Features

This is where you will find all of Late Tackle’s original Features which are full of expertise, analysis and opinion.

My World Cup Famous Five

Late Tackle editor John Lyons picks out the best tournaments he’s seen down the years Champions: Italy’s Dino Zoff holds […]

DANIEL’S ON THE BALL

The Silence of the Stands -Finding the Joy in Football’s Lost Season, by Daniel Gray, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: […]

PAT’S DONE IT PROUD

BBC Sports Report – ACelebration of the World’s Longest-Running Sports Radio Programme, by Pat Murphy, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: […]

CAPTURING THE MAGIC OF MURALS

Football Murals – Acelebration of soccer’s greatest street art, by Andy Brassell, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £20 EVERY now […]

AN ADMIRABLE ADVENTURE

Get Shirty – The Rise & Fall of Admiral Sportswear, by Andy Wells, published by Conker Editions Ltd, Price: £16 […]

A 90s Revolution

Richard Crooks looks back at a decade which saw momentous changes for football All-smiles: Man United’s Steve Bruce, left, and […]

STARTING ON ROAD TO GLORY

Alchemy – Brian Clough & Peter Taylor at Hartlepools United, by Christopher Hull, published by The History Press, Price: £20 […]

A THRILLING DEADLINE DAY

Deadline, by Erkut Sogut, published by CA Publishing, Price: £12.99 AGENT Erkut Sogut uses his own experiences to delve into […]

FOOTBALL’S BIG GOALS

Radical Football – Jurgen Griesbeck and the Story of Football for Good, by Steve Fleming, published by Pitch Publishing, Price […]

DAN THE PHOTO MAN

NOTTS COUNTY FAN IAN KIRKE SALUTES PHOTOGRAPHER DAN WESTWELL’S EFFORTS TO CAPTURE THE CLUB’S AND SUPPORTERS’ SPECIAL MOMENTS… WITH Nottingham […]

WORLD CUP FOLLY

JOE ACKLAM FEARS FOOTBALL’S SHOWPIECE WILL SUFFER IF TOURNAMENTS EVERY TWO YEARS FOLLOW THE UPCOMING EXPANSION TO 48 TEAMS… This […]

LEONE STARS SPARKLE

GEORGE BUTLER REPORTS ON SIERRA LEONE’S RETURN TO THE BIG TIME… THE sun has now set on the 33rd edition […]

TOMMY’S THE TOPS

KEVIN HALLS EXPLAINS WHY TOMMY HUTCHINSON IS HIS COVENTRY CITY ALL-STAR… Class act: Tommy Hutchison in Coventry colours playing for […]

THE AMERICAN DREAM

HARRY GORDON ON THE RISE OF THE MLS AND US SOCCER… Trend-setter: David Beckham brought great publicity to MLS MLS, […]

TOP STARS AND CHARM

’71/’72: Football’s Greatest Season?, by Daniel Abrahams, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £16.99 MANY people regard the 1971/72 football season […]

NOVEL APPROACH PAYS

The Lives of Stanley B, by Mat Guy, published by 1889 Books, Price: £9.99 MAT Guy has packed plenty of […]

THE TRUE VALUE OF REVIE

Don Revie: The Biography, by Christopher Evans, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £20 WHEN football fans talk about the greatest […]

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

BILLY LAWRENCE LOOKS AT FAMILY TIES IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD… Smile please: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is following in dad’s footsteps […]

NOT SO SUPER SUBS

JOE ACKLAM SAYS THAT CALLS FOR FIVE SUBSTITUTES TO BE REINTRODUCED IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL ARE WIDE OF THE MARK… At […]