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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoPELE AND THE OVERHEAD
HOW MANY GOES DID IT TAKE THE LEGENDARY BRAZILIAN TO GET HIS SENSATIONAL EQUALISER RIGHT IN ESCAPE TO VICTORY? JOHN SMITH...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoENGLAND BEAT SPAIN …AND THE RAIN
COLIN ALLAN LOOKS BACK AT A CLASSIC FRIENDLY FROM OCTOBER 1960… Up for it: England’s Mick McNeil leaps with Spain’s Alfredo...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoPASS THE BALL GRAND DUCHY STYLE
MICHAEL SPOOR TAKES A FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF LUXEMBOURGISH FOOTBALL… SPENDING the summer of 2024 with my partner, a Luxembourg...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoON THE MOUNTAIN ROAD
FOOTBALL POET AND WRITER CHRIS TOWERS MEETS WITH SOME FRIENDS TO WATCH THE BLAENAVON BLUES TAKE ON CWMBRAN TOWN IN THE...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoSTANLEY MATTHEWS FOOTBALL PIONEER
MICHAEL STEWART LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LEGENDARY FORMER STOKE, BLACKPOOL AND ENGLAND OUTSIDE RIGHT… Skill: Blackpool’s...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoMEMORY LANE – MARCH 1955, BY BOB BOND
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoWelcome to Late Tackle Magazine – March/April 2026
Did anyone really think that National League North outfit Macclesfield would knock holders Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup?
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoTHE DANGER OF TEENAGE KICKS
IS IT RIGHT FOR ANY PLAYER, NO MATTER HOW TALENTED, TO PLAY LEAGUE FOOTBALL AT 15? ALEX KEBLE REPORTS... Fresh-faced: Everton’s...
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Non-League
/ 2 months agoNORTH-EAST PRIDE: Simon Baxter sees Ashington face Blyth Spartans on Boxing Day
THE A189 Derby, two World Cup heroes, a Newcastle United legend and a fast bowler. As I leave the A189 spine...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoMY SCOTTISH CUP HAT-TRICK: Michael Grimes takes in three games in a marathon day
AS PART of my plans to visit all 42 Scottish League grounds, I planned a treble-header on the day of the...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoPADOVA BATTLE BACK: Lyle Kilbane watches Padova take on derby rivals Venezia
IT’S been a long last decade-plus for fans of Padova. In 2014, the team’s five-year run in Series B came crashing...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoDAWN OF THE WORLD: Steven Kennedy looks at the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930
THE World Cup returns to the Americas once again this summer, but under circumstances utterly unimaginable to those who crossed oceans...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoTHE POWER OF FANTASY FOOTBALL: Matthew Dunn on now the game helped his mental health
WHETHER it’s from the NHS, Office for National Statistics or the charity Mind, the message is consistent – one in four...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoWelcome to Late Tackle Magazine – January/February 2026
Last season, Burnley grafted their way to promotion to the Premier League by keeping it tight and stacking up a laundry...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoBOXING DAY FEAST: Colin Allan on when Fulham led the way in a goal-crazy round of festive games
BOXING Day 1963 would live long in the memories of Fulham fans. It was the day their team beat Ipswich Town...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoSHARED HERITAGE
MARK MORAN UNCOVERS HIS FAMILY CONNECTION TO ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER... ALEXIS Mac Allister first caught my attention in October 2020 when...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoUP FOR THE CUP
STEPHEN ALLEN TAKES A TRIP TO WATCH ENGLAND BASED TWEEDMOUTH RANGERS ON THEIR SCOTTISH CUP DEBUT... TWEEDMOUTH Rangers created their own...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoSUPER TED’S MAGNIFICENT 7
LIAM HARDING RECALLS WHEN HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER CREATED A SLICE OF FOOTBALL HISTORY... Top marksman: Ted Drake in typical action for...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoSIGN HERE, PLEASE: David Ohl on when football player autographs became highly sought-after
THE creation of the iPhone by Steve Jobs gave all football fans the capability to take immediate photographs and ‘selfies’ with...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoTHE WONDER OF VALERIY: Garry White recalls the managerial exploits of Valeriy Lobanovskyi
A trip back in time to recall the exploits of legendary former Dynamo Kyiv and Soviet United boss. So, Valeriy Lobanovskyi....
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Non-League
/ 4 months agoTHE FISH HOOKED ME IN: Poet Chris Towers ventures to watch Fisher FC in FA Vase action…
I TOOK a ferry ride over the Thames to see Fisher FC in action. The bright lights of Canary Wharf shone...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoVIVE LA DIFFERENCE: Keith Wickham enjoys a packed weekend of football in France and Belgium
A LONG weekend of football awaits but not the usual English fare. A combined two hours of ferry crossing from Dover...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoKEEGAN SIGNS: Simon Baxter recalls when Newcastle Utd pulled off a transfer coup
THE heat from the coal fire not yet emanating through the house, I rubbed a hole in the cold condensation of...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoMEMORY LANE – FEBRUARY 2001,
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