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La Liga Week 2: Real Madrid on top and Barcelona win their first game

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

A superb 0-5 win at Villarreal has left Real Madrid out on their own at the top of the Spanish league. The current champions have started their defence well, being…

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Barcelona 5-0 Inter Milan

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Brought to you by the Barcelona blog. The team responded to the criticism by turning in a fine display to beat a lucklustre Inter Milan 5-0 in tonight’s Joan Gamper….

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Richard Scudamore and the Premier League

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

What is it with Richard Scudamore, the Premier League’s (PL) chief executive, that makes journalists from the Mail to the Guardian so disparaging? “He does talk a lot of rubbish”…

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La Liga Week 1: Real Madrid and Sevilla win while Barca stumble and Valencia lose

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

A quick roundup of the weekend games from La Liga, courtesy of FCBNews editor Nic.

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Portsmouth 2007/2008 Away Kit

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

Portsmouth’s new away shirt has been out for a while and is (unsurprisingly) white and blue with some gold trimmings and splashes.

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Bolton 2007/2008 Away Kit

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

Nicholas Anelka’s Bolton have released their new away kit for the 2007-08 campaign and if they are worthy of the new kit, they will avoid relegation, because RbK have made…

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Chelsea Third Kit 2007-2008

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

The Chelsea 07/08 3rd kit launches on 30th August 07 and unlike the electric yellow away kit (which got a lot of unfair criticism), this one is more traditional.

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AC Milan Home, Away & Third Kits 2007-2008

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

Here are the AC Milan home, away and 3rd kits for the 2007/2008 season.

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The Goal-line Technology Debate: A Goalkeeper’s Perspective

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

So the FA are thinking about the need for goal-line technology after the goal that denied Fulham an equaliser against Middlesbrough on Saturday, which sort of resonated profoundly back to…

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Why Did Scott Carson leave Liverpool for Aston Villa?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

There has been a lot of chatter in the media about Scott Carson’s 360 degree turn to head to Aston Villa, instead of joining Liverpool as understudy to Pepe Reina.

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Can Craig Gordon Shine In The Premier League?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

So Craig Gordon has signed for The Black Cats at 40,000 pounds per week. It is a great move for a goalkeeper of his caliber. Transitions to higher levels of…

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Pat Jennings: My First Football Hero

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 28 2009

I can’t remember how old I was when I first became aware of Pat Jennings, but I must have been pretty young since I remember my Dad laughing at me…

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Benfica 2007/2008 Home and Away Kits

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

Portuguese side Benfica have their new Home and Away kits for the 2007/08 season. The home shirt is the classic all red kit of Benfica but the away kit has…

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Werder Bremen 2007/2008 Home and Away Shirts

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

Werder Bremen may have lost their star striker to Munich, but their kits are still something going for the club.

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Bayern Munich 2007/2008 Home Kit

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 20 2021

Bayern Munich have released their new home kit for the 2007/08 Season. It’s a change from recent Bayern Munich shirts by having stripes, but it is a very nice looking…

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