Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Champions League Video Roundup: Arsenal 0-0 AC Milan, Lyon 1-1 Manchester United, Celtic 2-3 Barcelona, Fenerbahce 3-2 Sevilla
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 24 2012‘Tis a little late, but here are the highlights from Wednesday night’s Champions League ties, in case you missed any of the action. And if you did, well, you missed…
The Premier League, the Football League and the growing financial gap
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 24 2012As Richard Scudamore and The Premier League continue their campaign for a money spinning 39th fixture abroad, members of England’s Football League go about their daily lives, more concerned with…
A Vital Step For Football Equality?
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 7 2023Over a decade ago now when Venus and Serena Williams were at their true dominant peak, the rest of the women’s tennis circuit had no answer to their power and…
Trouble at Anfield for Inter, Super Roma Reversal, and AC Milan Clean Sheet at Emirates: Three Tales of Serie A in the UEFA Champions League
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023With the competition now reaching its vital playoff stage, things didn’t debut in quite the same way for the three Italian teams still in European contention. Inter Milan, Roma, and…
The Great Championship Title Race: Stoke, Watford, West Brom, Bristol, Charlton and Ipswich all in with a chance
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2012As we approach the business end of the season the race for success is really starting to hot up with a whole host of clubs all in with a shout…
Champions League Video Roundup: Liverpool 2-0 Inter, Roma 2-1 Real Madrid, Olympiakos 0-0 Chelsea, Schalke 1-0 Porto
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 24 2012The Champions League finally got back underway on Tuesday night, with the round of 16 kicking off with the first four first-leg ties. Here are the highlights (and lowlights) of…
FA to ban swearing? – #### off!
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2012You may not have heard of the Arngrove Northern League second division but it is to become a very important League for the future of football in England. The league,…
Interview with Mr. Ian Blanchard, Head of National Referee Development for the Football Association
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 7 2023Images courtesy of Ian Blanchard and the English Football Association. Soccerlens is extremely pleased and honored to welcome Mr. Ian Blanchard. He has a very important and integral role at…
Arsenal and Liverpool’s Champions League Situation, Or: Waiting for the Milan Teams…
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 7 2023If one looks as this week-end’s results, the double header pitting Serie A vs. EPL teams in the UEFA Champions League’s First knock-out round this week, really doesn’t bid well…
La Liga Week 24: Barcelona cut Real Madrid’s lead to five points
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023Football Club Barcelona’s win at Zaragoza has pulled them back to within five points of Real Madrid who lost for the third time this season in Andalucia. This time it…
Serie A Week-End ‘Big Match’: Juventus Beat Roma in Turin, Pull Closer to Second Spot
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 6 2023Fly, little bird, fly.. high in the Serie A sky. That little bird my friends, is Inter Milan, who thanks to the defeat of Roma at the hands of Juventus,…
Paolo Maldini, Il Capitano, 1000 Games for AC Milan and Italy
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023Image courtesy of Eddie Marles and AC Milan. Last Saturday night in Parma (0 x 0), the legendary AC Milan captain, Paolo Maldini, celebrated his 1000th appearance for club and…
A Blueprint For Youth Football Training
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 5 2009Soccerlens is proud to welcome Mark Carter, Director of Ministry of Football, as a guest columnist. How can we help create players who can invent the future of the game?…
Interview with John Koskinen, President of the United States Soccer Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 4 2023Images courtesy of John Koskinen and the USSF. Please note: The majority of this interview previously appeared in AC Cugini Calcio Connection, and was republished, with a few changes and…
FA Cup, Serie A, Ligue 1 – Three Classic Matches for this Football Week-End
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 4 2023Weeks during which we can find simultaneous quality fixtures are rare in any sport, but it would be fair to say that this year, the month of February has been…