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A load of old Bull

BILLY CRAWFORD explains why football in Leipzig is far more than just Red Bull… BILLY CRAWFORD EUROPEAN SCENE WHEN RB […]

A FINE TRADITION

CHRIS LINCOLN TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE MORE UNUSUAL FOOTBALL CUSTOMS FOOTBALL CUSTOMS PARTY TIME: Union Berlin supporters […]

THE LEAGUE CUP’S ROCKY ROAD

SIMON SHELDON LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL’S THIRD MOST IMPORTANT DOMESTIC COMPETITION BATTLE FOR RECOGNITION Sealed with a […]

NOW DAN’S THE MAN!

DANNY LLOYD TELLS MATT BADCOCK ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO JUMP FROM NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL TO LEAGUE ONE… CLIMBING THE LADDER […]

BRAVEHEART

CHRIS DUNLAVY TALKS TO BRADFORD CITY MANAGER STUART MCCALL ABOUT HIS CAREER AS PLAYER AND MANAGER… INTERVIEW STUART McCall always […]

KOP IDOLS

JOHN LYONS LOOKS BACK AT HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE’S INCREDIBLE FA CUP RUNA DECADE AGO AND TALKS TO SOME OF THE […]

WELSH WOES

SIMON SHELDON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT WALES’ QUALIFICATION NEAR-MISSES OVER THE YEARS FRUSTRATION CONTINUES REMEMBER THIS? Paul Bodin cracks […]

YANKS ALL FOLKS!

NATHANIEL BAKER LOOKS AT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE USA FAILING TO QUALIFY FOR NEXT YEAR’S WORLD CUP IN RUSSIA USA […]

A JOURNEY NOT TO MISS

BOOK REVIEWS On The Brink – A Journey Through English Football’s North West, by Simon Hughes, published by deCoubertin Books, […]

THE REAL SIR MATT

DAVID EMERY GIVES HIS VERDICT ON A BOOK ABOUT MANCHESTER UNITED LEGEND SIR MATT BUSBY BOOK REVIEWS Sir Matt Busby, […]

END OF THE WORLD…

JHON LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIG LOSERS FORM WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MISSING THE PARTY Hands up […]

Fast eddie!

JOHN LYONS reflects on a night when a young striker memorably made a name for himself… YOUNG GUNNER stats Eddie […]

BOXING CLEVER

CHARLIE SKINNER LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF BOXING DAY FOOTBALL AND WHAT AWAITS FANS THIS CHRISTMAS FESTIVE FOOTBALL Roger Hunt […]

The magic of mascots

KEVIN HALLS takes a look at football’s most colourful characters… FURRY FRIENDS MASCOTS are like Marmite to most fans – […]

BACK IN MY DAY!

KEVIN HALLS STILL ENJOYS HIS FOOTBALL NOW, BUT SAYS IT WAS EVEN BETTER IN YEARS GONE BY THE BEST ERA… […]

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]

Christmas football…

SIMON SHELDON looks back at a time when festive fixtures were the norm CHANGING TIMES IN THE press recently there […]

ROSS’ ROAD TRIP

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO FORMER WATFORD MIDFIELDER ROSS JENKINS ABOUT HIS EUROPEAN ADVENTURES HAVE BOOTS, WILL TRAVEL Old and new: […]

Paul Bastock: The King of gloves

CHRIS LINCOLN looks at the remarkable career of an unheralded goalkeeper… EVERGREEN GOALKEEPER AFTER breaking Peter Shilton’s competitive club record […]

SCINTILLATING CITY!

DAN BILLINGHAM SAYS PEP GUARDIOLA’S MEN ARE TAKING THE GAME TO NEW HEIGHTS… PREMIER CLASS MAN CITY 2017-18 SEASON 31 […]

Lions seek to roar

BEN ROBINSON examines the prospects for unheralded National League outfit Guiseley… NATIONAL LEAGUE IF YOU think of football in West […]

I detest you, Mourinho

CHRIS DUNLAVY explains why the trophy-winning manager leaves him cold… MANAGER MISERY GARRY Kasparov was, by all accounts, a terrific […]