Late Tackle

Late Tackle provides original features, book reviews, fans view content, guest blogs, retro articles and much more.

The Cape Crusaders

The performances of Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations raised a few eyebrows, including those of DAN RAWLEY […]

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WRITE FOR LATE TACKLE

We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]

GIVE ’EM THE BOOT!

Pink, orange, yellow, turquoise – there’s no colour of boot that footballers don’t wear these days. But remember when boots […]

PRICED OUT OF FOOTBALL

GARETH ROBERTS laments the depressing gentrification of modern football THE BBC’S Price of Football feature was as extensive and comprehensive […]

FROM NAZI TO HERO

COLIN PERRY details the amazing transformation of Bert Trautmann from hate figure to idol at Manchester City Leaving Wembley holding […]

RON OF THE BEST

Ron Atkinson’s reputation is permanently stained by the low point of his 2004 racist gaffe but PETER BATEMAN says it’s […]

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

I’VE written before about something I call ‘the football bubble’. It’s a simple concept – inside it anything goes. People […]

EDUCATE MINDS AS WELL AS FEET

JONATHAN NORTH juggles being a university student with playing semi-pro for Wealdstone United. But previously he was a professional at […]

BEHIND THE ENEMY LINES

MARK SANDERSON on how a bitter rivalry is set aside every time Portsmouth pull on their training kit A15-MINUTE DRIVE […]

PSG-LEE

It’s not just Manchester City that are being bankrolled to success. DECLAN OLLEY reckons it’s only a matter of time […]

OH MAN, I LOVE AVB

Villas-Boas divides opinions – is he a football genius or a one-season wonder? For JACK HOWES there’s no fence-sitting. In […]

THE ITALIAN JOB

ALAN JOHNSON remembers a competition that allowed some of England’s lower league clubs to pit their wits against the fancy […]

WIN, LOSE OR SNORE

Critics of Spain’s tika-taka style have branded it boring. For ALEX KEBLE that’s tantamount to blasphemy… SO here are the […]

Welcome to late tackle

TEAM GB’s predictable penalty shoot-out exit from the men’s football at the Olympic Games seemed to sneak under the radar […]