Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Europa League: Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs Olympiacos
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 10 2021Arsenal make the trip to the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus for the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie against Olympiacos on Thursday. The north London side progressed…
Juventus knocked out by Porto in enthralling Champions League tie
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 22 2021Porto progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals after a breathless second leg against Juventus on Tuesday. Both sides had glorious chances to open the scoring in the first ten minutes….
Manchester United, Manchester City interested in Villarreal’s Pau Torres
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021Manchester United and Manchester City are among the clubs interested in signing Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres in the next transfer window, Manchester Evening News reports. The Spain international graduated through…
Manchester City star Sergio Aguero would be happy to sign for Barcelona
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero would be happy to sign for Barcelona on a free transfer this summer, Mundo Deportivo reports. The Argentine has been with the Cityzens for a…
Leeds United make transfer decision as Wolves reduce Adama Traore price tag
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021Leeds United are unlikely to make an approach for Adama Traore despite Wolverhampton Wanderers significantly reducing the price tag for the winger, Football Insider reports. Traore had an impressive 2019/2020…
Alex Collado, Alejandro Balde, and Angel Alarcon set to be promoted to Barcelona’s first team
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 22 2021Alex Collado, Alejandro Balde and Angel Alarcon are set to earn a promotion to the Barcelona first-team squad. Collado has been one of the standouts at Barcelona B for a…
Bundesliga clubs suffered 5.4% drop in revenue following COVID-19 pandemic, player sales possible
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 22 2021Clubs in the top two tiers of German football suffered a drop of 5.7% revenue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may lead to increased pressure on Bundesliga…
Marcelo Bielsa raves about Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021Marcelo Bielsa showered heaps of praise on midfielder Kalvin Phillips in his post-match press conference after Leeds United lost 2-0 against West Ham United. Jesse Lingard and Craig Dawson scored…
New Champions League format set to be agreed “within weeks”
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 23 2021European Clubs Association Chairman Andrea Agnelli has claimed that a shake-up to the Champions League format is close to being agreed. Agnelli, who is also Chairman of Italian giants Juventus,…
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka signs multi-year deal with New Balance
Charlie Rhodes • Nov 22 2021Arsenal attacker Bukayo Saka has become the second high-profile player after Liverpool’s Sadio Mane to sign with global sportswear brand New Balance. The 19-year-old has been a revelation for the…
Juventus vs Porto – Champions League Preview, Team News & Predicted Line-ups
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021Juventus will be looking to turn the tables on Porto when the two sides meet at the Allianz Stadium in the return leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. A…
Borussia Dortmund vs Sevilla – Champions League Preview, Team News & Predicted Line-ups
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021The Champions League action gets underway on Tuesday night as Borussia Dortmund play host to Sevilla in the second leg of their last-16 tie. Luuk de Jong’s strike in the…
The underrated Arsenal striker who must receive an international call-up
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021Perhaps the most high profile inclusion in the Underrated Xl, I feel Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette is still criminally underrated. Since arriving in the Premier League, Lacazette has reached double figures…
The French left-back who is overlooked by everyone, including his manager
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021For the left-back position for our underrated XI series, I’ve gone for former Montpellier defender Jerome Roussillon, who I feel is criminally underrated by the media and even his own…
The Lazio striker who is one of the best players in the world, but underrated
Charlie Rhodes • Mar 9 2021When you think of the most prolific strikers in European football over the last decade, you think of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & Robert Lewandowski. A player…