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All-Time Premiership XI – Round #29385

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 27 2009

I saw the 2008 UEFA team of the year, and the controversy it produced, and it got me thinking. What would an all time Premiership XI look like? I’m fairly…

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The Sickening Truth About Today’s Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 27 2009

£100m for a player. £500k a week. Where’s it all going to end? Here, hopefully. But sadly, we all know that something along similar (and even more obscene) lines will…

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Everton 1-1 Arsenal – English Premier League – 28 January 2009 – Live Blog

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 11 2009

Everton (Cahill 61′) 1-1 Arsenal (Van Persie 90′ + 2) Stadium: Goodison Park Competition: English Premier League Date: 28 January 2009 Kickoff: 20:00 GMT, 15:00 ET Arsenal snatched a last-minute…

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Top Ten Free Kick Specialists Of All Time

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 21 2012

Cast your mind back to Saturday August 15th 1998. Manchester United were kicking off their season with a home game against Leicester City and one David Beckham was making the…

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Transfer Rumors (26 Jan 09): Robbie Keane to leave Liverpool?, Tottenham sign a pair, Bundesliga leaders after Manchester United’s Tevez, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 26 2009

We’re into the final week of the January transfer window, and there are several signings to report on today. Nothing big, but the least attention-grabbing ones can have the biggest…

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FA Cup replays are great, no matter what Fergie, Rafa and Harry think

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 29 2009

When it suits him, Sir Alex Ferguson can be quite a student of the FA’s rules and regulations. The brief, and swiftly abandoned, dalliance with rule 11a may not have…

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David Beckham: Legend

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 21 2012

David Beckham, with his floppy hair and unassuming ways, was an instant success at Manchester United. A lifelong United fan, who had made the journey from the south with his…

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FA Cup Deja Vu, UEFA Releases Its 2008 Team of the Year, Sepp Blatter Canoodles with Criminals, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 9 2022

My grandmother, lovely woman as she is, loves to watch ‘Waiting to Exhale.’ I’ve spent the last few weeks with her, and she watches it daily. Daily! Of all of…

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Transfer Rumors (25 Jan 09): Manchester City after Valencia’s Villa and Werder Bremen’s Diego, Arsenal to bid for Manchester City’s Richards, L.A. Galaxy ponder offer for Newcastle’s Owen, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 25 2009

We’re edging towards the final week of the January transfer window, and while you’ll likely hear more about a few new signings tomorrow, Sundays seem to be set aside for…

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Telegraph Fantasy Football Review

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 15 2009

“We started this” boast The Daily Telegraph of the Fantasy Football phenomenon. And they are right, sort of. The Telegraph was the first national daily newspaper to run a Fantasy…

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Times Fantasy Football Review

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 15 2009

The official blurb of the Times Fantasy Football game reads as following: “11 players to pick, £100 million to spend and £100,000 to win — are you ready to prove…

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FA Cup Holders Portsmouth Dumped Out at Home, Chelsea to Visit U.S. in July, Dimitar Berbatov Is Smarter Than You Think, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 21 2012

Nothing like an FA Cup upset or two to add a little spice to your Saturday. Well, unless you’re on the receiving end of said upset, at home nonetheless.

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UEFA Football Team of the Year 2008

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 6 2023

After 3.3 million votes cast by 256,000 online users (slightly less than last year), the uefa.com Team of the Year 2008 was revealed earlier this week. As can usually be…

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Transfer Rumors (24 Jan 09): Tottenham offer Bent plus cash for Sunderland’s Jones, Arsenal to rival Fulham for Leeds wonderkid Delph, Real Madrid fail in bid for Roma striker Vucinic, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 24 2009

With action on the pitch dominating the sports pages today, there’s not a lot of transfer news and rumors to report on, but we still have a few tidbits for…

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Guardian Fantasy Football Review

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 15 2009

The Guardian has always fancied itself as a bit different from your usual rags when it comes to football. But in a sneaky way. It doesn’t so much avoid the…

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