About

I'm a die-hard supporter of Arsenal FC, which is quite odd considering that I reside in the United States of America. Soccer immediately became my passion and obsession after the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and naturally I chose Arsenal as my favorite team because they play the most beautiful football in England. My mission is to help turn America into a soccer nation, and having the opportunity to play a role in that here would simply be a delight for me.

I'm an official member of B/R's team of soccer writers, and I look forward to bringing you coverage of everything in the world of the beautiful game.

Follow me on Twitter: @charliemelman
http://www.twitter.com/charliemelman

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Landon Donovan, Abby Wambach, Robin van Persie, Hope Solo, Clint Dempsey, Cesc Fabregas, Carlos Bocanegra, Tim Howard, Bacary Sagna, Tony Adams, Ray Rice, Brian Leonard, Jack Wilshere, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Dan Marino, Carli Lloyd, Thomas Vermaelen, Wojciech Szczesny, Xavi

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Arsenal FC, New York Yankees, Miami Dolphins, Rutgers Scarlet Knights

  • Favorite Coaches

    Arsene Wenger, Joe Torre, Don Shula, Pia Sundhage, Bill Belichick

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Landon Donovan's winning goal against Algeria in the 2010 World Cup

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Rutgers upsets Georgetown 71-68 in Piscataway

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    DiMaggio's hit streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Manning

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big East

Bulletin Board

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  • Tiffany Brennan posted 7 days ago

    Tiffany Brennan

    Charlie, thanks for the message on my board. While I can't speak for the feedback the other editors gave you, I'll try to explain the "age" guidelines. Two hyphens are used when "year" is singular...for example: "He is a 34-year-old midfielder" or "The 34-year-old midfielder." When year is plural, there are no hyphens used...so, for example: "The midfielder is 34 years old" or like in your article, "Even at 34 years old..."

    Since there is some confusion on this point, I'll include the link to the B/R Style Question Clearinghouse so you can take a look (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoTw9Kwt3agydDBkMTVqXzNmcHBDM0c3WkdtYlBKd0E#gid=0). Near the top, there is a section called "Ages." If you have an AP Stylebook, there's also a section in there that might help clear it up a bit.

    -Tiffany

  • Gemma Hughes posted 11 days ago

    Gemma Hughes

    Hello Charlie, We operate the largest EPL community on Facebook with over 1.8m avid fans. We were highly impressed with your articles here, and would appreciate the opportunity to offer you to post/RSS your articles onto our Facebook pages and website: www.ftbpro.com. We already have dozens of writers posting on FTBpro regularly! If you're interested, please contact me at romi@ftbpro.com to discuss further. Thank you.

  • Jakkob The Gunner posted 91 days ago

    Jakkob The Gunner

    wow, reading your bio youre a lot like me. arsenal fan in the US, became obsessed with soccer after the 2010 world cup, chose arsenal for their beautiful style of play.

  • Mohamed Al-Hendy posted 100 days ago

    Mohamed Al-Hendy

    Just read this:
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/876297-tottenham-hotspur-vs-arsenal-5-reasons-im-changing-my-allegiance-to-spurs/

    Hilarious. Guess you'll be supporting Spurs this Saturday then? :p

  • Martin Andersen posted 115 days ago

    Martin Andersen

    Heaps of flaws in the 'Worst Signings of The Transfer Window', can really tell that you fell in love only a couple of years ago...

  • Mohamed Al-Hendy posted 144 days ago

    Mohamed Al-Hendy

    Easy...I was raised an Arsenal fan, but I took to Tottenham a few years back because I was a huge fan of Robbie Keane and Tottenham had Mido and Hossam Ghaly in the team at that time too. They've all since departed, but I've been a fan of Tottenham's underdog mentality in the EPL so I've stayed loyal since.

    I support Arsenal in every match they play in, except when they go up against Spurs of course.

  • Nikita Mokhov posted 146 days ago

    Nikita Mokhov

    http://www.sabotagetimes.com/reportage/arsenal-why-huddersfields-prolific-jordan-rhodes-would-be-a-fantastic-signing/

    Maybe we could raise some awareness for this potential signing. I think he is the closest thing the world has to another Wayne Rooney and if West Ham were to get him his value would certainly rise into the £15-20millions. Fantastic player with work ethic and potential to play as our number 10 as well as number 9. Let me know what you think, lets get this guy noticed by Arsenal fans.

  • I.J. Yarison posted 187 days ago

    I.J. Yarison

    Hi,
    Thanks a lot for adding me to your favorite writers. I see that we share two things in common—Arsenal and residence in the United States.

  • Amogha Sahu posted 202 days ago

    Amogha  Sahu

    Could you have a look at my newest article and tell me what you think?

  • Kyle MacMillan posted 204 days ago

    Kyle MacMillan

    I really enjoyed reading your past few articles. You really understand Arsenal.
    Check out my new article! Remember to leave any feedback if you disagree.

    Kyle

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