Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
AC Milan Win the Derby and Ruin Inter’s Hopes for an Early Celebration (Serie A Matchday 36)
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 13 2010Watch Milan v Inter live online here. Three weeks ago, at the end of the 3-2 match lost to Juventus (Matchday 33) Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti had declared: “Our objective…
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo of the Chicago Fire
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023Image courtesy of the Chicago Fire and Major League Soccer. Last year, Major League Soccer welcomed David Beckham amidst significant mainstream media coverage in North America. Another player who joined…
UEFA U-17s 2008 potential stars – who are the future Kaka, Messi and Henry?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2012Uefa’s Under-17 Championships have revealed many a burgeoning young talent to a wider audience in the last six years. It is the stage where Wayne Rooney (2002), Cesc Fabregas (2004),…
Premier League Predictions: West Ham to hold Manchester United, Newcastle to beat Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal to win
Charlie Rhodes • Jul 28 2022Tubby Brazilian Ronaldo may be one of the greatest players to ever grace a football pitch, but he’s definitely a poor role model. The AC Milan man let himself down…
UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals Wrap-Up: Manchester United and Chelsea Are Going to Moscow
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 12 2023Main contenders for the English Premiership and finalists of UEFA Champions League. The title & crown of “Kings the 2007-08 season”, both domestically and in Europe, has come down to two clubs: Manchester United…
Pato, Krkic, Balotelli or Kroos the European Rookie of the Year ?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2012In US sports they call it the ‘Rookie of the Year’ award, but there doesn’t appear to be an equivalent honour in European football. I know the PFA have their…
MLS, LA Galaxy, and Ruud Gullit: A Very Long Way from ‘Sexy Football’…
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023Being the Los Angeles Galaxy manager isn’t easy, or rather, it’s much harder than Ruud Gullit had anticipated. The former Chelsea coach and 1987 European Football of the Year is…
Manchester United still favourites against Barcelona at OT
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 28 2012When the referee pointed to the spot in the 2nd minute of the match, it looked like we are about to witness an entertaining match, with a lot of attacking…
Aston Villa captain or Liverpool bench-warmer?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 5 2022Looking through the Soccerlens mailbag this week we came across a letter from a Premier League player who is facing a difficult dilemma. As always, Soccerlens can help. Dear Soccerlens,…
La Liga week 34: Real Madrid need just two points from four games
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023Real Madrid need just two points from their remaining four matches to seal their 31st La Liga title after comfortably beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at the Bernabeu on Sunday evening….
‘Squeaky metatarsal time’ for stars six weeks out from Euro 2008
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2012Two years ago (well, actually it was April 29, 2006) England’s chances of winning the World Cup went splat. Or should that be crack! I’ll always remember where I was…
Megan Fox, Megan Fox, and some Premiership football
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 6 2021We might be jumping the gun here, but we’d like to think that Gerry would have written about Megan Fox instead of French foibles and Ashley Cole if he’d gotten…
Italian-Style Manchester United: Sir Alex and his Catenaccio Tactics
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023Noun catenaccio m. (plura; catenacci) 1. a bolt (for a door) 2. a system of defensive play in football Catenaccio is a tactical playing scheme in the game of football. It…
Adriana Lima is an Interista, Sheva and Ronny on their way to the Serie A
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 3 2022Steve Amoia returns with his preview of Week 35 in the Serie A – with a look at Adriana Lima, transfer rumours involving Milan and highlights from last weekend in…
Who’s going up and down: non-league football reaches the last day of the season
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 3 2009A couple of weeks ago the Blue Square Premier looked to be moving towards several thrilling last-day games but, surprisingly, after Tuesday night, the final weekend is a lot more…