Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Manchester United Asia Tour – Man Utd Tour Asia In Summer 2009
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 7 2009Manchester United will tour Asia this summer with several pre-season friendlies scheduled in China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Korea. The pre-season tour is United’s second in three years and is part…
Is Sepp Blatter right to have concerns over the Premier League?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2012The FIFA President has never been a big fan of English football, but his latest comments should cause a bit of debate. Blatter has said he is concerned about the…
Soccerlens Podcast – Winning (and Losing) Titles
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 7 2009What does it take to win a league title? On the first episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by blogger Neil Jones as we take a closer…
Messi Gives Props to Ronaldo, Is It Time Up for Wenger?, Ashley Cole Gets Drunk and Stupid, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023As quickly as it came in, another week has come and gone. And while many of you will be trying to speed through your Friday so that you can run…
Football Violence & Top 10 Worst Football Riots
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 5 2022Football is a passionate game. That is like saying cliff-walking is a dangerous one. Plenty of sports have their passion, but to me, football’s remains the most tribalistic. How many…
Dalglish Speaks Out About Hillsborough, Campbell Wants Racism More Harshly Punished, Manchester City Craving Some M&M, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 11 2022One of the reasons I never succeeded at sports, besides having no discernible talent, was my affinity for anything that smelled and tasted delicious. That hasn’t changed much, if at…
Aston Villa, what is your problem?
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023It was the 88th minute of the game and Aston Villa were 2 goals up against Stoke City. Nobody saw a comeback coming, probably not even Stoke. But out of…
Ukraine’s Euro 2012 Hosting Hopes in the Air, England’s New Crest, Rijkaard to Chelsea Rumors Pick Up Steam, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 5 2023Miss any of the good stuff on Monday? In case you did, you can get caught up below.
Barça’s Slipup: Shades of Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle?
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 5 2009A league tie between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is often a fiesta of goals and carries a degree of unpredictability as to which side will emerge the winner. This…
King The Villain and Ronaldo The Victim
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 3 2009Every team has at least one player who dives, or at least goes to ground too easily. They’re the player who has you cringing when the slow motion replay comes…
Adidas TV – Adidas launches adidas.tv for ‘official’ Adidas videos
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 22 2012Adidas rolled out their Adidas.TV video service last week, designed as a central hub for sharing Adidas videos across the internet. Adidas.TV is designed as a global hub for video…
Ukraine 2012 Bid in Serious Trouble?
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 4 2009Ukraine’s Euro 2012 bid is in jeopardy following serious economic and governmental woes. It’s something that may not be on the minds of many international soccer fans right now given…
Brian Laudrup – A God Amongst Men
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023In the modern age in which we live, many people doubt the existence of a higher being looking over us; nevertheless, people follow many different Gods with many different names…
Weymouth look to end the months of Terra
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 4 2009There very few teams that would view a two-nil defeat away at York City as a cause for celebration but Weymouth will view this as progress of sorts. A week…
Manchester United Win Carling Cup Final, Atletico Madrid Outlast Barcelona in La Liga Thriller, Soccerlens’ March 2009 WAG of the Month, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 20 2012It’s the start of a new week, but the end of the weekend brought a few thrilling results. So, while you recover from your celebratory binge/drowning of your sorrows, catch…