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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoKeith Wickham recalls rain-soaked MLS game on US holiday
We all have memories of weather-ravaged matches. There's the coldest game, the windiest, and the hottest, but what about the wettest?
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoToon challenge: Newcastle Utd to build on Carabao Cup success
Chris Dunlavy says Newcastle need to use their Carabao Cup success as a springboard to further glory.
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoA SCOTTISH ODYSSEY: Michael Grimes reflects on the latest leg of his football marathon…
AFTER completing ‘the 92’ in 2017-18, I needed another project, so ventured into Non- League football.
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Europe
/ 1 year agoLamine Yamal: Following in famous footsteps
Robert J Wilson on the challenge for young footballers when comparisons abound... Comparisons always tend to occur when a promising footballer...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoRod Stewart’s football passion: David Ohl reflects on his love for the beautiful game
David Ohl reflects on legendary singer Rod Stewart's love of the beautiful game and gets to the heart of his Brentford...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoSam Todd: Barry Davies was pure commentating genius
Sam Todd looks back at the career of broadcasting legend Barry Davies The 1986 Argentina-England World Cup quarter-final has recently resembled...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoPremier League: Jack Walker’s Blackburn Rovers dream
Michael Stewart recalls Blackburn's Premier League title triumph 30 years ago.
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoMEMORY LANE – November 2021, by Bob Bond
Memory Lane looks at Stockport 5 Bolton 3...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoThe rise and stall of Kawasaki Frontale
Chris Nee reports on a Japanese club eager to get back on the glory trail...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoTrevor Heft on missing Champions League games to go stargazing
Trevor Heft ponders what it would be like to miss your team's crucial Champions League game because you were on a...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoFINDING THE FAR CORNER AGAIN: A review of The Far Corner, by Harry Pearson
Jonny Brick plucks another book from the shelves of the Football Literary Society, this one a cult classic published in 1994.
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoMEMORY LANE – FEBRUARY 1971, BY BOB BOND
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoWHAT THE GULLS DID NEXT: Steve Harris on Torquay United
Author Steve Harris tells the story of how Torquay United made the most of their bizarre relegation escape in the 1980s.
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoWelcome to Late Tackle – March & April 2025 Edition
When Jurgen Klopp announced just over a year ago that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season,...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoUNEXPECTED EUROPEAN HOSTS: Sam Todd on a selected group of English grounds
Sam Todd looks at the select group of English grounds which have been home to European football but not a domestic...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoThe future of football programmes
David Ohl gives his ideas on how to protect a much-loved institution that has come under increasing pressure...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoThe minnow countries flexing their muscles on the international stage
TOM WINCH LOOKS AT THOSE COUNTRIES ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES ON THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MAP… The past year...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoTHE MEETING: Heather McKinlay on love, family and Charlton Athletic
I AM a chip off Dad’s old block when it comes to the beautiful game. Though my earliest memory – when...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year ago1990 World Cup: The magic of Salvatore ‘Toto’ Schillaci and Roger Milla
MICHAEL STEWART TAKES A LOOK BACK TO THE MEMORABLE ITALIA 90 WORLD CUP… Feel the passion: Italy’s Salvatore ‘Toto’ Schillaci celebrates...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoHeaven’s XI: The best players who have gone before us
PHILIP O’ROURKE PICKS HIS TOP SIDE FROM THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US Icon: Franz Beckenbauer playing for Bayern Munich...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoAll hail the king: Looking back at the late, great Denis Law
ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LATE, GREAT DENIS LAW Party time: Denis Law, centre, and his...
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoGarry Cook’s ambitious recipe at Man City
SAM SHEPPEY LOOKS AT THE ROLE OF GARRY COOK IN THE RISE OF MAN CITY AND HIS NEXT STEPS Done deal:...
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Fans View
/ 2 years agoFlint Mountain FC and the joys of Welsh football
The club intrigued me as I had never come across a team with ‘mountain’ in the name and from the outset...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoWelcome to Late Tackle – December & January Edition
It’s never easy taking a managerial job mid-season and moving to another country only adds to the challenge. But when Manchester...
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EFL
/ 2 years agoThe highs and lows of following a match on social media
One of the best aspects of football is that we follow our teams through thick and thin, in all kinds of...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoSuperclasico: A young man’s experience of La Bombonera
Countless confetti flutter through La Bombonera. Ahead of the slowly descending pieces of paper, the huge blue wall behind the goal...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoHilltop FC: London club with Somali roots champions community
It is a wet September night and planes thunder over Bedfont Sports Club, situated on the edge of Heathrow Airport.
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoEngland appoint Thomas Tuchel: What happens next
Considering the storied history between the two nations, it would be the ultimate irony should a German lead England to a...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoManchester United charge Ruben Amorim with remaking club
History has a habit of repeating itself and that has certainly transpired at Old Trafford when it comes to replacing iconic...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoEngland and Fabio Capello: An underwhelming story
With Thomas Tuchel just the third foreign manager in the history of England, there has been much discourse around his appointment.
