Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
The great race for the Premiership – Bristol City and West Brom make a move
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 5 2022Before I start, I’d just like to write a few words about Teddy Sheringham who has announced his retirement from playing at the end of this season. He will be…
Sunday Serie A Wrap-Up: Juventus and Inter Milan Stumble, Scudetto Race Resurrected
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 5 2023It finally happened. After 31 straight matches without a loss, Inter were eventually forced raise the white flag on Sunday, courtesy of a near-perfect Napoli team galvanized by the atmosphere…
La Liga Week 26: Robinho saves Real Madrid, Agüero destroys Barcelona
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023Real Madrid’s 2-3 victory at Recreativo put their advantage over second place Barcelona back to five points this weekend after Barça went down 4-2 at Atletico Madrid. Brazilian star Robinho…
MLS Powers Set to Take Part in First Texas Pro Soccer Fest in March
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023This week, Major League Soccer will be coming to south Texas, in the first (of hopefully many) Texas Pro Soccer Fest. From March 3-9, four of MLS’ most popular teams…
MLS – A League For The Future
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2012I have not written for Soccerlens before, but I did notice a general lack of posts about Major League Soccer. Although the MLS is generally acknowledged to be in the…
Saturday Serie A Wrap-Up: Roma Shine, AC Milan Not So Much
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023Champions League preparation wasn’t the same ballpark game for Milan as it was for Roma on Saturday. While the Giallorossi will be travelling to Madrid with a confident feeling (Roma…
AC Cugini Scuola Calcio Announces Youth Training Camp with Fiorentina
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023Images courtesy of AC Cugini Scuola Calcio. Each year, AC Cugini Scuola Calcio (Football School) takes young players on tours of Italy where they compete against Italian teams. This summer,…
Life Without Football For A Footballer
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 5 2009This is my first post in a while so I thought I would talk about the less than serious points of the beautiful game. I have one very simple question…
Serious Analysis By The Football Press
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 5 2022As a writer on this site, a site that takes it’s football seriously and looks to go into some depth to analyse the game, I am constantly reading, talking to…
Game 39 isn’t dead in the water yet
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 5 2023The Premier League’s controversial announcement to host an extra round of games overseas hasn’t been halted by the worldwide opposition to the plans, according to notes released from the Football…
Weekend Predictions: Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton, Manchester City and Sunderland to win, can Liverpool, Tottenham, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough and Chelsea join them?
Charlie Rhodes • Jul 28 2022As One Door Shuts…A Nutter One Opens For some inexplicable reason, the subject of mental illness remains taboo. I am convinced that if we debate the topic in a mature…
Championship predictions – Watford, Bristol City and Ipswich to march on towards the Premier League (Or, your guess is as good as mine!)
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 5 2022“You’re writing a review of the championship games every Monday, so why don’t you do a preview of the games on Fridays?” Ahmed said to me. “No problem, I’ll start…
Fighting Dark Magic and Cold Weather: the Non-scoring Tale of Aruna Dindane
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023He hasn’t scored in the French Ligue 1 since December 8, and in the African Cup of Nations, his performance was average at best. What on Earth seems to be…
Style Over Stamina: Why it’s time British children had a ball at their feet
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 1 2022England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 has had fans, officials and journalists alike busily arguing over the state of the English national game. It’s not exactly all going swimmingly….
Inter Milan 1-1 Roma: Francesco Totti’s Scudetto Dreams Crushed by Javier Zanetti (Serie A Matchday 25)
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 5 2023The article below refers to a previous Inter-Roma game. For the latest fixture, see this Inter Milan-Roma article. You know, if there is someone who I’ve always had the utmost…