News By The Late Tackle Magazine Team
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 weeks agoThe Top South African No-Deposit for 2025
As online gambling continues to grow rapidly in South Africa, players are increasingly seeking reliable, transparent and trustworthy information to guide...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month agoA DEVIL OF A JOB: Callum Humphrey reflects on the short time given to modern day managers
Callum Humphrey reflects on the short time given to modern day managers – and one potential upside...
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Premier League
/ 1 month agoFLORIAN KOPS FLAK: Robert J Wilson looks at big money capture Florian Wirtz’s early season struggles at Liverpool
Robert J Wilson looks at big money capture Florian Wirtz’s early-season struggles at Liverpool
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoBOXING DAY FEAST
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN FULHAM LED THE WAY IN A GOAL-CRAZY ROUND OF FESTIVE MATCHES… BOXING Day 1963 would live long...
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Book Reviews
/ 1 month agoENTERTAINING CUP TALES
Whatever Will Be, Will Be – A Matter of Life and Football, by Felix White, published by Cassell, Price: £22 I’VE...
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Book Reviews
/ 1 month agoA WORTHY TRIBUTE
The Football Battalions – The Elite Players Who Fought in the Great War, by Christopher Evans, published by Bloomsbury, Price: £20...
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Book Reviews
/ 1 month agoLESSONS FOR PARENTS
Doing It For The Kids, by Chris Hunt, published by Mile Away Publishing, Price: £7.99 THE blurb that goes along with...
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Book Reviews
/ 1 month agoTAKE A BOW, KEITH
Birmingham City – 150 Years of a Remarkable Football Club, by Keith Dixon, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £40 IT’S not...
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Retro
/ 1 month agoTHE HUNDRED GRAND DAYS
ROBERT PATEMAN LOOKS BACK TO A TIME WHEN 100,000 POUNDS WOULD ALLOW YOU TO BUY A TOP PLAYER... IT’S no exaggeration...
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EFL
/ 1 month agoSIZZLING SKY BLUES: Coventry City fan Kevin Halls examines their flying start to the season
When Mark Robins was sacked by chairman Doug King just over a year ago, it came as a shock to us...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month agoBACK IN THE HOT SEAT: Sam Sheppey looks at the managers who have returned to their former clubs
Sam Sheppey looks at the managers who have returned to their former clubs
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month agoSIGN HERE, PLEASE
AUTOGRAPHS DAVID OHL LOOKS BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN FOOTBALL PLAYER AUTOGRAPHS BECAME HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER... THE creation of the iPhone by...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoBAZ BALL: Michael Grimes on the remarkable career of footballer-turned-physio Mick Rathbone
When through an old album from 1977-78, each sticker is not just a ‘want’, ‘got’, ‘double’ or ‘swap’, but also a...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoTHE WONDER OF VALERIY
MANAGERIAL MASTERMIND GARRY WHITE GOES BACK IN TIME TO RECALL THE EXPLOITS OF LEGENDARY FORMER DYNAMO KYIV AND SOVIET UNITED BOSS...
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Non-League
/ 1 month agoTHE FISH HOOKED ME IN
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL WRITER AND POET CHRIS TOWERS VENTURES TO WATCH FISHER FC IN FA VASE ACTION... ITOOK a ferry ride over...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoDER BOMBER: Michael Stewart looks back at the career of legendary Bayern Munich and West Germany goal king Gerd Muller
Michael Stewart looks back at the career of legendary Bayern Munich and West Germany goal king Gerd Muller.
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EFL
/ 1 month ago6-3-GAME, SET AND MATCH: Alan Smith recalls how his first Sheffield Wednesday game in 1954 sealed his fate
Alan Smith recalls how his first Sheffield Wednesday game in 1954 sealed his fate...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoVIVE LA DIFFERENCEENCE
KEITH WICKHAM ENJOYS A PACKED WEEKEND OF FOOTBALL IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM... ALONG weekend of football awaits but not the usual...
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Europe
/ 1 month agoThe Legacy of Jean-Marc Bosman: How one player’s personal battle reshaped football as we know it
Jamie Bicker reports on one player’s personal battle that ended up reshaping football as we know it...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoKEEGAN SIGNS
SIMON BAXTER RECALLS WHEN NEWCASTLE UNITED PULLED OFF A SENSATIONAL TRANSFER COUP AND GAVE HIM THE LAST LAUGH Wow factor: Kevin...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoMEMORY LANE – FEBRUARY 2001,
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Late Tackle
/ 1 month agoITV’S MAGIC MOMENTS
SAM TODD LOOKS AT ITV, S 70 YEARS OF FOOTBALL COVERAGE THROUGH THE PRISM OF SEVEN MATCHES THAT WERE SHOWN ON...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoEverything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Astroturf vs AstroTurf: A Comprehensive Guide
The term “astroturf” has become synonymous with artificial grass across the globe, yet few understand the distinction between the pioneering brand...
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Features
/ 3 months agoRobert Wilson on Alexander Isak and the perils of player power
Robert J Wilson reflects on a summer transfer window that caused chaos and controversy.
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoBook review: Home Park Heaven, by Radu Herklots
Home Park Heaven is Herklots' first foray into non-fiction and is largely a childhood memoir of growing up in the 1960s...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoBook review: Gentleman Jim McCarthy, by Neil Thompson
Neil Thompson realised that his desire to play football and be involved in the game came from his uncle, Jim McCarthy.


