Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Trusted FIFA employee is selling the identity of ticket holders onto the black market
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 17 2010A trusted FIFA employee has allegedly sold confidential lists containing personal information of 60,000 people onto the black market. Norwegian website, Dagbladet, has uncovered the list which contains information regarding…
Manchester United 2010 Tour Photos
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2010Manchester United kick off the new football season with a home game against the newly-promoted Newcastle United (welcome back, Geordies). Here’s a look back at a largely successful pre-season, which…
Newcastle United 2010/2011 Season Preview
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 5 2023One year on, and Newcastle United are back in the Premier League. One season in the Coca Cola Championship saw Chris Hughton’s men pick up a record 102 points, and make…
The Super Injunction: Blackpool Wins? Pepe’s Howler And The Latest Super Injunction
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 23 2010Tangerine. Tangerine. Living Reflection from a Dream. Pretty much every single pundit and commentator had Blackpool’s Premier League stay pegged as a very short one. Almost everyone picked them to…
Scottish Premier League Week 1 Review
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2010Celtic kicked off the Scottish Premier League season on Saturday afternoon with a tricky trip to Inverness to take on the SPL newcomers. After disappointment against Braga, the pressure was…
It’s Arsenal, only with more Englishmen – Arsenal vs Liverpool
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 16 2010Red cards, goalkeeping errors, and late goals – It’s Arsenal, only with more Englishmen. I watched the Tottenham-Manchester City game on Saturday, but despite it being an open, exciting match…
Transfer Rumors: Improved Tottenham bid for West Ham’s Parker?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 15 2010England Tottenham Table New Parker Bid According to the Daily Star, Tottenham have made an improved offer of 12 million pounds for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker after seeing an…
The League Two Review
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 15 2010For all League 2 fans out there, this is designed as a platform for you to express views on everything league 2 and I hope to hear from all of you.
David Beckham – We salute you
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 14 2010David Beckham’s turbulent sixteen year career at international level looks all but over. Fabio Capello has deemed the former Manchester United and Real Madrid man as “too old” and will…
UEFA’s Financial Fair-play and why we should care
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 14 2010The best way to ruin a club is to take away the profit made from European competitions; so many clubs depend on it so much that if taken away, they…
The World’s Biggest Soccer Sponsors
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 17 2010The relationship between major brands and football is now firmly established. Brands crave the exposure that being associated with a major football club, player, competition or organizations can bring, and…
The Lower Leagues: Fantasy Football?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 14 2010I appreciate that there is nothing more tiresome (or tragic) than listening to somebody harp on about the decisions behind the selection of their fantasy football team. “I’ve got Lampard…
Inter striker Balotelli flies in for Manchester City medical
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 13 2010Manchester City are finally nearing the finish line with their big-money move for Inter Milan striker Mario Balotell, as the 20-year-old has flown to Manchester for his medical. Balotelli, who…
Celtic winger McGeady completes Spartak Moscow switch
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 13 2010Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has completed his move to Spartan Moscow. The Russian side has made McGeady the most expensive export ever in Scottish football, landing him for around 9.8…
50 Predictions For The Premier League Season
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 4 2022You’ve installed Sky, your fantasy football team is picked and you’ve even placed some bets on how the opening day will play out. But have you considered how the whole…