballers were cheap…

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 8 2010

With Aston Villa looking for 30 million pounds for James Milner, Manchester city paying 20+ million for Joleon Lescott and Manchester City paying 25 million pounds for Adebayor in recent…

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Youth is the word as Arsenal prepare for new campaign

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 8 2010

With the Emirates Cup now taken care of, and only a trip to Poland between now and the start of the Premier League season, the Arsenal squad is starting to…

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Why Roy Hodgson could be the perfect man for Liverpool

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 8 2010

One year back, at the start of last season, we saw Liverpool finish 2nd behind Manchester United by 4 points and appear as genuine title contenders. Rafael Benitez who was…

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Did Barcelona Really Need Fábregas Anyway?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 2 2012

Finally, it appears to have been settled. Francesc Fábregas i Soler, to give him his full name, has been persuaded to give Arsenal another chance to keep their marriage interesting,…

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El Especial de Una Has Landed in Bernabeu

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 7 2010

On Monday, May 31st 2010, Jose Mourinho had officially signed a 4-year-contract with Real Madrid. Florentino Perez’s interest in bringing Jose Mourinho to Santiago Bernabeu is closely related to the…

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The return of ‘Il Divin Codino’ – Roberto Baggio

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 7 2010

Every football fan remembers their first childhood hero. The reason they fell in love with the beautiful game and quiet often the main factor that determined what football club they…

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Chelsea manager Ancelotti dismisses latest Cole-to-Real rumors as ‘totally rubbish’

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 6 2010

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed speculation that Ashley Cole will leave the club for Real Madrid and be replaced at left back by Benfica’s Fabio Coentrao. With Cole’s private…

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Genoa switch now in the cards for Liverpool’s Insua?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 6 2010

Emiliano Insua may have missed out on a move to Fiorentina, but it looks like he could still yet make a Serie A switch this month. According to Sky Sports…

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Poulsen’s agent expects Liverpool deal to be done in days

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 6 2010

The agent of Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen is confident that his client will complete a switch to Liverpool next week. The former Sevilla and Schalke star has been heavily linked…

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Celtic weigh up move for Birmingham star McFadden

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 6 2010

According to Sky Sports, Celtic could soon make a move for Birmingham forward James McFadden. Aiden McGeady is currently mulling over a 10m move to Spartak Moscow, and even if…

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