Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Manchester United 0-0 Portsmouth (Man Utd wins 3-1 on Penalties) – Live Blog
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 7 2010This Community Shield match is from a previous season. Watch the latest Community Shield match here. Manchester United 0-0 Portsmouth (Man Utd wins 3-1 on penalties) F.A. Community Shield August…
Chelsea and Spurs sign Arshavin, Arsenal and United get Huntelaar, Liverpool get Barry and Villa as Chelsea sell everyone
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 3 2022A run down of the summer silly season can leave newspaper readers in no doubt: there have been a lot of big-money transfers already. Depending who you believe, both Chelsea…
Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool to fail again, United to complete treble
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023Last season’s Premier League was a two horse race up until almost the last kick; had Chelsea not conceded that 91st minute goal to Wigan, if they’d managed to hold…
Transfer Rumors (8 August 08): Chelsea make bid for Robinho, Aston Villa sign two defenders, Hamburg interested in another Liverpool forward, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2012The weeks seem to be flying by these days, as we’re already at the end of another one. After a summer that has been both long and short at the…
Soccerlens: Fans More Fickle Than Ronaldo
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2012Soccerlens has launched a scathing attack on football fans around the world, branding them irrational and childish. Soccerlens owner Ahmed Bilal went so far as to call them a “senseless,…
Paul Merson: The Soccerlens interview
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2012Paul Merson speaks to Soccerlens about England’s chances in 2010, Alan Shearer, and why any Germany game holds special memories for him. Watching a 40-year-old Paul Merson take to the…
Predictions for Leagues 1, 2 and the Blue Square Premier
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 3 2009The wait is nearly over. Although the Premiership may not kick off for another week, the real action of the football league starts this weekend, and the race for the…
Is Football A Simple Game?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2012It is often said that football is a simple game. The fact is that most teams fail to make it look simple. The reason for that is because the team…
Soccerlens Forum Weekly Spotlight – MLS Expansion, Joey Barton, Premier League Predictions, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 8 2022Today, we’re starting a new feature here on SL that you’ll be seeing this time every week, as we take a look at some of the top discussions from the…
Argentina Ready To Rock The Olympics
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023The Olympic Football Tournament is probably not going to be the highlight of your year as a fan. Be honest, football isn’t what you’ll be watching the Olympics for, after…
Canaries in the Coal Mine
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023It’s been observed that the Brazilian women’s football team could use a little luck. They’ve been nearly to the top in some huge games, including the 2007 World Cup (in…
Bayern Munich’s secret weapon for winning the Champions League
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 15 2011Jurgen Klinsmann’s vision for Bayern Munich will puzzle fans, underwhelm opponents (they underestimate the light show at their own peril) and make reporters sit up and look around uncomfortably. In…
Pavlyuchenko a boyhood Spurs fan and how Fabregas never played for Barcelona
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 3 2022After a week in which Robbie Keane declared his undying love for Liverpool, David Bentley announced Tottenham Hotspur had ‘always had a piece of his heart’ (presumably a piece he…
Transfer Rumors (1 August 08): Spurs close on Russian striker, Portsmouth line up Muntari replacement, Silva set for Roma?, and more
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 23 2012Well, we’ve not only quickly gone through yet another week, but can you believe it’s August already? That means that we’re inside the last month of the summer transfer window,…
To Boo Or Not To Boo… are fans too soft on Barry, Gerrard and Rio?
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023Booing is generally an attitude that isn’t tolerated by football fans, with the true die-hards feeling as though they should give their support to the players in their team, no…