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Welcome to Late Tackle Magazine – September/October 2026
Late Tackle Magazine returns for September/October 2026 with a new domestic season, major summer moves, big questions for the Premier League’s top clubs and a look...
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/ 2 weeks agoFour big name players who retired far too early
Michael Spoor reports on a quartet of retired players who called time on their careers earlier than expected. Football superstars like...
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/ 2 weeks agoMERRY GO ROUND
DOES CHANGING MANAGER ACTUALLY WORK? ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM, AND AT SOME COST, ARGUES AJ BECKER... I RECENTLY spent some...
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/ 2 weeks agoCONIFA reboot lands in Europe
Jim Rendall takes a trip to Italy to watch some unheralded sides do battle in a CONIFA tournament. CONIFA, the association...
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/ 2 weeks agoSEARCHING AWAY DAYS
PAUL WATSON EXPLORES SOME OF THE MORE INHOSPITABLE AND UNUSUAL PLACES WHERE MATCHES TAKE PLACE… Thanks for coming! Baltika Kaliningrad players...
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EFL
/ 2 weeks agoSTARTING ALL OVER: John Lyons previews the 2026-27 domestic season
John Lyons looks ahead to the 2026-27 domestic season, with new managers, big-money signings and fresh challenges set to reshape the...
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/ 2 weeks agoFLITNEY BABY ONE MORE TIME
BRIGHTON FAN DAVID WILLIAMS RECALLS WHEN HE WITNESSED THE PERFECT NUTMEG OVER 20 YEARS AGO… ILOVE the frisson of energy that...
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/ 2 weeks agoDundee United’s Scottish Cup win that meant more
Dundee United fan Finlay Samson recalls when his team won the Scottish Cup in 2010. Scottish football is great, but it...
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/ 2 weeks agoDAVE, S ADVENTURE TOURS
MATHEW MANN SPEAKS TO FORMER ARSENAL AND RANGERS DEFENDER DAVE MACKINNON ABOUT A COUPLE OF UNFORGETTABLE TRIPS... No-nonsense: Dave MacKinnon playing...
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/ 2 weeks agoBROWNLANDS BONHOMIE
STEPHEN POXON ENJOYS A TASTE OF AUTHENTIC SCOTTISH FOOTBALL… LUNCARTY FC ply their trade at Brownlands Park, in a little Perthshire...
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EFL
/ 2 weeks agoBACK IN THE BIG TIME: Kevin Halls looks forward to Coventry City’s Premier League return
Kevin Halls looks ahead to Coventry City’s return to the Premier League after 25 years away, assessing their summer recruitment and...
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/ 2 weeks agoDUNCAN AND JUDE: Jon Wakeham looks at the impact of two precocious players who sparked for club and country at a young age
Jon Wakeham explores the striking similarities between Jude Bellingham and Duncan Edwards, two exceptional West Midlands talents who made their mark...
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/ 2 weeks agoWHEN THE NEW BOYS SHONE: Bob Pateman on promoted sides who took the Premier League by storm
Bob Pateman looks back at the promoted sides who made an immediate impact in the top flight, from title-winning Everton, Tottenham,...
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/ 2 weeks agoUNTOUCHABLE: Robert J Wilson says Lionel Messi’s World Cup displays have sealed his place as the greatest ever
Robert J Wilson argues that Lionel Messi’s extraordinary longevity, record-breaking numbers and continued brilliance on the World Cup stage have finally...
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/ 2 weeks agoENGLAND 3 POLAND 0
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/ 2 weeks agoHAIL KING KEV
SIMON BAXTER LOOKS BACK AT KEVIN KEEGAN, S MEMORABLE NEWCASTLE UNITED DAYS – AND THE LEGACY HE LEFT… Deep in thougणht:...
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/ 2 weeks agoWHERE MEMORIES LIVE FOREVER
SIMON BAXTER PENS AN ARTICLE ABOUT VISITING THE MEMORY CAFE AT NEWCASTLE UNITED, S ST JAMES, PARK… Oh yes! Malcolm Macdonald...
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/ 3 months agoWelcome to Late Tackle Magazine – July/August 2026
Well, here we go again. The anticipation is building with the World Cup just around the corner.
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/ 3 months agoBRING ON THE SUPER-SIZED WORLD CUP! John Lyons looks ahead to a record-breaking tournament – and at England’s prospects
If England are to finally end their World Cup drought and bring it home, then they’re going to have to do...
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/ 3 months agoWORLD CUP WARRIORS: Bob Pateman on the small group of players who have shown remarkable tournament longevity
On Wednesday, June 17, Lionel Messi is expected to become the first player to appear in a sixth World Cup finals...
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/ 3 months agoCLOCKING UP THE MILES: Simon Baxter looks back at previous World Cup travel adventures and the task ahead for fans this time around
Simon Baxter looks back at World Cup travel adventures from Italia ’90 and Argentina ’78 as fans prepare for the logistical...
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/ 3 months agoROOTING FOR OAKLAND
HOW, S THE US DOMESTIC GAME FARING? DAVE PARSONS SAMPLES A SECOND TIER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IN CALIFORNIA... ON A warm Californian...
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/ 3 months agoTHE MAGIC OF PANINI: Bob Pateman reflects on the impact of a World Cup staple that is coming towards the end of its journey
More than 60 years ago, the Panini family from Modena operated one of the small kiosks that once thrived in Italy,...
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/ 3 months agoSUPER SLAVS
MICHAEL SPOOR WAXES LYRICAL ABOUT TWO BALKAN MAVERICKS - DRAGAN STOJKOVIC AND DEJAN SAVICEVIC - WHO COULD TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY…...
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/ 3 months agoA MEGA-ALBUM FOR, 26
JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT PANINI, S NEW OFFERING, AND COMPARES IT TO ONE FROM BACK IN THE DAY… THERE’S...
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/ 3 months agoENGLAND’S LEARNING CURVE
KEITH DIXON LOOKS BACK AT THE THREE LIONS, WORLD CUP ADVENTURES BEFORE THEY STRUCK GOLD... THE 1950s and early 60s were...
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/ 3 months agoIT’S COMING HOME! Sam Todd looks at the struggles of English clubs in Europe 30 years ago played a part in a song that captured the hearts of a nation
English clubs have experienced many enjoyable seasons in Europe, but 1995-96 wasn’t one of them. Blackburn Rovers failed to get out...
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/ 3 months agoGUNNERS’ GLORY: John Lyons takes a look back at the 2025-26 season as Arsenal taste Premier League success
Having knocked on the door for a number of years, the pressure was on Arsenal to win the Premier League this...
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/ 3 months agoSOCCER IN THE USA: Robert J Wilson takes a look back to the 1994 World Cup finals
Robert J Wilson revisits the 1994 World Cup in the United States – from Maradona’s downfall and Roberto Baggio’s heartbreak to...
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/ 3 months agoJUST CHAMPION
COVENTRY CITY SUPPORTER KEVIN HALLS REFLECTS ON A MEMORABLE SEASON AND LOOKS FORWARD TO A PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN... Party time: The...
