Articles By Charlie Rhodes (38036)

Styles Error Costs Newcastle 3 Points, Refs Cost Newcastle 8th Spot In League

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

The Right Result independent panel last reviewed the key incidents from the Newcastle v Manchester City game and judged the following:

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Football will eat itself: why traditional supporters could walk away from the Premier League

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Despite the modernisation of the game and the soaring cost of attending, football is crawling with traditionalists. And why wouldn’t it be? We’re followers of a sport which can proudly…

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Pathetic Tottenham didn’t even deserve their goal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

It just seems that it cannot get any worse for Tottenham Hotspur after defeat at new boys Stoke City continued their worst-ever start to a season.

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A-League: Jets shoot down Victory

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 17 2009

Melbourne Victory returned to action last night in the Hyundai A-League. Facing the Newcastle Jets in Newcastle. The Victory demolished the Jets in the 3rd round at home 5-0. The…

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Roma Steamrolled by Inter Milan: 4-0 at Stadio Olimpico (Serie A Matchday 7)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

The article below refers to a previous Inter-Roma game. For the latest fixture, see this Inter Milan-Roma article. His last match in the starting eleven had been over six months…

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Brazil Are the Futsal Kings, Spain Beaten on Penalties (FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

For the fourth time in FIFA Futsal World Cup history, Brazil conquered the gold medal on home turf Sunday morning. It was a match which all pundits anticipated to be…

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Didier the sleeping assassin

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

The world of football never ceases to provide gems of amusement to keep us all smiling. Footballers are not known for their intelligence, but Didier Drogba has once again proved…

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Rooney leads Manchester United to 4-0 win over West Brom

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Manchester United produced a sensational second half display to beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at Old Trafford. Wayne Rooney made it three goals in four days for club and country…

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A Modest Proposal for the Resolution of Club versus Country

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

“When the club versus country dispute arose Small children were trampled in the exodus…” So sangĀ Half Man Half Biscuit in 2005. Little has changed since then as the greed and…

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Barcelona’s bid for Miami MLS franchise

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 24 2012

On October, 15, MLS announced that Brightstar Corp. CEO Marcelo Cuare , Barcelona FC President Joan Laporta and a number of the Miami-Dade public officials made a formal bid to…

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Top 20 Most Expensive EPL Non-Starters: Kieron’s not so Dyer situation

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 3 2023

The English Premiership’s most costly bench-warmers have been revealed today in a new list published by football scouting website IMScouting.com. The list gives a “Cost per game” value for each…

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Is Gerrard v Lampard Really England’s Biggest Problem Right Now?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 4 2022

The result read England 3, Belarus 1, with Steven Gerrard on the score sheet, and yet like night following day, the pundits were still assessing Capello’s success in dealing with…

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Is Marcello Lippi the right man to bring Italy forward?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 20 2010

Marcello Lippi was hailed as a hero after guiding Italy to their first world cup success in 24 years in 2006. He retired after his victorious run in Germany with…

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The Tottenham Way: Let’s Buy More Players

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 12 2021

This time they want to buy Mathew Upson from West Ham, a rumour that dovetails nicely with West Ham’s recent austerity measures. Upson, if he stays fit, would be a…

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