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Top 5 Asian (AFC) Footballers

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

Up until the 2002 World Cup in South Korea/Japan, Asian football didn’t exactly get a great deal of attention. But, following South Korea’s run to the semifinals and Japan’s appearance…

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Online Football Manager review: simple to learn but hard to master

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 17 2012

All football fans are likely to have seen many matches where they wondered just what the players were doing. Weak offence, sloppy teamwork, a general lack of motivation… you had…

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Serie A 2008-2009 Fixtures

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 11 2021

The Serie A fixture list was released last week, and the first match day of the campaign offers up the chance for an early look at how the races for…

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Twenty20 Football?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

With the success of Twenty20 cricket in raising the profile and popularity of the most benign of sports, radical FA plans to create a rival Twenty20 have been leaked to…

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Soccerlens 08/09 Championship Fantasy Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 6 2010

This is now closed. You can sign up for the latest Soccerlens Fantasy Football game here.

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Tonya Antonucci Interview: Women’s Professional Soccer CEO

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 31 2009

The Women’s Professional Soccer league kicks off its inaugural season in April 2009. WPS teams will be based in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and…

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2008 Olympics Football Fixtures & Results

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 12 2021

Beijing 2008 Olympics – Men’s Football fixtures and results, all in one place! Bookmark this page and share away:

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World Sport Chicago International Cup

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 23 2012

For the past week, Chicago has been peppered with pint-sized footballers from around the globe here to compete in the World Sport Chicago International Cup tournament from July 24-27. The…

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Among the Hugs: Is Cuddly MLS Really Turning Violent?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 4 2022

West Hammered: MLS Learns from the Pros While English cynicism used to be a cherished import in the all-too-earnest hinterland of soccer-loving North America, the bile has lost its caché…

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What Coaches Want From Their Players

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 5 2022

As fans we see the game of football very differently from the coaches and managers. How many times have we watched a game and then heard the manager talk about…

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Soccerlens 08-09 Fantasy Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 6 2010

This is now closed. You can sign up for the latest Soccerlens Fantasy Football game here.

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Transfers – A Question of Loyalty and Honesty?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 6 2023

With Frank Lampard’s demands at Chelsea firmly on the agenda right now, it’s had me thinking about how sad it is that the trust I once had in players at…

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Is Sepp Blatter a Marxist?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 4 2022

For all those enraged by the hundreds of millions of pounds in inflated transfer fees flying between the stadia of Europe this summer: there was once a bearded man from…

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Will Barca Miss Ronaldinho and Eto’o?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 20 2012

When Ronaldinho finally left FC Barca it was a sad day. For a brief time he was the king of football and quite possibly the greatest player to have worn…

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Loyalty Means Nothing – and Lamps Is The Worst Of The Lot

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 23 2012

“I understand why Manchester United fans booed me,” Rio Ferdinand said after the last game of the 2004-2005 season. “I’ve heard I’m being greedy but some of the figures thrown…

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