Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Soccerlens Videos
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 20 2021Welcome to the new Football Videos section on Soccerlens. Here you’ll see all the latest video highlights from matches as well as lots more football video content from around the…
Shearer: I didn’t think Newcastle would come back up at the first attempt
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 17 2010Alan Shearer’s comments that he thought he had the Newcastle job before it was given to Chris Hughton should not be taken out of context. Shearer also goes on to…
Will Newcastle rue the day Blackpool spoilt their unbeaten record?
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 17 2010May 16th 2008, the date that Alan Shearer managed the last Newcastle United team to lose at St James Park. Under the unassuming Chris Hughton a reinvigorated Newcastle squad went…
Was Ferguson’s Team Selection Really At Fault?
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 17 2010Alot has been made about Fergie’s dramatic change in personnel from the League draw at Goodison Park on Saturday to the Champions League game against Rangers three days later. For…
Man Utd to beat Liverpool 1-0 with Berbatov to score
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 6 2021One of the most anticipated games of the season – Manchester United v Liverpool kicks off this Sunday. Liverpool have made a very poor start to the season, and are…
2010/2011 League Champions
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 16 2010Note: It is ‘League Champions’ and not Champions League. Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO) and RunningBall developed a new statistics model for football and the model helped predict the probable…
Can a two-man Madrid really stop Barcelona?
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 16 2010First it was Cristiano Ronaldo who was going to bring the title to the capital, now it is Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo who will bring the title to the…
Blue, Red or City? A three-way battle for Premier League title
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 16 2010Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are still the teams to beat, but by now Manchester City have spent enough money to buy a small country. Will we be seeing them…
Will Rafa Benitez cost Inter the title?
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 16 2010Inter are still the strongest team in Italy with five titles on the trot, but will Rafa’s approach to team management and tactics be successful in Serie A? Professional Football…
Bundesliga vs Bayern – Can they stop the Reds?
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 16 2010A star-studded squad and young talents that lit up the World Cup, Bayern are still the team to beat in Germany, and it’s unlikely that anyone can stop them. Professional…
Can underdogs Lille beat Lyon and Marseille to Ligue 1 title?
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 16 2010The Ligue 1 or Ligue Un is more competitive than a few years ago, and that can only be good for the game. But is it open enough for an…
Fantasy Premier League 5-a-Side
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 2 2012With the FA Umbro Fives competition in full swing this month, we decided to put up our own ultimate Premier League 5-a-side team, with the caveat that they must be…
Soccerlens Fantasy Football Week Five Preview
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 17 2010The Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game is all about picking winners. The game is weekly, as opposed to season long, so if you see a Premier League game where you know…
Soccerlens Newsletter: Are Liverpool turning El Nino into an old man?
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 12 2022The Soccerlens newsletter delivers highlights of the past week on Soccerlens. Read below and click your way through to the latest football news and views, as well as top content…
Fergie, Spurs and Liverpool under microscope plus Champions League chat
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 12 2022Make sure you don’t miss the latest top notch episode of 3 Up Front! Adrian Clarke, Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh provide all their best insight and banter during a…