Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Fun interview with Manchester United’s Ferdinand and Brown
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 21 2009A short and fun interview with Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown, courtesy of talksport. Did you know that Wes Brown was playing for United back in 1999? The lad gets…
How can Manchester United improve?
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 19 2009With performances being well under the required rate, how can Manchester United improve? Should they buy in the summer? If so, who?
Fantasy Football: Injuries to Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United forcing changes
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023So the last international break of the noughties has been and gone, we know who will be lining up in South Africa next summer, and we know that Robin Van…
The Friday Five: Footballing Heartbreakers
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 26 2009In the wake of Ireland’s heartbreaking aggregate defeat to France, where Thierry Henry’s handballed assist for William Gallas to score an equaliser in extra time denied a team who had…
Sharpen your pitchforks in the name of Thierry Henry
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 19 2009Thierry Henry has been called a liar and a cheat. The question is, would you care if it was your captain who did that for your country?
Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey Comes To The Fore As Wales Look To The Future
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 19 2009After years of waiting for a promising young player to develop, Wales have perhaps discovered that young players, just like buses, often come all at once. Their 3-0 victory over…
MLS Cup 2009 Preview: Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 6 2023Nine months, 456 matches, and controversy aplenty. And it all comes down to to one game, one high-octane head-to-head for the title. The fourteenth season of Major League Soccer is…
Football Manager – An introduction to Scouting
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 8 2022Scouting is fast becoming vitally important in the real world of football. With the somewhat categorical inflation of prices that managers have been experiencing during this summer’s transfer window, the need…
Exclusive photos from Robin Van Persie’s placenta treatment
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 8 2021Make sure you listen to this week’s Soccerlens Podcast that discusses horse placenta treatment, Henry’s handball and a lot more. Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie headed to Serbia earlier this…
Angel di Maria loves Manchester United
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 18 2009Benfica midfielder Angel di Maria has been the subject of much transfer speculation recently, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all linked with the Argentine international. A ridiculous fee of…
Leading Goalscorer in the 2010 World Cup
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 6 2021If you fancy a flutter on the World Cup finals tournament this summer, but are not quite sure which market to have a punt on at the moment, then may…
Four Brilliant Brazilians for Tottenham and Manchester United
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 19 2009The Brazillians have long been regarded as the Kings of football, widely considered the most stylish, attractive and best football team in the world. The samba stars have produced a…
Soccerlens TV: World Cup playoffs Preview and the answers to England’s problems
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 24 2009Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. England’s second-string lost to Brazil on Saturday in Doha, an event that…
The ill-adjusted talent – what Serie A can learn about foreign youth players
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 18 200919-year-old Norwegian starlet Jo Inge Berget is contracted to Udinese Calcio, but would rather be anywhere else than in Udine. After a loan spell at his home club in Norway,…
Scottish football’s deep-lying problems
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 19 2009The end of George Burley’s reign as Scotland manager doesn’t signal the end of their troubles. The problems range from the Old Firm to youth systems and they aren’t going to stop anytime soon.