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Best Football Manager Sites

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

While we don’t want to actively encourage you to deviate away from Soccerlens Games, we are quick to acknowledge those sites that are doing a sterling job in catering for…

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The Marquee Player System

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

The A-League uses a ‘Marquee’ player system – similar to the MLS’s Designated Player – that allows the Australian soccer league the room to attract star names to their teams…

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Liverpool’s end of season party

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 6 2022

Liverpool started the season aiming for a realistic title challenge (a continuation, if not improvement, of last season) and progression to the semi-finals of the Champions League (a competition they’ve…

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The Liverpool Reality

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 25 2009

Yesterday night Liverpool FC and all its fans were dealt the final blow that sent them crashing out of this year’s Champions League with a game still left to play…

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Real Salt Lake spot on as Galaxy miss out on MLS Cup

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 7 2023

It was supposed to be written in the stars above the Space Needle. Sunday was the night everything was to come together and confirm the resurrection of a fallen giant….

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The 10 Largest Football Stadiums In The World

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 15 2022

In this article we look at ten of the world’s largest football stadiums, some perhaps better known than others, and assess their legacies and impact both on the game and…

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Soccerlens TV: Spurs and Man City need to improve to topple Liverpool

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 24 2009

Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. With one-third of the Premier League season done and dusted, Tottenham and…

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Behind the scenes with Jonny Evans

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 23 2009

The BBC has an excellent interview with Manchester United’s Jonny Evans where he discusses his progress through the ranks at Manchester United, his team-mates, his international career and Sir Alex…

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Sepp Blatter calls for a face-saving emergency FIFA session

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  May 7 2010

The official statement from FIFA (released on Monday 23 November 2009) reads something like this: Due to recent events in the world of football, namely incidents at the play-offs for…

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Who said Ligue 1 was boring?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 23 2009

Bordeaux lose at home, Grenoble snatch a point versus Lyon, Auxerre moves top with a 8th consecutive win – all that happened in the last round of Ligue 1 matches….

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Inter ready to rock Barcelona

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 19 2009

Like Barcelona, who claim to be more than a club, Jose Mourinho has always cast himself as more than just a football manager. Speaking at a press conference on Friday,…

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So has football lost its soul?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 22 2009

What an emotional, mentally draining week its been.  Monsieur Henry’s handball has been talked to death at this stage, im sure some people will be rolling their eyes at another…

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Bundesliga preview – Can Bayern stop Leverkusen?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 21 2009

The Bundesliga ries to get back to normality this weekend following the death of Hanover goalkeepr Robert Enke. Hanover visit Schalke, while the big game of the weekend is Leverkusen’s trip to struggling Bayern on Sunday.

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Podcast Preview: Liverpool v Man City, Man Utd v Everton and Sunderland v Arsenal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 26 2009

Adrian Clarke and Iain Spragg are in fine form on Episode 29 of the world famous Soccerlens Podcast.  There’s a host of juicy topics to get stuck into this week…

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Don’t write Manchester United off yet!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 20 2009

Following their defeat to Chelsea, I read a couple of articles writing off Manchester United’s title hopes. This feels absurdly early to me, so ahead of this weekend’s Premiership matches…

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