Features
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME: Barnaby Rostant on the positive role football can play in our lives
From friendly football banter to friendships forged across cultures, Barnaby Rostant reflects on the power of the beautiful game to bring people together in an increasingly...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoRIVALS AND RESPECT: MATTHEW DUNN SAYS THE GAME WILL BE IN A BETTER PLACE WITHOUT FOOTBALL TRIBALISM…
Back in March, when Mo Salah announced his intention to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the comment section...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 weeks agoDOING GEORGE PROUD
George Camsell – The Man Who Broke All The Records and Shook The World Of Football, by Paul Menzies, published by...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoTEN CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
BOB PATEMAN PICKS A SELECTION OF THE BEST GAMES FROM THE FESTIVE SEASON OVER THE YEARS... Touch of class: Arsenal’s Thierry...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 weeks agoKEEPING THE FAITH
Faith and Football – Played for the Glory, by Marc Lyden-Smith, published by McCrimmon Publishing, Price: £7.95 MARC Lyden-Smith is well-placed...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoTHE DEMISE OF TESTIMONIALS
DAVID OHL REFLECTS ON THE LOSS OF A ONCE COMMON STAPLE IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL... Take the acclaim: Martin Keown salutes the...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 weeks agoSHORT WORKS
The Strange Death of Football, by John Wheatcroft, published by Blue Bunting, Price: £10 YOU don’t tend to find many football...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 weeks agoWHEN FANS GOT A VOICE
Fanzine - The story of football’s alternative press, by Daniel Gray, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £20 DANIEL Gray’s new book...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 weeks agoROLLERCOASTER RIDE
Swindon Town’s Journey to the Premier League, by David Wallis, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £19.99 FOLLOWING his previous book on...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 months agoWORDS OF WISDOM
The Changing Game: The past, present and future of football, by Martin O’Neill, published by Tallis Street Books, Price: £14.99 AT...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWhere has the unmistakable smell of football gone?
Andrew Sturgeon on an often overlooked consequence of football in modern-day stadiums... the smell. "The game’s gone" is a catchphrase often...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 months agoHEART OF THE GUNNERS
Poems of The Arsenal, by Liam Harding AI, available via Amazon, Price: £12 IN THE aftermath of Arsenal’s Premier League title...
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Features
/ 2 months agoBrentford rise from forgotten team to Premier League stalwarts
David Ohl looks at the recent success of Brentford, and reports on the history of the club and the local area....
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Book Reviews
/ 2 months agoA HAPPIER ENDING
The Season That Really Was – Cambridge United 2025-26 Promotion Special!, by Andrew Stephen, published by Hickathrift Press, Price: £18.99 A...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 months agoTHE BIBLE REVISITED…
The Sports Argus: The Eye on the Midlands, by Norman Bartlam, published by Curtis Sport (curtis-sport.com), Price: £17.99 LATE Tackle readers...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoA COMPELLING TALE
HH: Helenio Herrera, Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts, by Richard Fitzpatrick, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £20 RICHARD Fitzpatrick...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoROLLS ROYCE MOTORS ON
Mexico 86, by PJ Laverty, published by Roadhouse Media, Price: 12.99 WITH the World Cup about to kick off, PJ Laverty...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoRUMBELOWS REWIND
Get Ready For This – The Remarkable Rumbelows League Cup Era, by Stuart Steelyard, published by PitchPublishing, Price: £19.99 RETRO-FOOTBALL writer...
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Book Reviews
/ 5 months agoGREAT SCOTS ROAR BACK
A Long Time Coming – The Inside Story of Scotland’s Journey Through the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, by Andy Bargh, published...
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EFL
/ 7 months agoTHE WEDNESDAY: In dark days for his beloved club, a chance encounter in Italy lifts Owls fan Alan Smith
In dark days for his beloved club, a chance encounter in Italy gives Owls fan Alan Smith a lift...
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Europe
/ 7 months agoTWO DAYS, ONE FOOTBALL SUMMER: German football fan Tom Schmitter goes back in time to a carefree holiday as a youngster
To be honest, at first I thought it was Borussia Monchengladbach’s home shirt from the 2006/07 season. Only when I moved...
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EFL
/ 7 months agoMY SUPER SIX COVENTRY PROGRAMMES: Lifelong Sky Blues fan Kevin Halls dips into his collection of treasures
As a football-mad youngster growing up, I used to collect programmes, especially home ones of my club, Coventry City.
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Book Reviews
/ 9 months agoTOP TRAVELS: The Beautiful Grounds 3
The Beautiful Grounds 3, by Ray Margetson, published by Margetson Publishing, Price: £15 IF YOU enjoyed Ray Margetson’s previous two books...
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Features
/ 9 months agoMILLION POUND MADNESS: Bob Pateman looks back to the days when transfer fees hit an astronomical level
Bob Pateman looks back to the days when transfer fees hit an astronomical level
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Book Reviews
/ 9 months agoAN EPIC PRODUCTION: The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup
The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup, by Jonathan Wilson, published by Abacus Books, Price: £25...
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Book Reviews
/ 9 months agoSPECIAL TIMES: In the Pink: The Legend of the Pink ’Un
In the Pink: The Legend of the Pink ’Un, by Ian Addis, published by Bowden Publications, Price: £12 SUPPORTERS of a...
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EFL
/ 11 months 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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Book Reviews
/ 11 months agoTAKE A BOW, KEITH: Birmingham City – 150 Years of a Remarkable Football Club
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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Book Reviews
/ 11 months 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
/ 11 months agoA WORTHY TRIBUTE: The Football Battalions – The Elite Players Who Fought in the Great War
The Football Battalions – The Elite Players Who Fought in the Great War, by Christopher Evans, published by Bloomsbury, Price: £20...
