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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoHow South Africa will lead online casino trends in Africa in 2025
The online casino industry in Africa is poised for rapid growth in 2025, and South Africa is at the forefront of...
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EFL
/ 4 months agoTRIVIA: 20 unusual but totally true football facts
We all have something that fascinates us about football. That magic that keeps us coming back for more and more.
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoThe rise of SE Dons – One of the most popular YouTube football teams
CAM HOWE REPORTS ON THE SUNDAY LEAGUE YOUTUBERS NOW ATTEMPTING TO TAKE NON. LEAGUE FOOTBALL BY STORM Ten years ago, a...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoREVIEW: Head for the Floodlights, by Giles Goford
Head for the Floodlights: Around the 92 in the 1980s - Giles Goford, published by Conker Editions, price: £16.
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoREVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne
Panini Legends: A Celebration of the World's Greatest Football Stickers - Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99.
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoREVIEW: Benno, My Life in Football by Dave Bennett
Benno: My Life in Football - Dave Bennett with Rich Chamberlain, published by Pitch Publishing, price: £25.
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoREVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy
Badger’s Football Slang & Banter - Niall Edworthy, published by Badger Books, price: £9.99.
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoREVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to use (and abuse) the language of football - Adam Hurrey, published by Headline, Price:...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoREVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton
Come on Marine! A personal history of the Mighty Mariners - Barry Lenton, published by Barry Lenton, price: £32.
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EFL
/ 4 months agoHull City v Rotherham, 1948: A Christmas cracker
Hull City were 3-0 up in the last five minutes of this vital Christmas Day match before Rotherham made it 3-2...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoManchester United charge Ruben Amorim with remaking club
History has a habit of repeating itself and that has certainly transpired at Old Trafford when it comes to replacing iconic...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoHilltop FC: London club with Somali roots champions community
It is a wet September night and planes thunder over Bedfont Sports Club, situated on the edge of Heathrow Airport.
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoSuperclasico: A young man’s experience of La Bombonera
Countless confetti flutter through La Bombonera. Ahead of the slowly descending pieces of paper, the huge blue wall behind the goal...
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EFL
/ 4 months agoThe highs and lows of following a match on social media
One of the best aspects of football is that we follow our teams through thick and thin, in all kinds of...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoWelcome to Late Tackle – December & January Edition
It’s never easy taking a managerial job mid-season and moving to another country only adds to the challenge. But when Manchester...
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Fans View
/ 4 months agoFlint Mountain FC and the joys of Welsh football
The club intrigued me as I had never come across a team with ‘mountain’ in the name and from the outset...
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Europe
/ 4 months agoEngland v Italy, 1934: Battle of Highbury remembered for brutality
On November 14, 1934, England met reigning World Cup winners Italy in a game that became known as the Battle of...
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Fans View
/ 4 months agoAn ode to the fractious border between home and away fans
Here follows a passionate footballing ode to that small strip of seats, that unstable gap, which separates away fans from home...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoJoe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’
If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoPREVIEW: Go To War, by Jon Spurling
My new book is about 1980s football, in particular its prime movers and shakers at clubs like Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa,...
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Europe
/ 4 months agoJohan Neeskens: A tribute to the Dutch legend
The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything...
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EFL
/ 4 months agoCARTOON: Preston North End 3-3 Wolverhampton, 1954
A cartoon illustrating the 3-3 draw between Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Deepdale on 13 November 1954.
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EFL
/ 4 months agoCAREER REVIEW: Peter Higham
Fratton Park, February 1950. Defending First Division champions Portsmouth had an injury crisis. Enter 19-year-old Marine Peter Higham.
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EFL
/ 4 months agoRegis Le Bris has Sunderland dreaming of promotion again
Championship side Sunderland are a world away from the club that suffered back-to-back relegations and endured four years in the third...