Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Wigan v Manchester United – Live – Premier League 22/08/09
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 22 2009Watch Manchester United take on Wigan live online here. Wigan take on the English champions at the JJB in this 3pm Saturday kickoff. Both teams lost their previous league games…
Soccerlens Podcast: The Premier League, Serie A and Samuel Eto’o’s mobile phones
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023On the season opener of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by twofootedtackle’s Chris Nee to discuss the opening week of the the Premier League season, the midweek Champions League qualifiers and…
Cunningham form resurrects FC Dallas
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 9 2023Things have been a little uncomfortable for Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas lately. Poor performances, bad results, a badly-located stadium and low attendances have led to outspoken criticism of the…
La Liga 09/10 Preview: Will Real Madrid and Barcelona live up to expectations?
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 21 2009Last season Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona thrilled Europe with their fluid, vivacious, irrepressible brand of football. Led by the combined talents of Xavi, Iniesta, Henry, Messi and Eto’o, Barca surged to…
Transfer Rumors (20 August 09): Everton in for Taylor and Taylor, Tottenham to move for Portsmouth’s James, Hull target Negredo signs for Sevilla, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 21 2009When you follow up a loss at home to a supposedly inferior side by conceding a goal inside the first minute of your next match, it doesn’t speak too well…
Premier League Predictions: Manchester United and Chelsea to win, Tottenham to lose
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023The first week of the 09-10 Premier League season has thrown up a few surprises (and pleasant ones at that). The newcomers to the league have been in typically plucky…
Fantasy Football Week 1: Fabregas is King
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 6 2023As it came, so it went. The opening week of action in the 09/10 Barclays Premier League is already down the road, the seemingly endless wait for a glimpse of…
Lyon – a team flattering to deceive
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 21 2009Overshadowed by Real Madrid’s new “Galacticos” circa 2001 and Man City aka money city’s lavish spending spree a la Chelsea 2004, perennial French heavyweights Lyon – under the cover of…
Referees – Why do they bother?
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023A recent conversation with a close friend has sparked an interesting thought to another side of the game that often undeservedly receives an abundance of abuse…refereeing. My friend bless him…
Chelsea: Perfectly Placed To Reclaim English Dominance
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 21 2009This season might be the perfect time for Chelsea to reclaim their dominance over England and find a unique and new character for the team, Zahi Sahli writes…
Transfer Rumors (18 August 09): Chelsea sign Serb starlet Matic, Liverpool close on Greek defender Kyrgiakos, Everton in for Tottenham’s Bentley and Hutton, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 19 2009It looks like Benitez has worked around the financial constraints imposed upon him to find his man to fill Liverpool’s apparent need for a new center back, and he’s not…
Arsenal start the season in style, Everton in shambles
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 18 2009Come on, admit it. That was pretty good wasn’t it? The Premier League has its knockers, and rightly so in a lot of instances, but for entertainment and watchability, it…
Luck deserts Celtic as Arsenal seize control
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 20 2009This morning, Tony Mowbray looked out of his window, saw the clouds and the threat of rain, and though “a bit of rain will help our game tonight”. He made…
Transfer Rumors (17 August 09): Chelsea target Mexes and Seedorf, Liverpool eye new center backs, Everton close on Valencia’s Banega, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 18 2009Monday was another light day on the transfer news and rumors front, but we still do have some top clubs looking to make reinforcements before time runs out. Defense is…
Football Manager Live
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 17 2009Think you’re far superior to the likes of Wenger, Ferguson and Benitez? Have you conquered FM 09 and battered the AI computer teams into submission? Well if you think that you do rule…