Oliver Rhodes

Every team has a player who the fans see as their knight in shining armor. Thousands call upon this player hoping to spark a response from the hero. Last season, Manchester City’s hero was Carlos Tevez. However, if City’s top scorer of last season is to leave this summer, which he desires, who will wear […]

Video: Community Shield: Man City/Man Utd Football fans watching the Community Shield on Sunday witnessed a truly great spectacle. In what was “just another friendly” according to Sir Alex Ferguson, the match itself was fitting for a FA Cup Final. He further stated that he wouldn’t get too “emotional” about the showdown, but his joy […]

Newcastle United’s return to the top-flight last season was largely enjoyable for Toon fans. The Magpies humiliated their closest rivals Sunderland, produced a stunning comeback against Arsenal and, most importantly, stayed clear of the relegation dogfight. The influence of both Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton certainly aided the Magpies in, once again, making the Premier […]

In recent seasons, Sunderland have continuously improved their position in the league table. Under the management of Steve Bruce, the Black Cats have shaken the shackles of relegation and have now become one of the Premier League’s more established teams. Over the past three seasons, Sunderland have climbed from 16th (36 points) to 13th (44 […]

Last decade, a price of around £20million could buy you a footballer who had incredible skill, a deadly finish or the vision of a hawk. In 2003, Barcelona paid Paris Saint-Germain €30million for Ronaldinho, who became an eventual Ballon d’Or winner. Furthermore, Barcelona paid €15million (plus Ricardo Quaresma whose valuation stood at €6million) for Deco, […]

Andre Villas-Boas has become Chelsea’s seventh manager in eight years, after the club triggered the £13.2million release clause in his contract to Porto. It only took Villas-Boas one season to achieve fantastic success at the Portuguese club, which was obviously enough to convince Chelsea that he is Carlo Ancelotti’s successor. However, the 33-year-old now has […]

Greetings from the sister site! Over at Soccer on Dish, we're back from a summer holiday, and we're ready and raring to wake up at 5:45 to watch the Community Shield. But there are a few items you might want to know about: — Aside from dropping GolTV, Dish Network has added the NBC Olympics […]

except he's not. Well, hello there! I'd like to thank The Gaffer for letting me out of the cage and onto the Interwebs as a new helper with this little venture. I'll try not to make a fool out of him or myself (if I can make sure to tag things correctly). As for other […]