Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Sol Campbell back at Arsenal
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 12 2010Has Arsene Wenger done the unprecedented and bought back one of his former players?
Portsmouth favourites to be the first Premier League club to fail
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 12 2010Portsmouth are the heavy odds on favourites to be the first Premier League club to go to the wall, reports bookie Paddy Power. Following former Birmingham owner David Sullivan’s comments…
Rangers Injury Woes Ahead of Accies Clash
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 12 2010Rangers will be without a number of key players for their trip to New Douglas Park for their Saturday lunchtime kick-off with Hamilton. The SPL Champions will be without strikers…
Berbatov, Tevez, and Sir Alex Ferguson
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 12 2010If Sir Alex Ferguson was watching the game tonight, there is one thing which will have occupied his thoughts – Carlos Tevez’ role as attacking fulcrum at Manchester City. Tevez’…
Australia and New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 14 2022As we all know, the first World Cup on African soil to take place in South Africa next year. This big milestone is shared as well with a relatively smaller…
Transfer Rumors (11 Jan 2010): Liverpool to swap Babel for Sunderland’s Jones?, Pompey want £14m for Man City target Kaboul, Fulham close on Roma striker, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 11 2010It’s a new week, and in case you were in need of your fill of transfer news and rumors after a weekend that was light on the football (no thanks…
Soccerlens TV: Juve lose at home to Milan, Mutu and Benzema
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 11 2010Andy Brassell looks at the best of the action from Europe and concentrates on AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Juventus at Turin, Mutu’s future and the competition for Benzema at club and country levels.
Milan’s forgotten heroes give Juve nightmares
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 11 2010Two players supposedly very close to hanging up their boots in the summer helped put Italy’s Old Lady in a retirement home last night. Alessandro Nesta, the 33-year-old with the…
Inter on track for title with dramatic late win
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 11 2010Inter rallied late to pull off a late comeback to sink Siena 4-3. Walter Samuel and Wesley Sneijder scored late on as Mourinho’s unbeaten home record remained intact.
Mancini brings Patrick Vieira to Eastlands for influence
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 11 2010New Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini did not seem to think twice about bringing French midfielder Patrick Vieira back to the Premier League to help his new Sky Blues side…
Match Report: Birmingham City 1-1 Manchester United
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 8 2021Birmingham City v Manchester United English Premier League St Andrews Saturday, 09 January 2010 Kickoff: 17:30 GMT I had a feeling the match wouldn’t turn out well from the offset;…
England’s World Cup Chances: 23 into 11 Doesn’t Go
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 11 2010For the mathematicians out there you’ll instantly recognise the numbers 11 and 23 as ‘prime numbers’, meaning of course that they are only divisible by themselves and 1. For the…
Togo, Angola, and the World Cup
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023Get a map of Africa and study the west coast of the continent. You’ll notice that between Angola and South Africa is the country of Namibia. Squint a bit closer…
Ronaldinho: Milan Can Win Scudetto & Champions League
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 9 2010Milan playmaker Ronaldinho believes he is enjoying life more in Italy compared to times at Barcelona as he aims for Scudetto and Champions League glory.After a shaky first season last year, the Brazilian has seized the opportunity this term and has con…