Purchase Power

Spend five minutes in the company of Chesterfield’s strength and conditioning coach, Mal Purchase, and you are left with no doubt...

A Rebel With a Cause

By Ian Townsend In mid-January a young man from the south coast appeared on Channel 4 show ‘The Undateables’ and triggered...

The Chinese Football Revolution

By Liam Coleman Two-times African footballer of the year, three times Premier League winner, the only African football to score 100-plus...

The Secret Life of an Agent

By Nick Lough When you picture a football agent, what sort of image first comes to mind? A £400 Armani suit...

Making Money from Football Betting

Sports betting and football is a glowingly popular combination since most of the football fans love to place a wager on...

You’ve Blown It, Louis

By Sam Meade Louis van Gaal arrived at Old Trafford with a three-year contract – enough time to return Manchester United...

Just Enjoy The Best Top-Flight Season Ever!

By Gabriel Sutton (@_FootballLab – http://www.thefootballab.co.uk ) For many decades, England’s top division has been dominated by the elite clubs. There...

The Manageresses

By Neil Cotton In Clermont-Ferrand, capital of the mountainous Auvergne region of France, football has always been a poor second to...

Sharpe Progress

By Ian Aspinall When Dave Whelan handed over the chairmanship of Wigan Athletic to his 23-year-old grandson David Sharpe, many fans...

If Kane Goes, I Go

By David Emery I have been a Spurs fan since Danny Blanchflower told me it was The Glory Game, and he...

You Can’t Beat Grimsby’s Main Stand

By Andy Freeman It’s Saturday, November 28, 2015. Rather a dull, drizzly November day and Grimsby Town, the Mariners, are at...

The Non-League Fixture Overload

By Jonathan Adcock For many teams, the chance of a run in a cup competition can be a welcome distraction from...

Top 10 Boleyn Ground Moments

By Alexander Lynn March 4, 2007 A 4-3 home defeat to bitter rivals Tottenham may appear, on paper, to be an...

MLS – Two Decades On

By Danny Rust  The 2015 Major League Soccer season ended in, arguably, the best way possible – with a franchise winning...

Northern Ireland’s Euro 2016 Rivals

By Jacob Graham As 2016 gets into full swing, Northern Ireland fans will be counting down the days until they watch...

Battle of Britain

By Danny Rust  Before the Euro 2016 draw was made in Paris last month, Wales manager Chris Coleman made it clear...

Jonathan Greening’s Football Life

By Nick Lough A member of one of the most decorated Manchester United sides in history and with over 18 years...

Champions League: Barcelona vs. Arsenal

Champions League is by far one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most important championship in...

Who will come out on top in the 2015/2016 Premier League title race?

The 2015/2016 season has been one of the most unpredictable and dramatic in Premier League history, with a significant increase in...

This month’s Late Tackle!

The latest issue of Late Tackle is now on sale, the national football magazine/fanzine that deals with anything from FIFA corruption...

RB Leipzig – Germany’s Most Controversial Club

By James Rodgers East Germany has become a bleak footballing wasteland in recent years. The facts speak for themselves, as no...

The Wonder of Watford

By Johnny Brick Three years ago Martin Samuel wrote a piece in the Daily Mail that was highly critical of the...

The Remarkable Story of AFC Wimbledon’s Return Home

By Sam Elliot What were you doing in early June, 2002? You would be hard pushed to remember, most likely. If...

The Rise of Riyad Mahrez

By Ged Barnes In this disturbing age of stratospheric transfer fees, elevated player egos, parasitic ‘super agents’ and Jose Mourinho, Riyad...

There’s Only One Jimmy Hill

By Bob “The Cat” Bevan MBE I was 13 when I first saw Jimmy Hill. It was 1958 and not just...

The Joy Of Football Phone-ins

By David Henningham He needs to go! He’s had six years to turn our club around but things have gone from...

The Demise of the Football Hardman

By John Lyons When you went to a football match 20 or 30 years ago, a crunching 50-50 tackle between two...

IT’S A FUNNY OLD GAME…

KEVIN HALLS tells us about his long-standing ambition to capture a Jimmy Greaves autograph – and a surprise encounter The legendary...

THE SECRET LIFE OF AN AGENT

NICK LOUGH chats to James Garley, of the ACHIEVE Management Agency, about what being a football agent is really like… WHEN...

TOP STARS ARE WORTH CRAZY PRICES

RORY FYFE SMITH on why the best players in the world are worth more than what they do on the pitch...