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TURN ON? OR TURN OFF

RICHARD FAULKNER casts an eye over the best and worst pundits to hit our screens and airwaves during the season Champions […]

THE BOY FROM BRAZIL

Samba stars in the Premier League are nothing new these days – but MARK GODFREY remembers Mirandinha, the man who […]

LOSING MY RELIGION

With ticket prices continuing to rise, more and more football fans are picking and choosing their matches, watching the game […]

GARETH ROBERTS RANTS

Why is everyone smartin, over Martin? GARETH ROBERTS takes a closer look at the sacking of O’Neill    EVERYONE was […]

THE ROAD TO WIGAN CHEER

LUKE CONSTABLE says Roberto Martinez has accepted where Wigan are as a club – and so should you because they’re […]

JOHNNY B BAD

The words might change, but the chant stays the same. JAMES DUTTON bemoans the terrace chant that just won’t go […]

BOUNDARY SPARKS

Oldham’s cup exploits this season have brought back the 1989-90 campaign and an unlikely trip from Pennine Way to Wembley […]

FEAR OF THE PROMISED

ASHLEY GREBB is not entirely sure he wants his team to win promotion to the Premier League… OUTSIDE, the icy […]

WRITE FOR LATE TACKLE

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

FOOTBALL ON FILM

RAMON BENITEZ looks at how the beautiful game has been depicted on the big screen – with varying degrees of […]

SICK OF THE SPIN

KEITH MENARY says the incessant turning of the managerial merry-go-round is another turn off about the modern game THIS season has […]

GOALDEN BROWN

PATRICK NORRIE says the former PM had a vision for club ownership that would have benefited the game HE 2010 […]

MOACYR BARBOSA

A MISTAKE THAT SHOCKED A NATION SAM HUGHES looks back on the vitriol poured on Brazil’s goalkeeper for the ‘error’ […]

The Cape Crusaders

The performances of Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations raised a few eyebrows, including those of DAN RAWLEY […]

FOLLOW THE LEADERS

KEITH MENARY bemoans the lack of chest-pumping skippers in modern-day football – and looks back at six of the best […]

TELLY ACHE

PAUL BROWN has an Andy Townsend-shaped problem with footie commentary on ITV Andy Townsend ANDY Townsend has an unmatched ability […]

WRITE FOR LATE TACKLE

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