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The wonder of Lee Trundle
By Alex Stedman I was asked to meet Lee Trundle at the Village Hotel in Swansea before their home game […]
Seven Year Old writes brilliant application to become new Inverness manager
Following the departure of John Hughes, seven-year-old Inverness fan Ewen Mackenzie decided to throw his name into the hat for the managerial […]
Fan-tastic – not us! The slow death of Britain’s fan culture
EDD PAUL says other other countries, notably Germany, have overtaken us in the way they watch their football… Football, as us […]
WALES WILL BE ON-SONG IN FRANCE
MIKE JONES looks ahead to Wales’ first major finals since 1958 – and believes they will be a force to […]
COME ON ENGLAND, STICK IT IN THE NET!
KEVIN HALLS recalls the day when England won the World Cup – and caused chaos at home in Coventry IWAS […]
THE U’S OPEN-ENDED PROBLEM
JAMES RICHARDS examines the current state of play at Oxford United and suggests that, despite progress on the pitch, there […]
THE SUM OF THE PARTS DO ADD UP!
THE SUM OF THE PARTS, BY JON KEEN, PUBLISHED BY MICKLE PRESS, £17.99,RATING OUT OF 10: 8 STALWART Reading fan […]
QUOTES OF THE YEAR
BEING a football manager is a tough job and the life expectancy is getting shorter and shorter. So it’s no […]
LISBON’S LIONS SEEK TO CLAW WAY BACK TO TOP
DANNY RUST reports on a Portuguese club hungry to re-establish themselves as the country’s best SPORTING Clube de Portugal are […]
THREE LIONS CAN ROAR
TOM BLACKETT suggests there is reason for optimism as England prepare to head to France to take on the continent’s […]
YOU NEED SUPPORT TO MAKE IT!
TOM HESLOP talks to ex-Cambridge United striker Robbie Simpson and Fulham forward Matt Smith about the people who helped them […]
IT’S NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS…
Self-confessed ‘Grumpy Old Fan’ ROB BRADLEY says football just isn’t what it used to be A PART from the obvious […]
TOTTI: ITALY’S LAST GREAT FANTASISTA
BARNEY STEPHENSON looks at the career of a Roma and Italy icon FRANCESCO Totti is 40 this year. He has just […]
ITAL Y’S NORTH SOUTH DIVIDE
JAMES RICHARDS looks at how southern Italy has been starved of success – but why there’s a glimmer of hope […]
THE DEMAND FOR INSTANT SUCCESS IS RUINING GAME
SAM MEADE explains why football should take a longer-term view PATIENCE remains a virtue. Unfortunately, football remains so immensely out […]
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 […]
WAG CORNER
E cstatic: Fabio Borini celebrates against Chelsea and, inset, kisses his wife after ensuring Sunderland’s Premier League Survival IT WASN’T […]
WHEN SCHMEICHEL SHOOK UP THE SHAKERS
He might be a Premier League winner with Leicester City now, but TOM GEORGE remembers when Kasper Schmeichel shone at […]
FOX TROT TO FUTURE SUCCESS?
JORDAN-LUKE McDONALD looks at where Leicester City go next following their incredible Premier League title campaign… LEICESTER City’s fairytale season […]
THE MIGHTY MAGYARS
KEVIN HALLS recalls how Hungary’s finest came to England and changed football forever… ENGLAND head off to the European Championship […]
ENGLAND 1 POLAND 1
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FALLING FOR FOOTBALL SHIRTS
NEAL HEARD explains why he needed to write a book about his favourite football jerseys – and why Newport County’s […]
ENGLAND’S NEARLY MEN
Ask anyone about England’s World Cup winning side of ’66 and the names will trip off the tongue. But the […]
WATCH OUT FOR RUSSIA…
England kick off their Euro 2016 campaign with a Group B match against Russia in Marseille on June 11. We […]
ITALIA 90-WORLD CLASS
It’s more than a quarter of a century ago, but GED BARNES still cherishes the memory of his first World […]
NORTHERN IRELAND RETURN TO THE PARTY
ALLY McKENZIE can’t wait to follow his team to the Euros – and believes Saint Michael and Co. can perform […]
TOP 5 EURO MOMENTS
JOHN LYONS takes a look back at some of the most memorable incidents in the European Championship LET’S be honest, […]
Emotional speech from manager spurs Toulouse on to avoid the Ligue 1 drop
Toulouse went into the final game of the season last weekend needing a dramatic turn of results avoid relegation from Ligue […]
Roy Hodgson springs a few surprises in his provisional squad announcement
Roy Hodgson gave a surprise call up to Manchester United’s 18-year-old striker Marcus Rashford as he named his provisional England […]