Articles By Charlie Rhodes (38036)

Manchester City Step Up Kaka Chase, Newcastle Bidders Pull Out, A Little Prescription Inspiration, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 3 2022

I must admit that I feel a little let down by the results of the third round of the FA Cup. Sure, there was Nottingham Forest’s whipping of Manchester City,…

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Why Kaka Is So Crucial To Milan, And Why Manchester City Want Him

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2009

Manchester City have reportedly made an audacious transfer bid for Kaká believed to be in the region of £100 million. It will be a tempting offer for AC Milan who…

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Transfer Rumors (14 Jan 09): Manchester City in for trio, Tottenham try to tempt Inter over Adriano, Liverpool in for West Ham loan star, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2009

Trading one of the best clubs in the world for a relegation battle? That’s what the papers think one of the world’s best could do in the near future, but…

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Valencia : On The Brink

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 15 2009

The 2007/08 season will undoubtedly be remembered for the appointment of perhaps the worst manager in the history of Valencia. Along with the appointment of Dutch-man Ronald Koeman, club officials…

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£70m? £120m? How much will Man City Buy Kaka for?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2009

According to BBC, Manchester City sent a team to Italy to discuss the possibility of signing one of their players, and mid-discussions tabled a bid for Kaka. It could be…

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Premier League – The Good, The Bad, and the Fuggly

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2009

Another intriguing weekend of Premier League action and time to sort out who was good, who was bad, and who else besides Chelsea were simply FUGGLY: THE GOOD Manchester United…

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Ron’s ‘Secret’ Real Deal, Bendtner Babbles to Bolton, Cassano Tells All, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Since today’s the 13th, time is short. I’ve got lottery tickets to buy and a casino trip to make. But before I go do all that, I have to bring…

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Transfer Rumors (13 Jan 09): Ronaldo to Real Madrid (again), Manchester City after Kaka (again), Chelsea’s Anelka linked with Tottenham, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 22 2012

It’s always nice when the transfer news and rumors are spiced up by speculation involving top names, and today’s transfer roundup includes a few rumors involving some of the beautiful…

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Ronaldo: We respect Liverpool and Chelsea but Manchester United will win the league

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Aug 16 2012

Cristiano Ronaldo was named Fifa’s world player of the year last night and the nippy winger voiced his confidence over his Manchester United side successfully defending their Premier League crown….

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The European Top 25: January 12, 2009

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 24 2022

A great weekend of action, with all-timers of games between Roma- Milan and Valencia- Villarreal. Let’s see what this weekend’s games did to my top 25. Previous ranking in parentheses.

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The Conference makes their point

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2009

Oxford United fans will be praying this season ends quickly. A season that started out with hopes of a playoff place has disintegrated as the club have suffered major financial…

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Topsy Turvy – A date with Antonio Cassano

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 17 2009

I get nervous when footballers release the inevitable ghost-written autobiography. Will I be violently slapped in the face reading rubbish in the shape of My Defence by Ashley Cole, Robbie…

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Rafa Rants On, Classless Chelsea Chant, Ronaldo Makes It a Clean Sweep, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 13 2009

A new work week has started for many, and this one is starting the same way as the last one ended, with a certain manager from the northwest ranting on…

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FIFA 2008 World Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 15 2009

The FIFA World Player and FIFA Women’s World Player awards were announced in Zurich last night. Cristiano Ronaldo added the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year award to go…

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Transfer Rumors (12 Jan 09): Chelsea to bid for Barcelona’s Iniesta, West Ham reject another Manchester bid for Bellamy, Barcelona to make summer move for Lyon’s Benzema, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jul 24 2022

Things are still quiet on the signing front as we start a new week, but there are a lot of rumors to report on about who could be on the…

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