Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Exeter City FC’s burden of debt
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 28 2012Exeter City’s somewhat shaky run of form has seen them drop five points off the playoff race. But if their 3-1 loss at relegation-threatened Weymouth caused fans to fret at…
Is Javier Mascherano ‘the Dumb One’?
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023The headlines haven’t been kind to Liverpool doughnut Javier Mascherano in the wake of Liverpool’s crushing 3-0 defeat to Manchester United. “Dumbest Man On The Planet!” blasted The Sun, and…
La Liga Week 29: Kid Bojan keeps Barcelona’s chances alive as Real Madrid lose again
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023Anyone who thought La Liga was over has been proved wrong again. Every week it gets more and more crazy as Real Madrid and Barcelona try to outdo each other…
Why Mascherano was wrong, Bennett was right and Andy Gray was completely out of order
Charlie Rhodes • Aug 5 2022There has already been much written and much said about the sending off of Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano yesterday in the ‘Grand Slam Sunday’ game against Manchester United. He was dismissed…
The new Umbro SX Flare – A boot to Newcastle’s rescue, and England’s Renaissance?
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 15 2011SX Valor Following on from the launch of the SX Flare boot, Umbro have now released an ‘England’ edition of the SX Flare and SX Valor. If you watch the…
Inter Milan 1-2 Juventus: A Spectacular Derby d’Italia Provides Entertainment, Drama, and an Away Victory for Juve (Serie A Matchday 30)
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 7 2023This article refers to an older Inter-Juve game. Get the latest Juventus v Inter Milan report here. Someone played a bad joke on Inter Saturday night, and Roberto Mancini wasn’t…
Would you bet on Chelsea losing to Arsenal?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 28 2012As we get closer to the end of the season, each and every match of the leading sides gets more and more important. The impact of this multiplies when two…
Inter Milan vs. Juventus Preview: Nerazzurri and Bianconeri Get Ready For Another Exciting Derby d’Italia
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 8 2023The following article refers to an older Inter v Juve match. Get the LATEST Inter Milan v Juventus match preview / news here. To quote Guardian blogger Paolo Baldini, this…
Memories from White Hart Lane (Tottenham 4-4 Chelsea)
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 12 2021Gary Andrews had never been to a Premiership game before, choosing instead to spend many a cold afternoon watching non-league football. How would he fare at White Hart Lane? Relief…
Premier League Predictions: Manchester United to beat Liverpool, Chelsea – Arsenal to draw, Newcastle United, Tottenham, Everton and Aston Villa to win
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 9 2015Gerry McDonnell returns with his weekly betting column on the English Premier League. Even though I was brought up as a Catholic, I have never followed a spiritual path. I…
Interview with Luma Mufleh, Youth Coach and Founder of the Fugees Family
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023Image courtesy of Luma Mufleh and the Fugees Family. Recently, Soccerlens profiled a humanitarian non-profit organization that assists refugees: The Fugees Family: Pride and Prejudice in a Strange Land. Due…
Football Formation Sketcher Tool Review
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 28 2012The Football Formation Sketcher tool allows you to do everything from plot your world-dominating Football Manager squad, to putting together lineups for your Sunday League matches, to aiding your match…
Lazio 3-2 Roma: Derby della Capitale Goes to Lazio, Are Roma’s Scudetto Chances Now Really Over?
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 6 2023Ahh… Lazio-Roma. Traditionally called “Stracittadina” (or conventionally “Derby della Capitale“), these derbies are always full of excitement: Laziali and Romanisti go crazy for them, because on top of providing plenty…
Keeping the Bench Warm — The Trials & Tribulations of Back-Up Goalkeepers
Charlie Rhodes • May 13 2010For one reason or another, this season has seen a number of long-suffering back-up goalkeepers finally venturing into the first eleven on a regular basis. Almunia at Arsenal has at…
The Fugees Family: Pride and Prejudice in a Strange Land
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 11 2023Images courtesy of the Fugees Family. I was initially drawn to this story due to an event in my own life. During high school in Washington, D.C., my football (soccer)…