Articles By Charlie Rhodes (38139)

South Africa May Be Bullied Out Of ‘Bafana Bafana’ Nickname

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 23 2010

Due to an ongoing copyright dispute, the South African national football team may be forced to drop the Bafana Bafana (which translates as ‘the boys, the boys’ in Zulu) moniker…

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Valencia and Berbatov don’t ideally fit the 4-5-1

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 23 2010

It is no secret that for the big games, Sir Alex likes to deploy a modern and pragmatic 4-5-1 formation in favor of the traditional 4-4-2 he uses for most…

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Aston Villa manager O’Neill admits Milner wants Manchester City move

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

One of the top names on Manchester City’s extensive summer transfer list is Aston Villa midfielder James Milner, and while their attempts to land the England man have fallen short…

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Manchester City and Inter Milan locked in Mario Balotelli talks

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 23 2010

Former Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini could soon be reunited with one of his former players, if the price is right. According to reports last night, talks are ongoing between…

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The curious incident of the Frenchman in the transfer market

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 23 2010

As Carlos Vela’s exquisite chip gave Arsenal a 4-0 win against Fulham and a third place finish on May the 9th, their supporters thoughts turned immediately to the 2010-2011 campaign….

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Liverpool land future defensive star in Rangers ace Danny Wilson

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

After a previously quiet summer for Liverpool, it’s fair to say that things have picked up this week. After adding a key component for the present with the signing of…

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Summer 2010 Football Transfers Lists

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 8 2021

With the World Cup in the rearview mirror, that means that new seasons are within sight, and it also means that the summer transfer season is in full swing. And…

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Forbes Rich List: David Beckham Is Still The World’s Most Valuable Football Player

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

Forbes’ inaugural SportsMoney 50-50 list (a system used to rank the 50 most valuable teams and the 50 most valuable athletes across all world sport) were announced yesterday and, whilst…

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Portsmouth vs West Brom: Slow & steady wins the race?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

We investigate two examples of how quick success has crippled clubs financially but on the other hand by having success and failure rolled into one will reap financial rewards and…

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Forbes Rich List: Manchester United Are The World’s Most Valuable Football Club

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

Forbes’ inaugural SportsMoney 50-50 standings (a system used to rank the 50 most valuable teams and the 50 most valuable athletes across the whole of world sport) were announced yesterday…

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Transfer Rumors: Liverpool sign young Rangers star Wilson

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

England Liverpool Land Wilson Liverpool have signed Rangers defender Danny Wilson in a deal that could be worth up to £5m. Liverpool will pay £2m up front for the 18-year-old,…

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Fantastic 4 to Super 6: City and Spurs on the rise?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

For the past few years, people from around the world are more than satisfied to put a surefire bet on the either of the “Traditional Big 4” -Chelsea, Manchester United,…

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2010/2011 La Liga fixtures announced – Barca and Real to kick off away from home

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 22 2010

The Spanish Football Federation has released the fixtures for their premier competition La Liga which will transpire over the course of thirty eight weeks. Champions Barcelona will begin their title…

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FIFA Approve The Use Of Extra Officials In Next Year’s Champions League

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 21 2010

Those vacant, atavistic drudgeons who constantly serve to mire the progression of football as a entity, in direct friction with the conservatory morals they purport to adhere to FIFA have…

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Tired? How About Cutting Out The 22,000 Mile Pre-Season Tours?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 21 2010

Amidst the recent furore over the clamour by several leading figures in the game to introduce a fortnight’s winter break to Premier League proceedings, one salient piece of white-hot hypocrisy…

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