Late Tackle

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

Basqueing in the glory

WALSH’S WORLD Kristian Walsh on matters abroad There’s nothing better in football than watching a team which typifies the city […]

Heroes and villains

CHRIS MARTIN wonders why fair play usually goes out of the window in football In the modern age football is […]

The true burger king

DAN ROBERTS has tasted the best and worst of footy “cuisine” on his travels around the nation — he’s forgotten […]

HAIR WE GO

WE’RE as guilty as anyone for mourning all that’s gone from the game, but there’s one thing that has remained […]

RANDOM…

with Patrick John DID YOU KNOW: Wycombe Wanderers’ mascot, Bodger, is based on a real person, former striker Tony ‘Bodger’ […]

The one-cap wonder

PATRICK JOHN on the player that epitomised a decade and was loved by fans of two very different clubs, if […]

A cluster of cliches

ADAM HURREY of angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com runs a few choice football phrases up the flagpole to see who drops their trousers The […]

It’s groundhog day

CHARLIE McCANN of Victor Chandler isn’t holding out too much hope for England England limped into the Finals of next […]

It’s still ref-fing hell

Football dynasties come and go but one opponent remains undefeated. Mark SanderSon assesses the task facing the Fa’s respect programme […]

Something to shout about

Issue Three of Late Tackle – in all good newsagents on December 21 … Continue reading… Access all our premium […]

The crazy gang

NEIL SCOTT on how goalies are no longer the team nutter You have to be mad to be a goalkeeper.” […]

Footy Art…

Name: Steve Welsh Age: 37 From: Middlesbrough Supports: Middlesbrough He says: I started to interview past players and began a […]

Who’s the boss?

ROGER DOMENEGHETTI of whoateallthegoals.com wonders just how big a part football managers play in the suceess or otherwise of their […]

Breaking Koln tradition

WALSH’S WORLD Kristian Walsh on matters abroad ON the banks of the Rhine stand ornate market places, museums and a […]

Getting stuck in

MERV PAYNE remembers the days when all he wanted was a silver foil badge I have a family escape plan […]

Power of Scotland

To many Scottish football has become a joke – a two-horse race to be sneered at; a parochial competition long […]

The ultimate traders

KIERON O’CONNOR of swissramble.blogspot.com takes a detailed look at the amazing success delivered by FC Porto with finances that many […]

Martin knows the score

JAMES WILLOUGHBY on an FA Cup giant-killing at Old Trafford that meant a lot to Leeds United fans – some […]

Bring back the tackle

JOHN NICHOLSON Football has changed. Sometimes we don’t realise just how much it has changed. We get used to the […]

Friday I’m in love

He scored a goal even the referee applauded and inspired The Super Furry Animals’ single, The Man Don’t Give A […]

Same as it Ever was

Crisis time at Everton or the same as it ever was in recent times? The Guardian’s Merseyside football correspondent Andy […]