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Angola v Malawi – African Nations Cup Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2010

Angola v Malawi Thursday, January 14. Kick-off: 20:30 CET Malawi are already dreaming of a place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup as they meet tournament hosts Angola….

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Hamburg Want Love

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2010

Ambitious Bundesliga side Hamburger SV have turned their attentions to on-loan Palmeiras forward Vagner Love in their search for attacking reinforcements, according to a report in Hamburger Morgenpost. The Rothosen…

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Serie A’s Four Day Football Week

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2010

Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has subscribed to the idea of having Serie A fixtures spread over a four-day week.Reports around the peninsula on Wednesday claimed the Lega Calcio are planning to revise the Calcio calendar from next season, with …

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The worst supported league in Europe?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 13 2010

Currently there are 53 countries affiliated to UEFA.  These are countries who are allowed to play in tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and of course the European Championships….

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The Top 15 Leagues in Europe

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 4 2022

Mirror, Mirror on the wall…Who is the fairest of them all?  Well in terms of football in Europe it comes as no surprise that at the halfway point in the…

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Sol v Torres, where’s the real Jones and what are we paying clubs for?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 13 2010

With the January transfer window in full flow new signings have been surprisingly limited to the Premiership. Amidst the fringe sales of Gary Caldwell’s deal at Wigan and Tomas Pekhart’s…

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Liverpool to sweep aside Reading and kickstart their season

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 13 2010

Liverpool v Reading Anfield FA Cup 3rd Round Replay Just when we thought the snow was gone for another year and we could get back to normality we open the…

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Football in 1979

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 13 2010

I am a difficult person to buy things for at Christmas.  And to make matters worse my birthday is just 12 days later.  But this year I had a few…

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Transfer Rumors (12 Jan 2010): Barca and Real want £70m Rooney, Chelsea eye Wolfsburg star Dzeko, Man United track Fiorentina #1 Frey, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 13 2010

It was a relatively slow day in transfer news and rumors on Tuesday, and when such a day comes about, you’re bound to get an outlandish story or two for…

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Kilmarnock Line Up Men to Replace Jefferies

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 13 2010

After parting company with long-serving manager Jim Jefferies, Kilmarnock now face the task of selecting their new manager to guarantee their safety in the Scottish Premier League. The Musselburgh-born 59…

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Spain’s Conveyor Belt of Talent Shows No Signs of Stopping

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 27 2024

Perhaps the most prolific and finest exporter of footballing talent in the world will always be Brazil. No country that has managed to remain a bastion for footballing excellence for…

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New Zealand 2010 World Cup Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 7 2010

New Zealand’s journey takes a similar turn of events to Australia’s four years ago. Despite no South American opposition, and agonizing penalty shootout, the similarities are blatantly obvious for all…

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Australia 2010 World Cup Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 7 2010

The Australian group is definitely not an easy group. Upon first look, many people instantly jumped to the conclusion that Australia had been placed into the venerable group of death….

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Sol Campbell back at Arsenal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 12 2010

Has Arsene Wenger done the unprecedented and bought back one of his former players?

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Portsmouth favourites to be the first Premier League club to fail

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 12 2010

Portsmouth 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…

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