ENGLAND continued their World Cup warm-up with another underwhelming performance on Wednesday night as they laboured to a 2-2 draw […]
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ISSUE 22 of Late Tackle is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in over 400 WHSmith […]
THE NEARLY MEN 90 MINUTES FROM THE WORLD CUP FINALS
EDWARD STUBBS traces the heartbreak of the nations who fell at the last hurdle of qualification for the greatest show […]
ENGLAND SCORE MORE WITHOUT RUNAROUND ROON
CHRIS DUNLAVY examines the statistics that paint a poor picture of England’s best-known star Wayne Rooney TALKING about the World […]
SPORTS PSYCHIATRISTS
England always seem to freeze on the big stage, but with the help of one man, things could be different […]
DAVID’S DELIGHT
With the World Cup fast approaching, LIAM NEWMAN recalls the moment that he (along with millions of others) fell back […]
FOOTBALL VS FOOTBALL
BEN GOULD looks at some of the common practises in American gridiron and says good old English soccer might do […]
IT’S HARD WORK BEING A STRIKER THESE DAYS
SAM COX explains why too many clubs are making a big mistake by trying to play like Barcelona Zlatan Ibrahimovic […]
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 […]
THE ACADEMY OF FOOTBALL
DANNY RUST looks at Tony Carr, head of the West Ham academy and talent-spotter extraordinaire Tony Carr Tony Carr is […]
WAG CORNER
MATTHEW JAMES casts his seasoned eye over the form Anara Atanes YOU know what it’s like. You don’t get picked […]
GIBRALTAR’S ROCK
CAPTAIN CHIPOLINA ON UEFA ACCEPTANCE, MAKING HISTORY AND PLAYING ENGLAND DAN RAWLEY talks to the jubilant islanders about their progresion […]
A MATTER OF FACT
Rafa Benitez’s short-lived spell at Chelsea was as controversial as it was unexpected. Here, DAN HOLMES delves back into recent […]
THE RISE OF DIEGO COSTA
FROM LAGARTO TO LA LIGA JAMES BENSON traces the background of one of the world’s most sought-after strikers Akin to […]
WHY GERRARD SHOULDN’T GO TO THE WORLD CUP…
MATT NESBITT feels England’s captain deserves to put his feet up rather than risk more heartbreak in Brazil You’ve got […]
IN DEFENCE OF NOT DEFENDING MOYES
Manchester United fan MAX GREENHALGH says the decision to fire David Moyes was absolutely correct..and this is why The banner […]
A NEW LEAGUE WOULD ONLY CREATE MORE DIVISIONS IN THE GAME…
NEIL SIMMS makes an emotional – and rational – argument against Greg Dyke’s plan for Premier League B teams to […]
DISTURBING SHORTAGE OF SOCIOPATHS ON THE PLANE
NICK PULLEN on the real reason England won’t win the World Cup…. Steven Gerrard can’t get the ball from Mourinho […]
Football Industry Day Back Again To Help Clubs
Leading football website www.footballtradedirectory.com have partnered up with Late Tackle Magazine for another year. With that in mind, football clubs […]
WEIRD COACHING
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the way-out methods adopted by coaches throughout the world…some work, and some certainly don’t! LIFTING weights […]
TUNES OF GLORY HAVE ECHOED AT MAN CITY BEFORE
As Manchester City enter the final stages of their challenge for the Premier League JAMES LAWTON looks back at the […]
SADLY, KING, BILLY TRASHED NOTTM FOREST
CHRIS DUNLAVY sheds no tears at the passing of a manager who tarnished the name of a once-great club THE […]
BYRON MORENO
THE REMARKABLE CRIMES OF FOOTBAL’S MOST INFAMOUS REFEREE JOSH BLAND charts the rise and sensational downfall of the Ecuadorian official […]
PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BIG FIVE
DANNY RUST shines the spotlight on the fast-changing world of league football in the USA The Premier League, La Liga, […]
FOLLOWING TORQUAY IN EUROPE
PETER WADE charts a weekend away in an alien land for a group of Torquay United supporters Now I realise […]
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We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]
THE LEGEND OF ZARRA
DAVID LEE WHEATLEY looks back at the career of a striker who held all the Spanish records until a certain […]
CAN THE BELGIANS DELIVER?
THE WORLD CUP DERAM LIVES ON STEVEN JAMES GREEN LOOKS AT BELGIUM’S GOLDEN CROP AND WARNS THEY COULD FAIL AGAIN Thomas […]
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
THE GREATEST MANAGERS NOT TO HAVE WON THE EUROPEAN CUP RAY HARPER asks if winning Europe’s most famous club trophy […]
FROM CHAMPIONS TO OUTCASTS
THE STRANGE AND TRAGIC STORY OF ZAIRE AT WORLD CUP, 74 It is June 22nd 1974 at the Parkstadion in […]
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