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Best Football Kits Of All Time

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

From the pink jersey donned by Sicilian hardmen to the strip that hid blood on George Best’s ankles, The Times has made a selection of the Top 50 Football Kits…

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Is the Champions League REALLY the best football competition in the world?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Looking back at the recent winners of the Champions League the obvious…

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Lazio almost beat Real Madrid as Milan fail against Celtic

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

We’re deep into the depression era at AC Milan: three consecutive draws in Serie A… then the first defeat at the hands of Palermo… and then another draw vs. Catania…

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A Short History of the Manchester United Kit

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 28 2021

To first review the history of the Manchester United kits, one must look back. All the way back to 1892 where the Red Devils were known as Newton Heath. The…

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3 Possible Reasons Behind Manchester United’s Poor Form

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Andrei Dobrogeanu Last season Manchester United furiously rose to the…

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Are AC Milan Finally Too Old?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Kenny Yeo. As a Milanista, I’m appalled by Milan’s performances…

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The Reason Behind England’s ‘Failures’ Since 1966

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Tomas Hemmer-Hansen. England won the World Cup in 1966, but…

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US Mens National Team Squad, World Cup 2010

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 23 2012

The article below is a predictions article. See the official USMNT 2010 World Cup Squad. The draw for the 2010 World Cup is here. Fixtures will be up shortly. Here…

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Manchester United vs Roma – the Italian Perspective

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

April 10, 2007. A date which which many Red Devils fans remember fondly, but one that to this day lives in infamy amongst Roma supporters. On that night, after beating…

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Why Do Americans Call It Soccer?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Contrary to what the media and others want you to believe, the…

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La Liga Week 6: Ramos keeps Real Madrid ahead of Barcelona

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Despite another below par performance Real Madrid took another three points from their visit to Getafe. A goal from Sergio Ramos after 65 minutes gave them a narrow 0-1 victory…

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Grading Summer 2007’s 20 Most Expensive Transfers

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023

Some might think it would be hasty to make such an assessment so early into the season (after all, European leagues have only begun for a month or two) but…

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La Liga week 5 – Barcelona play better without Ronny and Eto’o

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

The war of the television companies continues in Spain. For the first time since TV began showing football there was no game transmitted free on Spanish TV after Real Madrid…

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Football Headlines: Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 6 2022

Here’s a quick look at today’s main Premier League news:

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Premier League Team of the Season (so far)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 23 2012

With Sven winner of August’s manager of the month award and Micah Richards receiving the player of the month gong, I thought it might be interesting to try to build…

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