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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks 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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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks 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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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks 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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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoSANDY IN THE SPOTLIGHT
JEFF JONES RECALLS WHEN A WELSH OFFICIAL GOT THE CALL TO TAKE PART IN THE 1954 WORLD CUP FINAL… In good...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 weeks agoGREAT SCOTS ROAR BACK
A Long Time Coming – The Inside Story of Scotland’s Journey Through the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, by Andy Bargh, published...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 weeks agoRUMBELOWS REWIND
Get Ready For This – The Remarkable Rumbelows League Cup Era, by Stuart Steelyard, published by PitchPublishing, Price: £19.99 RETRO-FOOTBALL writer...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 weeks agoROLLS ROYCE MOTORS ON
Mexico 86, by PJ Laverty, published by Roadhouse Media, Price: 12.99 WITH the World Cup about to kick off, PJ Laverty...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 weeks agoA COMPELLING TALE
HH: Helenio Herrera, Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts, by Richard Fitzpatrick, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £20 RICHARD Fitzpatrick...
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Non-League
/ 3 weeks 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
/ 3 weeks agoTHE CRYING GAME
NOTTS COUNTY FAN IAN KIRKE REFLECTS ON HIS EMOTIONAL REACTION TO THE CLUB, S PLAY-OFF SUCCESS… IN MY later years I’ve...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks 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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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoJUST CHAMPION
COVENTRY CITY SUPPORTER KEVIN HALLS REFLECTS ON A MEMORABLE SEASON AND LOOKS FORWARD TO A PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN... Party time: The...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks 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
/ 3 weeks 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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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks 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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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks 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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Retro
/ 3 weeks agoEUROPE’S REVENGE
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS A SPECIAL MATCH IN BELFAST IN THE MID 1950S... Wizard of dribble: England’s Stanley Matthews on the attack...
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Retro
/ 3 weeks agoAN UNHAPPY ENDING
VLADIMIR NOVAK ON SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, S LAST WORLD CUP... False dawn: Nikola Zigic, right, opens the scoring against the Ivory...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoGETTING US OUT OF A PICKLE
MICHAEL STEWART RECALLS WHEN A HUMBLE DOG SAVED ENGLAND FROM WORLD CUP EMBARRASSMENT… Hero: Pickles the dog with owners David and...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoTHE RISE OF ALI AL-HAMADI
BARNABY ROSTANT REPORTS ON A PLAYER WHO, S CLIMBED FROM NON-LEAGUE TO THE WORLD CUP… Pride: Ali Al-Hamadi in action for...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoA BREATH OF WARM AIR
GERMAN FOOTBALL FAN TOM SCHMITTER BELIEVES CURACAO, S ARRIVAL ONTO THE WORLD SCENE IS A BLESSING FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY FOOTBALL...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoCURACAO ON THE MAP
CAVAN CAMPBELL LOOKS AT THE PROSPECTS FOR THE UNEXPECTED WORLD CUP DEBUTANTS… Return: Veteran manager Dick Advocaat RESID- ING quietly, as...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoPLAY IT AGAIN
MATT SINGFIELD PICKS OUT A FEW UP-AND-COMING WORLD CUP FIXTURES THAT WE, VE WITNESSED BEFORE… Cruising: Hans Krankl celebrates scoring Austria’s...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 weeks agoBRAZIL, S BID
WILL VICKERS LOOKS AT THE PROSPECTS OF THE FIVE TIME WINNERS IN NORTH AMERICA THIS SUMMER… BRAZIL are the greatest footballing...
