Late Tackle
FROM CITY SLICKERS TO CITY TRICKERS: John Lyons gives his view on the Manchester City financial storm
John Lyons examines the fallout from Manchester City’s financial case, the questions hanging over their success and why a failed appeal could demand a severe punishment.
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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoNOSTALGIA 1 NOWADAYS 0: Stephen Poxon says the modern game does not match up to yesteryear
From home-grown heroes to modern-day managerial quirks, Stephen Poxon reflects on the footballing traditions he misses and the changes that leave...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 days agoPATIENCE PAYS OFF FOR JONO: Steve Penny chats to Scarborough Athletic boss Jonathan Greening
Steve Penny speaks to former Manchester United midfielder Jonathan Greening about life in the hotseat at his home-town club Scarborough Athletic.
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EFL
/ 2 days agoOWLS MEMORIES FROM MARSEILLE
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FAN ALAN SMITH TAKES A TRIP TO FRANCE AND BACK IN TIME... MARSEILLE. It seemed a long way to...
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Non-League
/ 2 days agoMINING A RICH FUTURE
WRITER AND POET CHRIS TOWERS TRAVELLED TO SEE PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES, OF THE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE EAST DIVISION, DEFEAT LIVERSEDGE 5-0 ON...
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EFL
/ 2 days agoA WANDER TO WYCOMBE
JIM STEWART TAKES A TRIP TO SEE THE LEAGUE ONE CLUB IN ACTION AGAINST MK DONS… Have a go: Wycombe’s Jayden...
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Features
/ 2 days agoTHE 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...
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UK
/ 2 days agoTHE LONGEST ROAD TO WEMBLEY
JOHN CLARKE RECALLS WHEN FULHAM SLOGGED THEIR WAY THROUGH TO THE FA CUP FINAL JUST OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO... I,...
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EFL
/ 2 days agoFALLING FOR THE O’S: German fan Tom Schmitter on how Leyton Orient captured a place in his heart
A chance discovery nearly 17 years ago sparked a long-distance love affair with Leyton Orient for German football fan Tom Schmitter.
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EFL
/ 2 months 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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EFL
/ 2 months agoFOOL ME AGAIN
AS HE DOES EVERY SEASON, JONNY BRICK WONDERS IF THIS TIME WATFORD ARE EQUIPPED FOR PROMOTION BACK TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE…...
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EFL
/ 2 months agoUnexpected promotion leads to unforgettable Lincoln tattoo
Rob Bradley on the personal consequence of Lincoln City's unexpected promotion to the Championship in the 2025/26 season. In early May...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months 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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EFL
/ 2 months 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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Late Tackle
/ 2 months 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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Europe
/ 2 months agoElversberg join the Bundesliga big boys
Ben McFadyean reports on a small German club making waves. A club in a town of just under 13,000 inhabitants reaching...
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Scottish Leagues
/ 2 months agoRETURN TO QUEEN,S PARK
MICHAEL GRIMES HOPS BACK TO SCOTLAND TO WATCH THE SPIDERS… TODAY I continue my Scottish groundhop. This time it’s to see...
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Late Tackle
/ 4 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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Late Tackle
/ 4 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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Late Tackle
/ 4 months agoMICHAEL CARRICK SHOWS HIS CLASS AGAIN: Robert J Wilson looks at how the former Man United playmaker has adapted to life in the Old Trafford dugout
Whether by luck or judgment, Manchester United appear to have landed on their feet with Michael Carrick as manager. After the...
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Non-League
/ 4 months agoA DAY TO REMEMBER
POET AND WRITER CHRIS TOWERS JOINS THE PROMOTION PARTY AT REDCAR ATHLETIC, CHAMPIONS OF THE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE EAST DIVISION IPLANNED...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 months agoMAN CITY SLICKERS VS TOP GUNS ARSENAL: John Lyons reports on a growing rivalry at the summit of English football
John Lyons reports on a growing rivalry at the summit of English football with illustrations by Bob Bond...
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Europe
/ 6 months agoTHE DEMISE OF THE LUXURY PLAYER: Simon Baxter pens a eulogy to the lazy geniuses of yesteryear
If there was a patron saint of glorious inefficiency, it was Juan Roman Riquelme.
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EFL
/ 6 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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EFL
/ 6 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
/ 6 months agoDISCOVERING CENTRAL ASIA: Hugo Varley takes a trip to watch football in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan & Kyrgzstan
As I sat on a plane bound for Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, in October, I had something of a wobble.
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Europe
/ 6 months agoTHE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE EUROPEAN CUP: Mike Miles reflects on 70 years of European football
The Marriott Ambassador Hotel in Paris describes itself on its website as offering “4-star sophistication and an unparalleled location”.
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Europe
/ 6 months agoALLEZ LES VERTS! Kevin Quigagne recalls when Saint-Etienne sparked on the European stage
I was ten, and growing up near Paris, when Saint-Etienne embarked on an epic European Cup run that captured the hearts...
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Europe
/ 6 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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Europe
/ 6 months agoPASS THE BALL GRAND DUTCHY STYLE: Michael Spoor takes a foray into the world of alauxemborgish football
Spending the summer of 2024 with my partner, a Luxembourg citizen, prospectively offered up many delights.
