Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
The Cruciate Ligament
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 27 2008Perhaps the most feared of all football injuries is the cruciate ligament injury. A broken leg may hurt more, and cause more people to grimace or turn away from the…
The Leg Break
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 22 2012Ok, a little obvious, but the broken leg in football is arguably becoming more and more common. Fortunately the days where a broken leg would mean the end of a…
The Scout: Five Hot Prospects from the Portuguese Liga Sagres
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023Often heralded as a cultivator of talent, the Portuguese Liga is again stocked with a host of youthful footballers.  Here are five players who are finally beginning to realize their potential: 5. Bruno Gama —…
Can Kinnear save the Magpies?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2012How Newcastle’s fortunes have dipped over the last year. At this stage of last season, Sam Allardyce had steered the club to 11th in the league with 18 points from…
08-09 Champions League Matchday 5 Predictions and Stats
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 25 2008European football returns this week with Matchday 5 of the 2008/2009 Champions League, which takes place on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 November. We have a few predictions for today’s…
Top 20 Future England Football Stars
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023With Fabio Capello at the helm, there is no doubt in my mind that England’s football future is looking bright. Of course being Italian I’m a bit biased, but Don…
What about now? Is Arsenal’s title push over?
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023A few weeks back I said (on Soccerlens) that people were being huge drama queens and writing off Arsenal way too early. The following Saturday they beat Manchester United and…
Stoke have a better chance of Premier League survival than West Brom
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 25 2008It’s been an entertaining start to the Premiership season, and no more so than at the bottom of the table. Two of the newly promoted teams from the Championship, Stoke…
Arsenal Think It’s Bad Now, Wait Until Their Tricky Games Come
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 1 2008When William Gallas had his temper tantrum at Birmingham following the last minute penalty decision to deny his team all three points, I was sure Arsene Wenger would take the…
Credit crunching through the Conference
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 4 2022Non-league clubs have never been the most stable of businesses, even in more financially stable times. Out of the 24 teams currently in the Blue Square Premier, no fewer than…
Villarreal 0-0 Manchester United – UEFA Champions League – 25 November 2008 – Live Blog
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 22 2012Villarreal 0-0 Manchester United Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E Date: 25 November 2008 Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal, Spain Kickoff: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET Villarreal and Manchester United battled to…
Football Advertising – How Football Clubs Make Money
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 5 2022Football must be a pretty good way to advertise your company. We all know that Emirates sponsor Arsenal, AIG sponsor Manchester United, Samsung at Chelsea and Carlsberg at Liverpool. But…
Aston Villa v Manchester United: Much More Than 3 Points at Stake
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 10 2010This match refers to an older game. Get the latest Man Utd v Aston Villa match details here. Much has been said about it being too early to be out…
Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal – English Premier League – 22 November 2008 – Live Blog
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 22 2008Manchester City (Ireland 45′ + 2, Robinho 56′, Sturridge pen. 90′) 3-0 Arsenal Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 22 November 2008 Kickoff: 15:00 GMT,…
Transfer Rumors (21 Nov 08): Manchester City, Newcastle United and more
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 22 2008We round off the week in transfer rumors with the biggest rumor of the week by far. Oh, and Newcastle are still looking for a left back too.