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THE FA WHY EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM FRUSTRATE ME
TOM PHILLIPS lets off steam about why the national association is failing football l It has to be, single-handedly the […]
TWO ENGLISH STRIKERS LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM
CAM MELLING looks at the Stateside success of English journeymen Bradley Wright-Phillips and Dom Dwyer There has been much said […]
MATCH- FIXING AND FAVOURITISM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
TIM CARROLL charts the forgotten years of East German football Dynamo Berlin stadium With World Cup success in Brazil, German […]
THE LITTLE GREEN SCREEN THAT CHANGED FOOTBALL
NEIL COTTON traces the evolution – and importance – of video games The news that the Football Manager database will […]
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 […]
AFFORDABLE FOOTBALL?
We May Need To Be More German…Or Look Lower IAN TOWNSEND tackles the complex problem of rising ticket prices amid […]
SUPER MARIO IS BACK
JAKE EVANS hopes there’s a bright future for Mario Balotelli after his £16 million move to Liverpool Brendan Rogers says […]
WAG CORNER
MATTHEW JAMES casts his seasoned eye over the form WHEN the Premier League official twitter account invited its followers to […]
SACK RACE TAKES A CRAZY TURN FOR THE WORST
SAM ELLIOTT looks at some of the more bizarre dismissals of managers in the Britsh game SEPTEMBER has arrived. Bringing […]
HOW POWERFUL ARE YOUR CLUB? ASK TWITTER!
NEIL COTTON says social media is becoming the barometer of success for football clubs At many football grounds the screeching […]
THOSE WONDERFUL AFTERNOONS TUNED INTO SPORTS REPORT
NEIL SIMMS pays his personal tribute to James Alexander Gordon, voice of classified results I read of the passing […]
WHAT’S BEAUTIFUL ABOUT IT?
GARETH ROBERTS rants at the phrase Pele made immortal THE time is right and the time is now. The opportunity […]
HOW THE MIGHTY GREEN GIANTS HAVE FALLEN
JOEY MILLAR looks at the astonishing decline of Ireland’s international team since the World Cup victory over Italy in 1994 […]
BIG SAM’S THE MAN
LIAM NEWMAN insists that more exciting times are just around the corner at West Ham United Love him or hate […]
CAN LIVERPOOL WIN THE ELUSIVE 19TH?
JAMES BENSON assesses the challenge ahead of the Reds this season as they go in search of the league title […]
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Late Tackle New Issue Out NOW!
THE NEW issue of Late Tackle is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in over 400 WHSmith […]
How Carlo Ancelotti and Florentino Perez are slowly building a new breed of Galacticos
When Florentino Perez was elected Club President of Real Madrid back in July 2000, no-one could have predicted the influx […]
CRAP ENGLAND
CHRIS DUNLAVY underlines the reasons why the World Cup remains a distant hope for Roy Hodgson’s severely limited squad WHEN […]
HOW THE WORLD CUP’S SOUL WAS RESCUED BY GERMANY
JAMES LAWTON despairs at the hype of Brazil 2014 when only the eventual winners offered any kind of comparison to […]
BLAME IT ON THE BOOKIE
Football tipster Matt Nesbitt on why the FA have backed another loser… From August 1 the FA imposed a worldwide […]
MANAGERS AND THEIR EYESIGHT
ANDREW LAWLER says it’s time football got technology fully in focus Try awarded by video ref in Rugby League When […]
BLOND ARROW WHO FIRED IMAGINATION
JAMES LAWTON pays his special tribute to Alfredo di Stefano (1926-2014) who won five European Cups in succession with Real […]
A MESSAGE TO YOU, SISU
STEVE COYNE pleads the case for Coventry City to be allowed to return home to the Ricoh Arena Football club […]
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 […]
GOLDEN OLDIES
DANNY RUST looks back at the remarkable longevity of Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon Faryd Mondragon Luis Suarez may have stolen […]
‘TAKE ME TO FOOTBALL, DADDA’
JOHN RAMSEY explains the delights – and otherwise of his move to the Family Stand I’d like to move my […]
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING OUT
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at how other sides have imploded after a mass sale of their stars SOUTHAMPON began the summer […]
VARDY’S PARTY SET TO REACH THE BIG TIME
ASA McCOY says the one-time non-league star can continue his mercurial career in the Premier League Non-league football. Being kicked […]