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Late Tackle
/ 9 months agoJonny Brick on former player Eamon Dunphy’s football diary
Another football book that earned rave reviews is a diary written by professional footballer Eamon Dunphy. Jonny Brick summarises this durable...
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Retro
/ 10 months agoSnatch of the day: Ryan Foley on when televised football became a big deal
Singing the Blues: Ipswich celebrate beating Arsenal in the 1978 FA Cup final, one of few live televised matches at the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMemory lane: March 1995 – Southampton 2-6 Tottenham
Bob Bond takes a look at a classic game between Southampton and Tottenham from March 1995 that saw Spurs trump the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoHow Mark Robins saved Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United job
Michael Stewart recalls when Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United future was hanging by a thread 35 years ago.
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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoFootball against the enemy: Simon Kuper on the game’s influence
Jonny Brick heads back to 1994, when a young Simon Kuiper went on a picaresque voyage through world football.
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Fans View
/ 1 year agoMartin Mazur on Diego Maradona’s drug ban and comeback
Martin Mazur reflects on when Argentina legend Diego Maradona was banned for drug use and then made his comeback at Boca...
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Retro
/ 1 year agoLiam Harding recalls Arsenal’s league title hat-trick 90 years ago
In 1934-35, Arsenal had the chance to become just the second English side to achieve a hat-trick of First Division titles...
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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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Premier League
/ 1 year agoSinging the Blues: A look back at Chelsea’s inaugural title
Liam Harding looks back at the first time Chelsea became champions of England This year marks the 70th anniversary since Ted...
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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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EFL
/ 2 years agoHull City v Rotherham, 1948: A Christmas cracker
Hull City were 3-0 up in the last five minutes of this vital Christmas Day match before Rotherham made it 3-2...
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EFL
/ 2 years agoTrivia: 20 unusual but totally true football facts
We all have something that fascinates us about football. That magic that keeps us coming back for more and more.
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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.
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoEngland and the managers who turned down the national job
It has not always been the case that those offered the opportunity to lead the Three Lions have wanted to do...
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EFL
/ 2 years agoCareer review: Peter Higham
Fratton Park, February 1950. Defending First Division champions Portsmouth had an injury crisis. Enter 19-year-old Marine Peter Higham.
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EFL
/ 2 years agoCartoon: Preston North End 3-3 Wolverhampton, 1954
A cartoon illustrating the 3-3 draw between Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Deepdale on 13 November 1954.
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Europe
/ 2 years agoJohan Neeskens: A tribute to the Dutch legend
The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 years agoPREVIEW: Go To War, by Jon Spurling
My new book is about 1980s football, in particular its prime movers and shakers at clubs like Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa,...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 years agoJoe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’
If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be...
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Europe
/ 2 years agoEngland v Italy, 1934: Battle of Highbury remembered for brutality
On November 14, 1934, England met reigning World Cup winners Italy in a game that became known as the Battle of...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSwedish shock: Recalling England’s home humbling by Sweden
Colin Allan recalls when England were stunned on home turf by Sweden 65 years ago...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoPhilip O’Rourke on the forgotten giants of international football
Philip O'Rourke looks at the changing face of the World Football map
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Retro
/ 2 years agoTasty Almonds: When the Bristol side shone
Roy Hamilton tells John Lyons about the days when Almondsbury Greenway became a big fish in Non-League waters...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoMemory Lane: When Torquay held Spurs
Torquay 3 Spurs 3. Plainmoor was rocking. 20,000 Devon folk, and a few from London, too. And we were taken through...
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Europe
/ 2 years agoEuro ’96 – An almost perfect summer for England and her fans
Tom Green recalls a tournament which captured the entire country's imagination.
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Features
/ 2 years agoSchoolboy Stars
Colin Allan recalls the early days of some of English Football's true greats Despite their future successes, several famous footballers regarded...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoGIANT-KILLING CANARIES
Sam Todd recalls when Norwich City enjoyed a sensational FA Cup run 65 years ago... TT WAS an FA Cup fourth...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoCHARLTON’S POST-WAR FINALS
Colin Allan recalls how the Addicks put the pain of losing in the 1946 showpiece behind them to triumph the following...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoCHEEKY CHARLIE
TOM GREEN LOOKS AT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLIE MITTEN, WHO WENT FROM BURMA TO BOGOTA VIA OLD TRAFFORD MANCHESTER...
