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BOLD 9 AND SUPER 7

THE HIDDEN MEANING OF NUMBERS Ellen White, Marco van Basten, Luca Vialli, Callum Wilson, Alan Shearer, Malcolm Macdonald, John Hartson, […]

Grazie Gianluca

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

EVERTON 0 MILLWALL 2

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Turkey shoot

Robert Prendergast takes a look at the growing number of former Premier League stars plying their trade! In Turkey… Big […]

Lionesses Letdown

Sam Todd laments the paltry new year honours for England’s Euro 2022 heroines… WHO knew that women’s football was a […]

Tackling Pele

Matt Badcock talks to Marine legend Peter Smith about his time playing in the USA – and coming up against […]

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 […]

Learning curve

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

BOXING DAY BELTER

COVENTRY CITY FANATIC KEVIN HALLS RECALLS HIS FIRST GAME ON THE EVER-POPULAR DAY IN THE FOOTBALL CALENDAR… Knockout blow: Liverpool […]

LIBRARY TALK

JONNY BRICK PICKS OUT SOME OF HIS TOP GUESTS FROM THE FOOTBALL LIBRARY HE CREATED TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS AGO… I DECIDED […]

One Hulluva cup-tie

Colin Allan recalls when Hull City beat non-league Whitby in a first round replay 12-goal thriller UP STEPS Paul Pitman, […]

World in motion

Late Tackle Editor John Lyons reflects on the World cup in Qatar – and a rollercoaster ride… We’ve done it! […]

Ricardo’s return

Keith Dixon talks to popular former Stoke City striker Ricardo Fuller about his new challenge with the Potters… What a […]

CUP HIGHS AND LOWS

LATE TACKLE EDITOR JOHN LYONS TALKS TO ACCRINGTON STANLEY BOSS JOHN COLEMAN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FA CUP TO […]

RIO’S FIGHT

DAVE FLETT TALKS TO FORMER FOOTBALLER TOMMY SPURR ABOUT HIS YOUNG SON’S BATTLE WITH CANCER – AND THE BACKING HIS […]

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WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

THE World Cup final showed us once again why we all love football. With Lionel Messi pulling the strings, Argentina […]

Football fashion

Steve Tolmie examines the changes to the game’s attire down the years… Sock it to ’em: Arsenal’s trendy long socks […]

Thanks Ronnie

Sam Todd recalls Ronnie Radford’s magical FA Cup moment – and its lasting legacy… Magic moment: Ronnie Radford celebrates his […]

MEMORY LANE FEB 1972

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Ronaldo at the Crossroads

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

Five stars

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