Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Review: Food Guide for Soccer
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 4 2023Buy: “Food Guide for Soccer: Tips & Recipes from the Pros” by Gloria Averbuch and Nancy Clark, MS, RD ISBN: 978-1-84126-288-8 “You are about to embark on one of the…
Celtic Face Uphill Champions League Task
Charlie Rhodes • May 18 2010So it appears it’s looking less plausible that Celtic will be playing in the money spinning Champions League next season. With nearly every domestic league completed this term, we now…
Thierry Henry to star in ‘Coming to America’
Charlie Rhodes • May 18 2010First off, welcome to this space, hopefully to become your one-stop-shop for USMNT analysis along with the rest of the world of U.S. soccer. I’m extremely passionate about the beautiful…
World Cup Fantasy Football: Do You Know Your Best XI?
Charlie Rhodes • May 17 2010If you were asked to make a ‘World Cup Best XI’, who would you pick? Better yet, could that team win the World Cup? And would you put money on…
Man City To Spark £30m Bidding War For James Milner?
Charlie Rhodes • May 17 2010According to reports in this morning’s press, Manchester City are to make their first foray into this summer’s transfer market by lodging an opening bid of £24 million for Aston…
The Ignored XI – players they should have included in World Cup 2010 squads
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 1 2012You may remember that a few weeks ago I made the best XI not at the World Cup, sporting a 5-3-2 and players like Ibrahimovic, Cech and Zhikov It was…
09/10 Serie A Review: Five-times Inter, the rise of Roma, the fall of Juventus and Milan
Charlie Rhodes • May 24 2010Serie A is a league of pragmatists. There are pragmatic coaches, who specialise in delivering results rather than entertainment. There are pragmatic owners, who will sack a manager without blinking….
Inter win fifth successive Serie A title with Mourinho’s future up in the air
Charlie Rhodes • May 17 2010Internazionale have won the Seria A league championship for the fifth consecutive season thanks to Diego Milto’s 57th minute winner against Siena. The Nerazzurri have now won the domestic cup…
Bayern and Inter battle for the Treble
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 1 2012While this years Champions League final may not have the names of Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, or Rooney, it has a massive significance for both of the teams fighting for the…
Sevilla gatecrash Europe’s elite thanks to Rodri’s stoppage time strike
Charlie Rhodes • May 16 2010Sevilla have scraped into the Champions League by the skin of their teeth as a stoppage time winner from youngster Rodri gave the club a 3-2 victory over Almeria to…
Milan confirm Leonardo’s departure
Charlie Rhodes • May 15 2010AC Milan have confirmed that head coach Leonardo will step down after their final game of the season against Juventus this weekend. The Brazilian has only been in charge for…
Kiwi football fever mounts as All Whites squad released
Charlie Rhodes • May 15 2010Aaron Scott said: “I’m pretty disappointed but I can rest easy knowing I gave it my best shot. I did everything I could so at least I’m not sitting here…
David Beckham To Take World Cup Coaching Role With England?
Charlie Rhodes • May 16 2010Veteran midfielder David Beckham has confirmed that he hopes to be playing a much more active role in England’s World Cup campaign than just travelling to South Africa in a…
South Africa 2010 World Cup Squad
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 8 2022South Africa Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club GK Itumeleng Khune 20 June 1987 (aged 22) 25 Kaizer Chiefs GK Moeneeb Josephs 19 May 1980 (aged…
Cesc Fabregas Leaves His Arsenal Future In Doubt
Charlie Rhodes • May 14 2010After a fresh wave of speculation linking him with a summer move to Barcelona, Arsenal captain ‘Cesc Fabregas has muddied the waters regarding his Emirates future, by admitting that he…