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The sad fact is that most of us won’t ever be good at football in real life. Nor are we […]
The Joys Of Football On The Radio
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A brief preview of Thursday and Friday’s Euro 2016 play-off matches
20 teams have already qualified for this summer’s European Championships in France and just four places in the tournament remain. […]
A little more information about…. The 2015 Indian Super League
The second season of the Indian Super League (ISL) kicked off last month. The league has caused much intrigue across […]
Who will become the next NYCFC Head Coach?
Less than a year after New York City FC played their first competitive fixture, the club’s owners have decided to part […]
Is Jamie Vardy a top January transfer target?
By Craig Simpkin With nearly a third of the campaign gone, Jamie Vardy is statistically the best striker in the Premier […]
From the German national team to WWE….
Former Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Tim Wiese has undergone a dramatic transformation since hanging up his boots […]
WHO IS REALLY WORLD CLASS?
JORDAN-LUKE McDONALD tries to get to the bottom of a question that’s often asked… IF YOU were to ask someone […]
FERGIE TIME WAS MAGIC FOR DONS….
GED BARNES looks back at Sir Alex Ferguson’s highly successful spell as Aberdeen manager – and wonders if the glory […]
HERO PACKIE PACKED A LOT INTO CAREER
JOHN LYONS reviews the latest books to reach us at Late Tackle… PACKIE BONNER – THE LAST LINE, BY PACKIE […]
BRITISH AND IRISH CUP?
RORY SMITH comes up with a novel idea to generate interest and enthusiasm across the borders… INSTEAD of Scottish clubs […]
DON’T MISS BOLIVIA IN FULL BLOOM
JOHN LYONS says that one of South American football’s lesser lights is still well worth a visit… A typical scene […]
BOUNDING ALONG
MATT LEE meets up with former Swansea City, Oxford United and Weymouth defender Matthew Bound to have a chat about […]
BRILLIANT BAY MADE OUR DAY!
ANDREW LAWLER tells us why he and his son, Andrew, love the passion of Trearddur Bay United Action from the […]
HOW CLOUGH AND FOREST PULLED OFF MIRACLES
JOHN LYONS takes a look at a new film about Nottingham Forest’s glory days – and catches up with John […]
HOW CAPTAIN MARVEL SERGEI WON HEARTS
DANNY ARMSTRONG takes a look at the career of one of Russia’s best-ever midfielders and leaders… IN 1938, just a […]
SINGING THE BLUES
They might not have much support, but JOHN LYONS finds out why Jim Cooper loves bossing Metropolitan Police… Focused: Met […]
ENGLAND 3 SCOTLAND 1
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GA-GA FOR FOOTBALL ON THE RADIO…
ADAM CARROLL-SMITH gives us a taster of his new book, The Pictures Are Better on the Radio: A fan’s love […]
AT LEAST BLUES TOP LOAN TABLE!
But DANNY RUST says something must be done about Chelsea’s incredible number of players THE summer transfer window saw Chelsea […]
KIWI SOCCER TO TRY AGAIN
NEIL COTTON looks at the gulf between the All Blacks and All Whites – and the bid to close the […]
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 […]
ENGLAND’S SPELL IN THE WILDERNESS
GARY TEDDER reflects on the time when the Three Lions consistently missed out on the big events The start of […]
WAG CORNER
Anna Stachurska Lewandowski scores…again FIVE goals in nine minutes. Not something that happened on a Sunday morning at the local […]
SLEEPING GIANTS
LIAM FLIN takes a look at some European clubs who are failing to punch their weight after falling on hard […]
NEW YORK NOT CITY SLICKERS
DANNY RUST reports on a fledgling club struggling to meet expectations despite their star names… NEWYork City FC joined the […]
NEILLY PUT SMILES ON CELTIC FACES
LUKE MASSEY AND PAUL JOHN DYKES look back on the time Celtic’s Neilly Mochan netted a Coronation Cup cracker… IT’S […]
OLD HEAD ON YOUNG SHOULDERS
NICK LOUGH looks at how Adam Murray is reviving Mansfield’s fortunes… UNTIL Scotsman Gary Caldwell swooped into Wigan and took […]
TALES OF THE FAMOUS VICTORY
MATTHEW EDWARDS looks back at Arbroath’s 36-0 win against Bon Accord in 1885… Ian Wishart, Murdo MacLeod, Jimmy Stirling and […]
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