Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Football Manager – What makes a good winger?
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 8 2022It’s fair to say that Cristiano Ronaldo has taken the meaning of the word ‘winger’ to a whole new level during the last couple of years. The primary role of…
Gerrard’s dive against Blackburn
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 6 2009Behind the likes of Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa in the league and as things stand not even qualifying for the Europa League through their league position, Liverpool are…
Football Manager – What makes a good striker?
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 8 2022Wayne Rooney, Fernando Torres, David Villa, Samuel Eto’o. We can all name them but what is it that makes them rank among the best strikers in the world? Well while I…
Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea – all the goals
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 7 2009Manchester City came from behind and saved a late penalty to beat Chelsea 2-1 and move up to 6th in the Premier League, ahead of Liverpool in 7th place. Chelsea…
West Ham 0-4 Manchester United – all the goals
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2010Follow the latest Manchester United v West Ham game here. All the goals from the West Ham-Manchester United game from Upton Park on Saturday 5 December 2009. Manchester United scored…
Fulham and Sunderland look to improve on good starts
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 29 2012Fulham v Sunderland English Premier League Sunday, 6 December 2009 Craven Cottage Kickoff: 15:00 GMT Although Tottenham have also thrilled goals buyers in recent weeks, the more competitive game on…
Miodrag Bozovic: Why Europe Should Be Out for the Count
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 5 2009As everybody knows, the most famous Count of them all had no reflection and could only be seen by others, never by himself. A curious inversion of this phenomenon appears…
2010 World Cup Fixtures
Charlie Rhodes • May 7 2010FIFA World Cup 2010 fixtures – for group stages and knockout stages – are listed below. Kickoff times are set to local time (South Africa).
Football Manager – What makes a good attacking midfielder?
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 16 2011So what exactly makes a good attacking midfielder? Well obviously an abundance of goals, clever through balls and a bucket load of assists wouldn’t be a bad starting point. Although…
World Cup 2010 Host Cities
Charlie Rhodes • May 7 2010The temperature’s certainly rising right now, but come June, South Africa will have full-on football fever. Nine South African cities will add their names to a select list of places…
Bloemfontein: 2010 Host City
Charlie Rhodes • May 7 2010The city of Bloemfontein, known as the ’City of Roses’, is the capital of South Africa’s Free State Province in central South Africa, and it also serves as the country’s…
Rustenburg: 2010 Host City
Charlie Rhodes • May 7 2010Rustenburg’s name may translate into ‘Place of Rest’, but it will be anything but come June when the World Cup comes to the city located in South Africa’s North West…
Cape Town: 2010 Host City
Charlie Rhodes • May 7 2010Cape Town is South Africa’s second largest city, and it’s the site of the third-largest World Cup 2010 venue, the 69,070-capacity Cape Town Stadium. Cape Town, which is the legislative…
Nelspruit: 2010 Host City
Charlie Rhodes • May 7 2010The Mbombela Stadium, one of the five new venues for World Cup 2010, is located in the northeastern city of Nelspruit. The city is home to more than 200,000 people,…
Pretoria: 2010 Host City
Charlie Rhodes • May 7 2010Pretoria, the national capital of South Africa, is the location of the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, which will serve as host for six World Cup 2010 ties. The city, in the…