The one and only Pele

Robert J Wilson pays tribute to the late Brazilian footballing great Respect: Pele and Bobby Moore swap shirts after Brazil’s World...

Grazie Gianluca

Robert J Wilson looks back at the life of Italian legend Gianluca Vialli King of the Blues: Gianluca Vialli won the...

Fab five

Sam Sheppey selects a handful of uncapped England players who could feature at Euro 2024... Top gun: Eddie Nketiah has seized...

Why Leos are the best strikers!

Alan Ayre examines the personality traits that make the difference in the box... Leading Leos: From left, Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane...

World in motion

Late Tackle Editor John Lyons reflects on the World cup in Qatar - and a rollercoaster ride... We’ve done it! Lionel...

Learning curve

Chris Dunlavy, of our sister publication The Football League Paper, give us his take on the World Cup... Pain game: England...

Five stars

Sam Sheppey highlights a handful of players how burst onto the scene in Qatar... Major test: Morocco’s Sofyan Amrabat, left, mixes...

Returning dragons run out of puff

Daniel Moffat on Wales' long wait to return to the World Cup big time - and an ultimately disappointing campaign... Ecstatic:...

Ronaldo at the Crossroads

Robert J Wilson examines what could be next for the football great following his Manchester United and Portugal pain... THERE is...

It’s a wonderful world

Michael Renouf on his World Cup adventures and why it's more than just a simple football tournament... Wow! Bryan Robson scores...

How far can this England squad go at World Cup 2022?

With England’s 6-2 win over Iran now shortening their odds to win the tournament significantly, can football really come home again...

Serbia Surprise

Daniel Moffat predicts that the Eagles could soar at the World Cup in Qatar Goal king: Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic is a...

World-class kits

Billy Lawrence gives us his personal take on the best-ever jerseys of each of the 32 World Cup finalists! Classic: Gary...

Trevor’s world of adventure

England's first million-pound man Trevor Francis tells Keith Dixon about his World Cup experience with the three Lions in Spain in...

The Last Dance

Sam Sheppey reports on five global stars who could be set to play in their final World Cup DANI ALVES The...

Opening night nerves

Steve Tolmie looks back at a mixed bag of World Cup curtain-raisers  Wow! South Africa’s Siphiwe Tshabalala scores against Mexico and,...

Bale’s Madrid joy and misery

Daniel Moffat examines Gareth Bale's rollercoaster ride with the Spanish giants An infamous banner held by Gareth Bale and his Welsh...

Fab in their 40s and 50s

Sam Todd takes a look at the players who are defying old father time The one and only: AC Milan’s Zlatan...

Handball

Steve Tolmie takes a look at a topic which seems to get more and more complicated by the year... Cruel blow:...

The Lionesses’ legacy

Tottenham Hotspur defender Kerys Harrop reflects on England's magnificent European Championship triumph against Germany Well, what a day that was! I...

THE AMERICAN DREAM

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

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 at...

WORLD CUP FOLLY

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

LEONE STARS SPARKLE

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

TAKING ON THE SOVIETS

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN ENGLAND MET THE USSR FOUR TIMES IN 1958... High jump: Legendary keeper Lev Yashin punches the ball...

THE NAME GAME

BILLY LAWRENCE TESTS HIS BRAIN POWER TO SELECT A TOP ALLITERATIVE XI... THOMAS Tuchel has been a revelation since taking over...

AFRICA’S WAITING GAME

HARRY GORDON REFLECTS ON A PREDICTION BY PELE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE CONTINENT’S FUTURE... Lion-heart: Roger Milla celebrates one of...

DON’T RUIN THE WORLD CUP FIFA

HARRY HENSHAW EXPLAINS WHY PLANS FOR A BIENNIAL TOURNAMENT WOULD BE A MASSIVE OWN-GOAL... On top of the world: France savour...

GERD MULLER – KING OF GOALS

ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY GERMAN STRIKER... Defining moment: Gerd Muller nets West Germany’s winner...

HUNGARY’S LOST OPPORTUNITY

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE MAGICAL MAGYARS WERE STUNNED BY WEST GERMANY... IT WAS a rainy day in the Swiss capital...