PAUL BROWN remembers the humble beginnings of the console togger EACH new instalment of FIFA and Pro Evo, EA Sports’ […]

ANDREW CHERRIE wonders why a safe solution can’t be found for the serial standers at football TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND people […]

PETER BATEMAN gets all dewy-eyed over a short-lived footie mag from the 70s OSTALGIA Chelsea’s Ron Harris was king of […]

So we’re back. A bit later than planned, but better late than never and all that. If you’ve read Late […]

MIKE MILES meanders through a mind-boggling maze of money madness ON my office wall is a two-page spread from the […]

SCOTT TERRIO is predicting more highs for Low Mesut Ozil goes round Austria goalkeeper Christian Gratzei to score for Germany FORGET […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY charts some famous ‘projects’ tha t turned from wonder into dust EVERY division has got one – a […]

ANDREW CRAWFORD on why football in China is finally on the up Nicolas Anelka meets his new fans THE Chinese […]

NICK YOUNG on how England’s finally smelling the coffee when it comes to tactics Rory Delap ONE of the great […]

PATRICK JOHN defends a World Cup that’s remembered for all the wrong reasons IT was widely derided as the worst […]

MATT BADCOCK tells the sad tale of a player separated from the pet he’s devoted to Blairy’s Dog Frank takes […]

DAVID STANDEN reckons footballers should learn from past mistakes and leave the crooning to the professionals AT the turn of […]

STEPHEN TUDOR pays a personal tribute to the football genius that was Socrates After a long battle with illness, the […]

WALSH’S WORLD Kristian Walsh on matters abroad There’s nothing better in football than watching a team which typifies the city […]

Issue four of Late Tackle – in all good newsagents on February 29 … Continue reading… Access all our premium […]

 with Patrick John DID YOU KNOW: On Christmas Day 1935, Oldham beat Tranmere 4-1 in the old Third Division North. […]

JAMES HERD can’t understand why the big clubs spend so little time and effort scouting players in non-league football Roy […]

ADAM HURREY of angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com on how players, agents, pundits and the media come together to produce one of the more […]

OLLY RICKETTS argues that even today, success requires more than just money As Roger Domeneghetti argued in his excellent piece […]

PAUL BROWN with the tale of the league “everyone was talking about” in 1978 — but only for 15 weeks […]

Blocky, slow, clumpy but a much-loved source of vital information. MIKE MARTIN mourns the passing of analogue Ceefax to the […]

MICK RATHBONE spent 35 years as a player and physio at Birmingham, Blackburn and Everton. This extract from ‘The Smell […]

LIAM MILNER on the trials and tribulations of one of Europe’s biggest clubs that has seen some of its greatest […]

ALAN JOHNSON reports on a torrid time for Lincolnshire that has seen four league clubs reduced to just one When […]

FIRST of all, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – and thanks for buying Late Tackle. We’ve had a […]

SAM HUGHES on a team that were more than just ‘the stiffs’ Generally, reserve sides of big clubs in Spain struggle. […]

CHRIS MARTIN wishes most Manchester United fans still came from Salford Prawn sandwiches, floppy jester hats, a brand new replica […]