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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoCONIFA reboot lands in Europe
Jim Rendall takes a trip to Italy to watch some unheralded sides do battle in a CONIFA tournament. CONIFA, the association...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoMERRY GO ROUND
DOES CHANGING MANAGER ACTUALLY WORK? ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM, AND AT SOME COST, ARGUES AJ BECKER... I RECENTLY spent some...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoFour big name players who retired far too early
Michael Spoor reports on a quartet of retired players who called time on their careers earlier than expected. Football superstars like...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoWHERE MEMORIES LIVE FOREVER
SIMON BAXTER PENS AN ARTICLE ABOUT VISITING THE MEMORY CAFE AT NEWCASTLE UNITED, S ST JAMES, PARK… Oh yes! Malcolm Macdonald...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWhere has the unmistakable smell of football gone?
Andrew Sturgeon on an often overlooked consequence of football in modern-day stadiums... the smell. "The game’s gone" is a catchphrase often...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 months agoHAIL KING KEV
SIMON BAXTER LOOKS BACK AT KEVIN KEEGAN, S MEMORABLE NEWCASTLE UNITED DAYS – AND THE LEGACY HE LEFT… Deep in thougणht:...
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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 agoENGLAND 3 POLAND 0
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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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Late Tackle
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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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Non-League
/ 5 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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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Late Tackle
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months agoBRAZIL, S BID
WILL VICKERS LOOKS AT THE PROSPECTS OF THE FIVE TIME WINNERS IN NORTH AMERICA THIS SUMMER… BRAZIL are the greatest footballing...
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Late Tackle
/ 5 months agoHOPE FOR HAITI
GARRY WHITE ON THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRY, S RETURN TO THE WORLD STAGE AFTER MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY… Danger man: Haiti...
