Stories By The Late Tackle Magazine Team
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Features
/ 9 years agoThe wonder of Lee Trundle
By Alex Stedman I was asked to meet Lee Trundle at the Village Hotel in Swansea before their home game against...
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World
/ 9 years agoSeven Year Old writes brilliant application to become new Inverness manager
Following the departure of John Hughes, seven-year-old Inverness fan Ewen Mackenzie decided to throw his name into the hat for the managerial post....
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Features
/ 9 years agoFan-tastic – not us! The slow death of Britain’s fan culture
EDD PAUL says other other countries, notably Germany, have overtaken us in the way they watch their football… Football, as us Brits...
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World
/ 9 years agoWALES WILL BE ON-SONG IN FRANCE
MIKE JONES looks ahead to Wales’ first major finals since 1958 – and believes they will be a force to be...
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Retro
/ 9 years agoCOME ON ENGLAND, STICK IT IN THE NET!
KEVIN HALLS recalls the day when England won the World Cup – and caused chaos at home in Coventry IWAS a...
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EFL
/ 9 years agoTHE U’S OPEN-ENDED PROBLEM
JAMES RICHARDS examines the current state of play at Oxford United and suggests that, despite progress on the pitch, there are...
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Book Reviews
/ 9 years agoTHE SUM OF THE PARTS DO ADD UP!
THE SUM OF THE PARTS, BY JON KEEN, PUBLISHED BY MICKLE PRESS, £17.99,RATING OUT OF 10: 8 STALWART Reading fan Jon...
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Features
/ 9 years agoQUOTES OF THE YEAR
BEING a football manager is a tough job and the life expectancy is getting shorter and shorter. So it’s no wonder...
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Europe
/ 9 years agoLISBON’S LIONS SEEK TO CLAW WAY BACK TO TOP
DANNY RUST reports on a Portuguese club hungry to re-establish themselves as the country’s best SPORTING Clube de Portugal are looking...
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World
/ 9 years agoTHREE LIONS CAN ROAR
TOM BLACKETT suggests there is reason for optimism as England prepare to head to France to take on the continent’s best...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOU NEED SUPPORT TO MAKE IT!
TOM HESLOP talks to ex-Cambridge United striker Robbie Simpson and Fulham forward Matt Smith about the people who helped them carve...
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Features
/ 9 years agoIT’S NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS…
Self-confessed ‘Grumpy Old Fan’ ROB BRADLEY says football just isn’t what it used to be A PART from the obvious impact...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTOTTI: ITALY’S LAST GREAT FANTASISTA
BARNEY STEPHENSON looks at the career of a Roma and Italy icon FRANCESCO Totti is 40 this year. He has just made...
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Europe
/ 9 years agoITAL Y’S NORTH SOUTH DIVIDE
JAMES RICHARDS looks at how southern Italy has been starved of success – but why there’s a glimmer of hope for...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTHE DEMAND FOR INSTANT SUCCESS IS RUINING GAME
SAM MEADE explains why football should take a longer-term view PATIENCE remains a virtue. Unfortunately, football remains so immensely out of...
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Late Tackle
/ 9 years agoWELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the magazine...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWAG CORNER
E cstatic: Fabio Borini celebrates against Chelsea and, inset, kisses his wife after ensuring Sunderland’s Premier League Survival IT WASN’T a...
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Retro
/ 9 years agoWHEN SCHMEICHEL SHOOK UP THE SHAKERS
He might be a Premier League winner with Leicester City now, but TOM GEORGE remembers when Kasper Schmeichel shone at the...
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Premier League
/ 9 years agoFOX TROT TO FUTURE SUCCESS?
JORDAN-LUKE McDONALD looks at where Leicester City go next following their incredible Premier League title campaign… LEICESTER City’s fairytale season has...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTHE MIGHTY MAGYARS
KEVIN HALLS recalls how Hungary’s finest came to England and changed football forever… ENGLAND head off to the European Championship in...
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Retro
/ 9 years agoENGLAND 1 POLAND 1
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Features
/ 9 years agoFALLING FOR FOOTBALL SHIRTS
NEAL HEARD explains why he needed to write a book about his favourite football jerseys – and why Newport County’s 1979-82...
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Retro
/ 9 years agoENGLAND’S NEARLY MEN
Ask anyone about England’s World Cup winning side of ’66 and the names will trip off the tongue. But the rest...
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World
/ 9 years agoWATCH OUT FOR RUSSIA…
England kick off their Euro 2016 campaign with a Group B match against Russia in Marseille on June 11. We asked...
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Retro
/ 9 years agoITALIA 90-WORLD CLASS
It’s more than a quarter of a century ago, but GED BARNES still cherishes the memory of his first World Cup...
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World
/ 9 years agoNORTHERN IRELAND RETURN TO THE PARTY
ALLY McKENZIE can’t wait to follow his team to the Euros – and believes Saint Michael and Co. can perform miracles...
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Retro
/ 9 years agoTOP 5 EURO MOMENTS
JOHN LYONS takes a look back at some of the most memorable incidents in the European Championship LET’S be honest, the...
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World
/ 9 years agoEmotional speech from manager spurs Toulouse on to avoid the Ligue 1 drop
Toulouse went into the final game of the season last weekend needing a dramatic turn of results avoid relegation from Ligue 1....
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World
/ 9 years agoRoy Hodgson springs a few surprises in his provisional squad announcement
Roy Hodgson gave a surprise call up to Manchester United’s 18-year-old striker Marcus Rashford as he named his provisional England squad...
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World
/ 9 years agoMLS Round Up: Colorado keep their momentum
Five midweek fixtures took place in MLS and entertainment was in high quantity as 15 goals were scored. Colorado Rapids continued...