As ever, thanks for buying the magazine. It’s the summer, it’s the Euros and yet another season of madness is […]

NICK YOUNG laments the slow transition from terrace to television – and urges fans to bin the box for some […]

American media man ANDY ELRICK lifts the lid on why he’s a sucker for ‘soccer’ IAM not sure what the […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY contemplates the star wars that resulted in players with silky skills crashing off the international radars WE all […]

DUNLAVY DUNLAVY figures out that the Argentinian method of where teams finish in the league table is a number-crunching game […]

ALAN JOHNSON explains how banning bangers has been a recipe for success and made Forest Green hungry to serve more […]

DID YOU KNOW  As the European Championship approaches – and thoughts turn to the blessed Germans winning again – it […]

SIMON HUGHES shines light on an appeal to give a team formed in 1894 a bright future THE wooden hub […]

JAMES OWENS just can’t get excited about the new Three Lions boss WATCHING Ricky Tomlinson as the haphazard, heart-on-sleeve gaffer […]

WITH PATRICK JOHN DID YOU KNOW  While the rest of this sea-faring nation marked the centenary of the sinking of […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TONY MOGAN reveals his guilty secret It’s 3:37 am. I’ve been sat in this dark room, hunched over my laptop, […]

MARTIN ‘Jimmy’ TARBUCK from Wigan fanzine The Mudhutter is dreading the drop. To prepare himself for the worst, he spoke […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY charts some illustrious, and fatal, relegations River Plate players in 2011TOO Good to go down? Tell that to […]

In an extract from excellent new book ‘Joe Fagan, a reluctant champion’ ANDREW FAGAN and MARK PLATT recall the drama […]

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

MARK SEGAL had a break from his beloved West Ham to run off with another team Support for your football […]

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

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