Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
08-09 UEFA Cup Playoff Draw
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 18 2009This article refers to an earlier version of the Europa League draw. Go to the latest Europa League draw article. The UEFA Cup last 32 and last 16 draws were…
Allardyce gets 10m January transfer kitty to bolster Blackburn squad
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 19 2008New Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will have £10m to spend on new signings in January in order to strengthen the squad for a second-half survival push.
Valencia stick 120m price tag on Manchester City target Villa
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 19 2008According to the Daily Mirror, Manchester City have been told by Valencia that David Villa is going to cost them the princely sum of £120m.
UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw – LIVEBLOG
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 19 2021This article refers to an earlier version of the Champions League draw. Go to the latest Champions League draw article. The draw for the 1st knockout round (Round of 16)…
Harry Redknapp Pulls The Curtain Down On Gilberto’s Tottenham Future
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 19 2008Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has effectively shown Gilberto the exit door after publicly declaring that the Brazilian international has no future at White Hart Lane. This follows a disastrous…
Five Best Mainstream Football Bloggers Of 2008
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 7 2023It’s 2008: the blogging revolution has been absorbed by the establishment press and propped up as a new ‘form’ of journalism. Just read Andrew Sullivan’s recent apologist screed on blogs…
Best Goalkeeper Training Tips & Goalkeeping Equipment
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 5 2009Following on our article on the art and science of goalkeeping, here are some of the goalkeeper training tips that I utilize with my students as well as what I…
The Art and Science of Goalkeeping
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 5 2009Goalkeeping is a special position that takes a special individual to play. I should know – I have been playing it for 15 years and currently train goalkeepers with a…
Transfer Rumors (18 Dec 08): Barca after Van Persie, Liverpool eye Lennon, Juve defender interests Arsenal, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 19 2008In the world of transfer news and rumors, rule #1 is (or at least it should be) not to believe everything that you read. If you did, you’d have your…
Barcelona become latest club interested in Arsenal star Van Persie
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 19 2008According to the Daily Mail, Barcelona are lining up a move for Arsenal forward Robin Van Persie.
Portsmouth look to old boy O’Neil to replace outgoing Diarra
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 18 2008According to the Daily Mirror, Portsmouth already have their eye on a replacement for Real Madrid-bound midfielder Lassana Diarra, with the club already said to be in talks wih Middlesbrough…
Portsmouth Exodus: Defoe To Tottenham, Everyone Else To Manchester City?
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 18 2008Portsmouth are bracing for a mass exodus in January with half of their squad expected to leave Fratton Park. And one of those who shall almost certainly be heading for…
Arsenal Eyeing Juventus’ Giorgio Chiellini?
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 18 2008Premier League side Arsenal are struggling at the moment and club manager Arsene Wenger is seemingly willing to sign some established players in January. The Gunners have been linked with…
Ridiculous Rumours: Real Madrid and Barcelona Sign Ronaldo and Aguero
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 18 2008Well, if reports published on elconfidencial.com are to be trusted, then Spanish champions and European powerhouse Real Madrid have signed Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid. Or at least, they have…
Sir Alex Ferguson: Sell Ronaldo To A Mob? I Wouldn’t Even Sell Them A Virus!
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 18 2008It is transfer time and understandably speculation on Cristiano Ronaldo has started to sprout. And understandably Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is not very happy with the current situation….