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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoTHE DEMISE OF THE LUXURY PLAYER
SIMON BAXTER PENS A EULOGY TO THE LAZY GENIUSES OF YESTERYEAR… In his own time: Boca Juniors’ Juan Roman Riquelme IF...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoTHE WEDNESDAY
IN DARK DAYS FOR HIS BELOVED CLUB, A CHANCE ENCOUNTER IN ITALY GIVES OWLS FAN ALAN SMITH A LIFT… OUR train...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoPELE AND THE OVERHEAD
HOW MANY GOES DID IT TAKE THE LEGENDARY BRAZILIAN TO GET HIS SENSATIONAL EQUALISER RIGHT IN ESCAPE TO VICTORY? JOHN SMITH...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoENGLAND BEAT SPAIN …AND THE RAIN
COLIN ALLAN LOOKS BACK AT A CLASSIC FRIENDLY FROM OCTOBER 1960… Up for it: England’s Mick McNeil leaps with Spain’s Alfredo...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoMY SUPER SIX COV PROGS
LIFELONG SKY BLUES SUPPORTERS KEVIN HALLS DIPS INTO HIS COLLECTION OF TREASURES... Six of the best: Kevin’s top programmes AS A...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoCITY SLICKERS VS TOP GUNS
JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON A GROWING RIVALRY AT THE SUMMIT OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL ILLUSTRATIONS BY BOB BOND MANCHESTER City versus Arsenal...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoPASS THE BALL GRAND DUCHY STYLE
MICHAEL SPOOR TAKES A FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF LUXEMBOURGISH FOOTBALL… SPENDING the summer of 2024 with my partner, a Luxembourg...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoTHE MAGIC OF MASCOTS
DAVID OHL LOOKS AT THE STORIES BEHIND PREMIER LEAGUE MASCOTS… MASCOTS are a common presence at football clubs and a visible...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoON THE MOUNTAIN ROAD
FOOTBALL POET AND WRITER CHRIS TOWERS MEETS WITH SOME FRIENDS TO WATCH THE BLAENAVON BLUES TAKE ON CWMBRAN TOWN IN THE...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoBROMLEY’S MODEL DEFENDER
BARNABY ROSTANT LOOKS AT HOW OMAR SOWUNMI IS MAKING HIS MARK ON AND OFF THE PITCH... TOUGH on the pitch, stylish...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoSTANLEY MATTHEWS FOOTBALL PIONEER
MICHAEL STEWART LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LEGENDARY FORMER STOKE, BLACKPOOL AND ENGLAND OUTSIDE RIGHT… Skill: Blackpool’s...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoTWO DAYS, ONE FOOTBALL SUMMER
GERMAN FOOTBALL FAN TOM SCHMITTER GOES BACK IN TIME TO CAREFREE HOLIDAYS AS A YOUNGSTER… TO BE honest, at first I...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoTHE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE EUROPEAN CUP
MIKE MILES REFLECTS ON 70 YEARS OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL, S PREMIER CLUB COMPETITION… Repeat show: Real Madrid savour retaining the European...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoDISCOVERING CENTRAL ASIA
HUGO VARLEY TAKES A TRIP TO WATCH FOOTBALL IN UZBEKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN... All smiles: Hugo in Kyrgyzstan AS I sat...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoMEMORY LANE – MARCH 1955, BY BOB BOND
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoMY TOP TEN LEAGUE CUP FINALS
THE LEAGUE CUP HAS HAD ITS UPS AND DOWNS OVER THE YEARS, BUT IS ARGUABLY NOW MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. BOB...
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Late Tackle
/ 19 hours agoWHY THE LONG BALL STILL RULES
GARRY WHITE GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE TO GET THE BETTER OF THE KIDS... WOULD you like to know how to...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoTHE DANGER OF TEENAGE KICKS
IS IT RIGHT FOR ANY PLAYER, NO MATTER HOW TALENTED, TO PLAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL AT 15? ALEX KEBLE REPORTS... Fresh-faced: Everton’s...
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Non-League
/ 2 months agoNORTH-EAST PRIDE: Simon Baxter sees Ashington face Blyth Spartans on Boxing Day
THE A189 Derby, two World Cup heroes, a Newcastle United legend and a fast bowler. As I leave the A189 spine...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoMY SCOTTISH CUP HAT-TRICK: Michael Grimes takes in three games in a marathon day
AS PART of my plans to visit all 42 Scottish League grounds, I planned a treble-header on the day of the...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoPADOVA BATTLE BACK: Lyle Kilbane watches Padova take on derby rivals Venezia
IT’S been a long last decade-plus for fans of Padova. In 2014, the team’s five-year run in Series B came crashing...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoDAWN OF THE WORLD: Steven Kennedy looks at the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930
THE World Cup returns to the Americas once again this summer, but under circumstances utterly unimaginable to those who crossed oceans...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoTHE POWER OF FANTASY FOOTBALL: Matthew Dunn on now the game helped his mental health
WHETHER it’s from the NHS, Office for National Statistics or the charity Mind, the message is consistent – one in four...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoWelcome to Late Tackle Magazine – January/February 2026
Last season, Burnley grafted their way to promotion to the Premier League by keeping it tight and stacking up a laundry...
