Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31340)

Brazil Are the Futsal Kings, Spain Beaten on Penalties (FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

For the fourth time in FIFA Futsal World Cup history, Brazil conquered the gold medal on home turf Sunday morning. It was a match which all pundits anticipated to be…

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Didier the sleeping assassin

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

The world of football never ceases to provide gems of amusement to keep us all smiling. Footballers are not known for their intelligence, but Didier Drogba has once again proved…

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Rooney leads Manchester United to 4-0 win over West Brom

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Manchester United produced a sensational second half display to beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at Old Trafford. Wayne Rooney made it three goals in four days for club and country…

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A Modest Proposal for the Resolution of Club versus Country

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

“When the club versus country dispute arose Small children were trampled in the exodus…” So sang Half Man Half Biscuit in 2005. Little has changed since then as the greed and…

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Barcelona’s bid for Miami MLS franchise

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 24 2012

On October, 15, MLS announced that Brightstar Corp. CEO Marcelo Cuare , Barcelona FC President Joan Laporta and a number of the Miami-Dade public officials made a formal bid to…

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Top 20 Most Expensive EPL Non-Starters: Kieron’s not so Dyer situation

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 3 2023

The English Premiership’s most costly bench-warmers have been revealed today in a new list published by football scouting website IMScouting.com. The list gives a “Cost per game” value for each…

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Is Gerrard v Lampard Really England’s Biggest Problem Right Now?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 4 2022

The result read England 3, Belarus 1, with Steven Gerrard on the score sheet, and yet like night following day, the pundits were still assessing Capello’s success in dealing with…

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Is Marcello Lippi the right man to bring Italy forward?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jun 20 2010

Marcello Lippi was hailed as a hero after guiding Italy to their first world cup success in 24 years in 2006. He retired after his victorious run in Germany with…

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Michael Johnson take up yoga to beat injuries

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 24 2012

Serial sicknote Michael Johnson has turned to yoga in a bid to put his injury problems behind him. The Manchester City midfielder has never played more than ten consecutive games…

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The truth about England

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

The England team is a strange animal. They are some of the best-paid professionals in a game pretty much every bloke in this part of the world has played at…

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Giant Anteater Devours Small Man

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 9 2015

I may exude confidence in the betting arena, but when it comes to relationships I’m somewhat insecure. It takes me a long while to reach the stage where I feel…

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England Expects – World Cup Qualifiers (Kazakhstan and Belarus) Preview

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 5 2009

Watch World Cup qualifiers live here. It’s great being an England fan. The despair and doom and gloom hanging over the team and indeed, over the entirety of English football,…

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Country on a downer?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 8 2022

As Scotland slid down 10 places from 16th to 26th in the latest round of FIFA’s world rankings, is it possible that the country’s hysteria over the exploits at both…

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Owen will be back for England

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 16 2012

There’s been a lot of talk about the omission of Michael Owen from the England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus but I think it’s…

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Portsmouth draw AC Milan and full UEFA Cup draw

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 23 2012

This article refers to an earlier version of the Europa League draw. Go to the latest Europa League draw article. The UEFA Cup draw has thrown up some mouthwatering ties…

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