Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Africa’s Biggest Football Rivalries
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 23 2008All the major football rivalries from African club football: Featured Derby: The Cairo Derby, Cairo, Egypt Al Ahly vs Zamalek The showpiece of Egyptian Football, and arguably the highlight of the…
Transfer Rumors (23 Dec 08): Arshavin to Arsenal, (Antonio) Valencia to Real Madrid, Downing to Tottenham, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 24 2008All it takes is one significant injury to change your January transfer plans. You can be planning for a quiet month, and all of a sudden you’re in a mad…
Fortress Ibrox
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023We Rangers fans do a lot and I mean a lot of moaning. We moan about team selection, Sir David Murray, Walter Smith, the players, the lack of media attention,…
Arsenal eye Arshavin in wake of Fabregas injury blow?
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 23 2008Many an Arsenal fan may be still coming to grips with the fact that Cesc Fabregas will miss the next four months with a knee injury suffered in Arsenal’s draw…
Real Madrid to make 14m offer for Wigan star Valencia?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 24 2012David Bentley, Aaron Lennon, Didier Zokora, Adam Johnson, Lassana Diarra. All of those Premier League-based players have been linked with moves to Real Madrid recently, and you can add Wigan…
Arsenal distance themselves from Keane move
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 23 2008Arsenal won’t even so much consider a move for Liverpool striker Robbie Keane in January, according to the Daily Star.
West Ham set Bellamy asking price at £12m
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 23 2008According to the Daily Mirror, West Ham are willing to sell in-demand striker Craig Bellamy, but they’re holding out for £12m for the Welsh striker.
Spurs set to shell out 15m for Middlesbrough’s Downing
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 23 2008According to the Daily Mirror, Tottenham are set to finally meet Middlesbrough’s valuation of midfielder Stewart Downing and make a £15m cash offer to snare the England man in January.
Celtic’s Pennant move could trigger McGeady exit
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 23 2008According to the Daily Mirror, Celtic have tabled an official offer for Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant.
Touchy-Feely Arsenal, Owen for Newcastle pay-cut, Innocent Chelsea captain, Lass to topple Liverpool, new Leeds manager and more
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 4 2023Today’s roundup is brought to you by the lovely Gemma Atkinson, who has unceremoniously dumped Marcus Bent and is waiting for your phone call focusing on her career instead. Maybe…
UEFA Europa League 2009-2010 Schedule
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 18 2009See the latest Europa League draw article. From next season, the UEFA Cup will be known as the UEFA Europa League (previous discussion on name change). Apart from the name…
Top 20 Young Footballers to Watch in 2009
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 17 2008All that most football managers really want for Christmas is a promising young player to emerge as an established star in the coming year. As the game becomes more and…
Transfer Rumors (22 Dec 08): Foster to leave United, United and Chelsea chase Belgian star, City like Villareal keeper, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 22 2008It’s the start of a new week, and after a couple of days off, I’m back in the saddle to give you all the latest in transfer news and rumors….
Frustrated Foster wants to leave Manchester United
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 22 2008According to the News of the World, Manchester United keeper Ben Foster is ready to leave Manchester United in search of more first-team opportunities.
English League Two Club Sponsors
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 3 2022Coca-Cola League Two clubs and their sponsors (kit, stadium, the whole caboodle):