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DON’T FORGET EURO 2008

STEPPING BACK IN TIME MICHAEL LEE ARGUES THIS TOURNAMENT DESERVES FAR GREATER RECOGNITION THAN IT USUALLY RECEIVES… STREET Fighter, for […]

FOOTBALL AND THE 1980S

LOOKING BACK RICHARD CROOKS TAKES A LOOK BACK AT A DECADE THAT WAS MARKED BY MEMORABLE MOMENTS ON THE PITCH […]

BRISTOL PITY

CITY AND ROVERS MICHAEL LEE EXAMINES THE STATE OF FOOTBALL IN THE TWO-CLUB CITY… Oops: Bristol City concede against Stoke […]

MEMORABLE MATCHES

A FAN’S HIGHS AND LOWS JULIAN NASH TELLS US ABOUT THE GAMES HE’S BEEN TO THAT HAVE STOOD OUT THE […]

GOOD LUCK AITOR

BIRMINGHAM CITY BIRMINGHAM CITY FAN KEITH DIXON TAKES A LOOK AT THE CHALLENGE FACING THE BLUES’ NEW MANAGER Into the […]

CANADA’S BIG CHANCE

WORLD SCENE LIAM BAXTER SAYS IT’S TIME FOR THE NORTHAMERICAN UNDER-ACHIEVERS TO SEIZE THE MOMENT… Making headway: Bayern Munich’s Alphonso […]

LAND OF THE SLEEPING GIANTS

BILLY CRAWFORD TAKES A LOOK AT ALL THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS IN THE GLORIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE CHAMPIONSHIP Flattened: Stoke celebrate in […]

DE GEA DISASTER

UNDER PRESSURE LUKE PHELPS EXAMINES WHAT’S GONE WRONG WITH THE MANCHESTER UNITED AND SPAIN GOALKEEPER Down in the dumps: Manchester […]

JOURNEY INTO THE UNKNOWN

FOOTBALL’S NEW ERA COVENTRY CITY FAN KEVIN HALLS PONDERS WHAT THE NEW SEASON WILL BRING… On the up: Coventry are […]

THANKS JACK

FAREWELL TO A HERO JOHN LYONS LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY JACK CHARLTON… AS YOU read and […]

THE RISE OF SHEFFIE D UNITED

RAZOR-SHARP BLADES CHRIS WILDER AND THE OVERLAPPING CENTRE-BACKS JOE DAVIS TALKS TO FORMER BLADE MICHAEL TONGE ABOUT THE YORKSHIRE CLUB’S […]

RAMSEY TO THE RESCUE

LOOKING BAC COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN ENGLAND MAINTAINED A PROUD UNBEATEN HOME RECORD BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH Mr […]

CLASSY CRUZEIRO

WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN THE BOYS FROM BELO HORIZONTE STUNNED PELE & CO. Maestro: Tostao in action for […]

THE CRAZIEST SEASONEVER!

THE 2019/20 SAGA LATE TACKLE EDITOR JOHN LYONS REFLECTS ON AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR… IF SOMEONE had predicted what was going […]

HAMMER HOUSE OF HORRORS

WEST HAM UNITED MICHAEL LEE REFLECTS ON WEST HAM’S DISASTROUS 2002-03 SEASON WHICH SAW THEM RELEGATED FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE… […]

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

THE ROUTE AHEAD ROB BRADLEY SAYS CLUBS NEED TO LEARN SOME VALUABLE LESSONS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS-INDUCED SHUTDOWN… Shutdown: The coronavirus […]

THE MARACANAZO

LOOKING BACK ROSS KILVINGTON RECALLS BRAZIL’S WORLD CUP AGONY IN 1950 AND HOW THEIR GOALKEEPER SUFFERED FOR IT… Good save: […]

DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE

HISTORY LESSONS MICHAEL LEE EXPLAINS WHY MODERN DAY FOOTBALL ISN’T NECESSARILY THE BEST… True great: Pele in action for Brazil […]

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WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

APOLOGIES for the longer than expected break between editions. The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact right across society and […]

MIND YOUR HEAD

SAFEGUARDING OUR KIDS MICHAEL CALLANDER TAKES A LOOK AT THE STEPS BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT YOUNG PLAYERS… Paying a heavy […]

EURO VISION

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN STUART STEELYARD LOOKS BACK AT 11 ENGLISHMEN WHO WON A!LEAGUE TITLE WHILE PLAYING ABROAD… The […]

EMERGENCY RESCUE

JOINING FORCES JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON A NEW LEAGUE THAT COULD HAVE POSITIVE BENEFITS FOR ALL ITS PARTICIPANTS… Stepping up: […]

SKY BLUE – FOR LIFE!

COVENTRY CITY COVENTRY CITY FAN KEVIN HALLS SAYS FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS MUST STAY LOYAL… Champion feeling: Captain Liam Kelly lifts the […]