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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoSUPER SAMPDORIA!
STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN AN UNHERALDED ITALIAN CLUB SHOCKED THE TRADITIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS… LOOKING BACK Double act: Roberto Mancini, left, and Gianluca...
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/ 6 years agoCome on, Ref!
Mike Fenton recalls his days as a referee – and wonders what could have been… THE MAN IN BLACK Ready for...
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/ 6 years agoTHE RISE AND FALL OF TONY KAY David Docherty looks back at an infamous better scandal that rocked football in the 1960s…
LOOKING BACK Before the storm: Tony Kay at Everton TONY Kay will always be remembered as the man who threw away...
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/ 6 years agoCHEERS TO ENGLAND!
WORLD CUP MEMORIES Drowning their sorrows: England fans put on a brave face after the semi-final MIDDAY – I am in...
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/ 6 years agoWELCOME!TO! LATE!TACKLE
LIKE everyone, we were shocked by the recent death of Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in the helicopter accident following the Foxes’...
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/ 6 years agoMERRY-GO-RO UND MAYHEM
SAM COX SAYS SOME FAMILIAR FACES COULD BE ABOUT TO REAPPEAR… IN THE HOTSEAT IT’S that time again in the season...
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/ 6 years agoHE!ORIGINAL!BANKSY
DAVID!!!DOCHERTY!!!TAKES!!!AN!!!IN-DEPTH!!!LOOK!!!BACK!!!AT! THE!!!CAREER!!!OF!!!AN!!!ENGLAND!!!GOALKEEPING!!!LEGEND… ENGLAND’S NUMBER ONE On top of the world: England’s Gordon Banks shows off the Jules Rimet Trophy and, inset,...
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/ 6 years agoALTITUDE SICKNESS? DON’T RISE TO IT
CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS BACK AT WHEN FIFA BLUNDERED IN TO A SOUTH AMERICAN SQUABBLE HIGH LEVEL CONTROVERSY FEBRUARY, 2007. The players...
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/ 6 years agoMIND!HOW!YOU!GO
JOHN!!LYONS!!LOOK!!AT!!HOW!!FOOTBALL!!IS!!PLAYING!!ITS!!PART!!IN!!TACKLING!!MENTAL!!HEALTH!!PROBLEMS Doing their bit: From left, Luke Prosser, Darius Charles, Deji Oshilaja and James Shea THE issue of mental health problems...
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/ 6 years agoSKY BLUE HEAVEN AND HELL
KEVIN HALLS REFLECTS ON MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY OF FOLLOWING COVENTRY CITY… Pioneer: Jimmy Hill I’VE been supporting my club...
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/ 6 years agoMourinho & Pogba the shift in power
Robert J Wilson sugggests that players tend to hold the upper hand these days… BROADLY speaking, it can be quite difficult...
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/ 6 years agoCup of cheers – and tears!
Former Non-League Paper editor Stuart Hammonds, now the press and communications manager at Luton Town, reached the FA Cup first round...
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/ 6 years agoTHE REAL MAGIC OF THE FA CUP
John Lyons examines whether the heartbeat of the world’s oldest competition is still as strong as ever lower down the ladder...
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/ 6 years agoHELPING THE FORGOTTEN FOOTBALLERS…
John Wragg finds out about efforts being made to support the heroes of yesteryear Backing: England keeper Gordon Banks, seen here...
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/ 7 years agoIt can only be…Bielsa!
There were some eye-catching managerial appointments in the Championship over the summer. Former Chelsea and England star Frank Lampard takes his...
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/ 7 years agoHazard still interested in Real Madrid move
Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard has expressed hopes that he can still achieve his goal of playing for Real Madrid before he...
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/ 7 years agoStars? The Whole Team
MATT BELL SAYS THE FACT RONALDO AND MESSI COULDN’T STAMP THEIR AUTHORITY ON THE WORLD CUP SUGGESTS A SHIFT IN THE...
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/ 7 years agoYOU DID US PROUD LADS
KEVIN HALLS TIPS HIS HAT TO ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP SQUAD – AND OFFERS AN APOLOGY TO MANAGER GARETH SOUTHGATE… THREE LIONS...
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/ 7 years agoGAME.for a LAUGH
WE ASKED AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN AND LIVERPOOL FAN STEEN RASKOPOULOS FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP – AND THE NEW SEASON…...
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/ 7 years agoTHREE TO WATCH
1. Phil Foden – The fact the 18-year-old midfielder notched up ten appearances, albeit with seven from the bench, for Manchester...
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/ 7 years agoEXPLORINGALL THE BIG ISSUES
BOOK REVIEWS Soccology, by Kevin George, Published by Twinclian Press, Price: £17.99. Rating out of 10: 9 FOR many children around...
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/ 7 years agoGREEN LIONS MAULED
STEVE KENNEDY LOOKS AT CHANNEL ISLANDERS GUERNSEY’S TOUGH FIGHT AGAINST THE ELEMENTS… NON-LEAGUE IT PROVED to be a bitter tale for...
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/ 7 years agoWINNING CAND LOSINGJ THEPOOLS
SIMON SHELDON REFLECTS ON THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF A GAME THAT ONCE CAPTIVATED MILLIONS… CASHING IN AT THEIR peak in...
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/ 7 years agoDON’T FORGET THE PHYSIO
LONG-SERVING NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL EXPLAINS WHY IT CAN BE A PRECARIOUS PROFESSION… UNSUNG HEROES The way it was: Arsenal manager...
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