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Saints Pray For Divine Intervention

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 8 2009

When Lord Mawhinney last week voiced his fears that a big name club could go out of business if football’s worst excesses weren’t reigned in he could have hardly asked…

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Has Matt Derbyshire Set The Right Trend for English Talent?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 7 2009

As January slowly reached its final days, the real surprise of the transfer window took place. Not the move of Portugal winger Ricardo Quaresma from Inter to Chelsea or even…

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Newcastle still poor despite Shearer while Tottenham didn’t deserve to win

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

The big story of the week saw the Toon army welcome back yet another saviour to St James’ Park as Alan Shearer became the latest occupant of the Newcastle United…

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Debutant Macheda sends Manchester United back to the top, Sven a potential Chelsea target, Nostradamus predicts the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 7 2023

I’m sure you can guess who grabbed the majority of the headlines on Sunday, but in case you happened to be away from your computer or the TV on Sunday,…

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2008-2009 UEFA Champions League – Quarter-finals Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 19 2021

The UEFA Champions League will resume on April 7, 2009 as the Quarter-finals get underway! After an tense Round of 16, only eight teams are left in the competition for…

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2008-2009 UEFA Cup – Quarter-finals Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 6 2009

The Quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup will begin on April 9 and will conclude on April 16! The UEFA Cup always takes a backseat to the Champions League, and it…

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Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa – English Premier League – 5 April 2009 – Live Blog

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 10 2010

This match refers to an older game. Get the latest Man Utd v Aston Villa match details here. Manchester United (Ronaldo 14′ 80′, Macheda 90′ + 3) 3-2 Aston Villa…

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Last-minute winner lifts Liverpool to Premier League summit, Manchester United and Aston Villa look to stop slumps, Adebayor’s brace leads Arsenal over Manchester City, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

The Premier League table saw a change at the top on Saturday, and in case you missed the goal that made it happened, you can check it out here, along…

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Axed Scottish Pair Shame The Nation

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 6 2009

What Scotland needed least of all following a morale-boosting victory over Iceland was a nightmare scenario which sees both the nation’s captain and a promising goalkeeper banned from ever playing…

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Arsenal’s Wenger wants extra points for goal difference, Wigan manager Bruce has had it with misfit Zaki, Sven gets sacked as Mexico coach, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

While Newcastle’s savior new manager catches up on his fan mail, check out the best of the day’s stories from around the football blogosphere.

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The Maradona Cycle

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 6 2009

I was only a toddler on June 21st, 1994, but the events of the day are burned into my memory. On that summer afternoon in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Argentina thrashed Greece…

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Chelsea FC are calling. Are you ready?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 5 2022

Live The Football Dream Calling all football fans, and I know there’s plenty of us. This could be your chance to live out some football fantasies. You could be playing…

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Soccerlens Podcast – The Premier League, Relegation and Salvation

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 2 2009

On the fifth episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by Soccerlens blogger Neil Jones and Daily Sport Sunday’s Carl Eldridge as we discuss the final chapters of an intriguing Premier League season. In particular we…

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World Cup qualification highlights, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup quarterfinals previews, who Chelsea’s next (fulltime) manager should be, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2022

Watch live World Cup matches here. While you recover from the international break that was, catch up on the highlights of the international break and plenty else in today’s roundup.

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Highlights of World Cup 2010 Qualification: March 28 – April 2, 2009

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 5 2009

Watch live World Cup qualifiers here. With the conclusion of FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers yesterday we move one step closer to determining which thirty-one other countries will be joining…

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