Stories By The Late Tackle Magazine Team
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/ 6 years agoTHE STRUGGLES OF SAN MARINO
MINNOWS UNDER FIRE IAN MCFARLANE EXAMINES THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S SMALLEST COUNTRIES Duel: Davide Gualtieri up against...
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/ 6 years agoCRUYFFTURNS TOSHREDDED WHEAT…
STUART BOL TON RECALLS WHEN HE WAS HOOKED BY AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN INVOLVING THE DUTCH MASTER THE FOOD FOR SUPERSTARS FOR...
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/ 6 years agoNEW BRIGHTON’S DOUBLE DISMAY
PROUD CLUBS THAT DIED DAVID DOCHERTY LOOKS BACK AT HOW HIGH FOOTBALL LEAGUE HOPES FADED AND DIED AT A MERSEYSIDE SEASIDE...
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/ 6 years agoDYNAMIC DYNAMO
BEHIND THE CURTAIN STEPHEN BRANDT LOOKS BACK AT A UKRAINE CLUB’S GLORY DAYS Champions: Kiev win the European Cup Winners’ Cup...
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/ 6 years agoBRAZIL’S RONALDO COULD HAVE BEEN A GER
MICHAEL FERGUSON LOOKS BACK AT AN EXTRAORDINARY TRANSFER TALE Transfer target: The Brazilian Ronaldo playing for Inter Milan Inset: Marco Negri...
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/ 6 years agoFED-UP FANS… TRY NON-LEAGUE
ROB BRADLEY SAYS IT CAN BE MORE REWARDING TO BE A SUPPORTER LOWER DOWN THE FOOTBALL LADDER Happy: Glossop North End...
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/ 6 years agoFIGHTING TO EARN THEIR STRIPES
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE CANADIAN DYLAN KRAIN TAKES A LOOK AT HOW FOOTBALL, OR SOCCER, IS BATTLING TO MAKE A MARK IN NORTH...
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/ 6 years agoMEDICAL STAFF’S BIG-TIME TREATMENT
DOCTORS IN TROUBLE VASTLY-EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL LOOKS BACK AT WHEN HIS COUNTERPARTS HAVE BEEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT Trouble ahead:...
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/ 6 years agoWELCOMETO LATETACKLE
AFTER a longer than anticipated summer break (please accept our apololgies), it’s good to be back. The new campaign is already...
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/ 6 years agoKOSOVO MAKE THEIR MARK
THE WORLD’S NEW BOYS RUAIRI WARD EXAMINES HOW A NEW TEAM ON THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT ARE MAKING THEIR PRESENCE FELT Shrewd:...
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/ 6 years agoYOU CAN’T BEAT THE REAL THING
NIGHT OF MAGIC IN GLASGOW KEVIN HALLS CASTS AN EYE BACK AT REAL MADRID’S STUNNING DEMOLITION OF EINTRACHT FRANKFURT IN THE...
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/ 6 years agoPEPPERMINT SURPRISE
BESIDE THE SEASIDE JOHN LYONS WATCHES NEWQUAY AFC IN PRE-SEASON ACTION AND TALKS TO MANAGER TONY MACKELLAR… Thirsty work: Newquay players...
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/ 6 years agoTHE MAGIC OF SPEEDO
HOMAGE TO MY HERO KEVIN HALLS RECALLS WHEN STRIKER DAVID SPEEDIE CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF SKY BLUES FANS Pointing the way:...
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/ 6 years agoGOOD NEIGHBOURS
BIRMINGHAM CITY FAN KEITH DIXON EXAMINES COVENTRY’S DECISION TO GROUND-SHARE WITH THE BLUES THIS SEASON GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT SO THERE we...
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/ 6 years agoENGLAND’S GOAL BONANZA
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE THREE LIONS ENJOYED A PURPLE PATCH ALMOST 60 YEARS AGO Hammer of the Scots: Jimmy Greaves...
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/ 6 years agoBUZZING BRAZIL CAST THEIR DEMONS ASIDE
IAN MCFARLANE TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THIS SUMMER’S COPA AMERICA SAMBA MAGIC IS BACK AAFTER being hammered 7-1 by Germany...
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/ 6 years agoCOPING WITHOUT YOUR FOOTBALL FIX
VASTLY EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIO GAVIN BLACKWELL TAKES A LOOK AT THAT STRANGE TIME BETWEEN CAMPAIGNS CLOSE SEASON FRUSTRATION SO YOU’VE coached,...
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/ 6 years agoTHE BEEB’S WOMEN’S FOOTBALL OWN GOAL
JOHN WRAGG SAYS THE BBC WOULD BE DOING THE WOMEN’S GAME A FAVOUR IF THEY TONED DOWN THE HYPE Var-d luck...
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/ 6 years agoFERGIE, THE PLAYER
DAVID DOCHERTYTAKESALOOKBACKATTHELESSER KNOWNPARTOFSIRALEXFERGUSON’SFOOTBALLCAREER FERGUSON ON THE FIELD IT’S hard to believe that it’s now six years since Sir Alex Ferguson hung...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoAre the Reds finally ripped for the title?
After the 3rd round of English Premier League, the picture is getting sharper. Liverpool and Manchester City are easily outscoring opponents...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoCan Anyone Break The Big Six In The Premier League?
Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham have claimed the top-six places in the Premier League for the past...
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/ 6 years agoDani Alves leads Brazil to victory in Copa America 2019
Brazil beat Peru by three goals to one in the final of the 2019 Copa America last Sunday to win the...
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/ 6 years agoEFL: Three savvy summer signings by football league clubs
There is always a flurry of transfer activity during the summer months, and it’s often difficult to keep track of all...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDiego’s crazy days delved into by new film ‘Maradona’
IN RECENT years Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have slugged it out for the title of the world’s best player. But...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoThree Youngsters Set To Take The Premier League By Storm Next Season
Seconds after Manchester City lifted the Premier League title to bring the curtain down on a dramatic 2018-19 season; teams would...
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/ 6 years agoBring on the Copa America
THE Nations League finals will attract plenty of attention on these shores this summer, but the competition I’m eagerly awaiting is...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoWho will Real Madrid sign to turn around their dismal fortunes?
It’s been a terrible year at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium as Real Madrid have suffered the pain of ending their La...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNew issue of Late Tackle: out NOW!
The June / July edition of Late Tackle is on sale – here’s a snippet of what features… England’s dreaming – Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTREVOR FRANCIS THE MILLION POUND MAN
INTERVIEW THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM FOREST AND ENGLAND STRIKER TALKS TO JOHN LYONS ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER… Making headlines: Nottingham Forest’s Trevor...
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/ 6 years agoTHE SAD DECLINE OF BOLTON WANDERERS
SINKING FEELING JOHN.WRAGG LOOKS AT HOW A FAMOUS OLD CLUB HAVE LOST THEIR WAY… Big blow: Bolton players and fans can’t...
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