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The Five Reasons Why Manchester United Will Be Okay

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 26 2009

This summer has been full of football’s most dramatic elements: transfers, rumors, and money. With silly season in full flight, one of the most debated topics in the world of…

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To the death, Mr Cook

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 15 2009

The crowd are tense. The home team are losing one nil, and are pushing forward in search of an equaliser. Wave after wave of attack is repelled. Eventually the striker…

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Transfer Rumors (14 July 09): Man City sign Tevez, Arsenal to replace City-bound Adebayor with Chamakh, Portsmouth accept Sunderland’s £12m Crouch bid, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 15 2009

Before I get into today’s roundup, I’d like to give a big thanks to all those, and especially to Shahryar Noon, who make my job all the easier by helping…

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Where’s Willer? A Brazilian in the East

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 15 2009

Summer in the east. After a short break in June which felt almost as long as the frozen abyss of winter, football across eastern Europe is underway once more on…

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FM Staff Attributes Guide

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 16 2011

If you had to come up with a list comprising of the fundamental aspects that contribute to success on Football Manager you may not be quite so quick to acknowledge…

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Liverpool and Manchester United rivalry to heat up this season

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 14 2009

For several season now, Manchester United have dominated the encounters between United and their fiercest rivals Liverpool. Last season’s Anfield game was the first time That Rafa Benitez manager to outsmart Sir Alex in a premier league game. Here’s a look at how in course of the season, a fierce rivalry was brought back to life.

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No more signings at Manchester United as Ronaldo money goes to accoutants

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 14 2009

Something in me was truly hoping this doesn’t happen… The state of Manchester United debt is known to all fans, but the scale of the catastrophe that is losing Ronaldo,…

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Porto keep selling their star players

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 14 2009

Lyon have finalised a €24 million deal for the FC Porto forward Lisandro Lopez. The record breaking deal is the largest in club history, and will see the Portuguese striker…

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Transfer Rumors (13 July 09): Manchester City sign Tevez, want Arsenal’s Adebayor, Manchester United to stop spending, Chelsea close on AC Milan’s Pirlo and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 4 2022

Update: Manchester City have signed Carlos Tevez on a 5-year deal. It looks to be a busy week ahead in the transfers world. A lot of money could be set…

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FM Player Attributes Guide

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 16 2011

It goes without saying but it really is vitally important that you get to know and understand the meaning of each and every player attribute if you want to get…

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John Hartson: Get well soon

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 13 2009

News today that makes you realise there’s more to life than just football. Former Arsenal, West Ham and Celtic striker John Hartson will undergo chemotherapy after being diagnosed with brain…

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The Greatest Brazilian Players of All Time – 90s & 00s

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 25 2022

In this third and final part of my look at some of the finest players to have ever been produced by football’s most successful nation, I focus on players who…

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The Greatest Brazilian Players of All Time – 70s & 80s

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 13 2009

In part two of this series looking at the best Brazilian players of all time, I will be taking a look at the finest Brazilian talents of the 1970s and…

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The Greatest Brazilian Players of All Time

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 28 2009

In this series I will be looking at some of the greatest Brazilian players to have graced the game of football over the last sixty years, using the 1950s, the…

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Transfer Rumors (12 July 09): Sunderland land Man United’s Campbell, Bordeaux after Arsenal’s Silvestre, Everton target M’Bia set for Marseille switch, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 12 2009

It’s not exactly a lazy Sunday on the transfer front, as there’s a nice amount of transfer news and rumors to report on from around Europe. We’ve also got a…

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