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Los Angeles Sol Team Profile

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

All images courtesy of the Los Angeles Sol. One of the seven new franchises for the inaugural season of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) will kick off with a nationally televised…

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Football: It’s A Cruel Game

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 16 2012

Tony Adams might not have been the best man for the Portsmouth job and probably did deserve to get the boot to be honest, but his dismissal did get me…

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Kyle Lafferty To Start For The Old Firm On Sunday?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 14 2009

I was at Ibrox last Wednesday night to watch Rangers take on AC Milan along with 45,000 other loyal fans but it appears my seat offered a different view to…

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Scolari Speaks, Chelsea Bleeds, Becks and Giggs Learn Their Fates and More!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 21 2012

Luiz Felipe Scolari shed some insight into his situation at Chelsea right before he was given the pink slip by Roman Abramovich on Monday. He admitted that he had no…

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It’s Time to End the Scourge of Referees for Good

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 7 2023

We’ve all experienced it. You’re watching a Premier League game, taking in the glorious spectacle. Perhaps you’re supporting one of the teams, or perhaps your betting slip is. You’re in…

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England Succumb in Seville, Scolari Lands on a Pile O’ Money, Real Madrid Named World’s Richest Football Club, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 4 2023

Spain triumphed over England in Seville thanks to goals in each half. There’s plenty to take from the match if you got the chance to watch it. David Beckham got…

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The Changing Face Of Premiership Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 10 2009

“Football’s not like it was in the good ol’ days,” people grumble. “Back when men were men, when you were allowed to stand and smoke in the ground, sing your…

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Roman Calls in a Favor, Sven to Settle on the South Coast, Manchester City 2-0 Italy, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 7 2023

As you could expect, Tuesday’s headlines were dominated by news and rumors from Stamford Bridge. Looking for a resolution already? There just might be one within the next few days.

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Ups, Downs & Torres – A Week With Liverpool

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 10 2009

Sunday 1st February, 17.49: “Nando better pull something out of his arse here or its 18 all” Wednesday 4th February, 19.36: “It’s all over mate, Dossena & Lucas are starting”…

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Grant or Curbishley most likely to be appointed Portsmouth manager

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 10 2009

Avram Grant is the 7/4 favourite with bookie Paddy Power to take over from the sacked Tony Adams as next manager of Portsmouth. The former Chelsea boss, previously a technical…

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Washington Freedom Team Profile

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 12 2023

All images courtesy of the Washington Freedom. One of the seven new franchises for the inaugural season of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) will kick off with a nationally televised game…

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Good Sports celebrate ten years of success

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 10 2009

The footballing schedule wasn’t the only thing the snow in Britain disrupted last week. The postponement of Eastbourne Borough’s match away at Altrincham denied the Sussex club’s manager – Garry…

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Luiz Felipe Scolari Gets Sacked, Tony Adams Does Too, Steve Bennett Runs Off at the Mouth, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

It was going to be another boring Monday, filled with weekend recaps, talk about the upcoming international ‘break,’ and some funny comments about this one thing or that. And then…

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Premier League Round 25 Winners and Losers

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 9 2009

It could be that the top four in the Premier League will consist of the usual suspects when all is said and done, but this is certainly fun while it’s…

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A Wasted Weekend in London, Super Nando Strikes Again, The Jack Warner Effect, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

Where’d the weekend go? If you find it, tell it that it needed to stay a little longer. But gone quickly as it may have been, it was an excellent…

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