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STATS? WHY THEY JUST DON’T ADD UP FOR ME
CHRIS DUNLAVY on why a time machine is required to decide who’s the greatest of all time IS Wayne Rooney […]
THE SCOTTISH WINGER A VANISHED SPECIES
JOHN J O’CONNOR laments the passing of one of the greatest Scottish exports, the fiery-tempered, scrawney-legged little wizards of the […]
Valdes or De Gea? It’s over to Van Gaal
By David Cartlidge As David de Gea pulled off another string of stunning saves at the Emirates on Saturday evening, […]
Best Football Games of All Time
By Olly Ricketts The festive season always brings back a host of memories from days gone by, and is […]
Late Tackle New Issue Out NOW!
THE NEW issue of Late Tackle is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in over 400 WHSmith […]
JAMES MILNER THE PROTAGONIST
MATT GOLDSMITH suggests England should now follow the German example and bring their U21 stars through en bloc Now I’m […]
PORTGUAL’S HIDDEN GEM
DANNY RUST discovers that football fortunes in the south of the country are looking up with Olhanese leading the way […]
GIVE STERLING A BREAK
LUKE BROWN says we should cherish his honesty rather than pillory him for feeling tired Raheem Sterling, arguably England’s most […]
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
JAMES BENSON looks at Guardiola’s Bayern Munich machine and predicts nothing’s going to stop them for years to come Once […]
U21 STARS SHOULD TELL BOSSES WE’RE ALL PLAYING!
CHRIS DUNLAVY says winning the U21 tournament never did Germany’s youngsters any harn TELL you what, isn’t it great that […]
THE BARGAIN BASEMENT
FELIX KEITH looks at whether lower league recruitment can offer an alternative to expensive foreign markets Sending scouts to Non-League […]
FOOTBALL’S BIZARRE MOMENTS
DANNY RUST remembers some outrageous incidents which shocked the football world Stuart Nelson may have been the hero after two […]
ORLANDO CITY
ALAN JOHNSON finds that the MSL’s latest franchise is living the American soccer dream and is destined to be more […]
DONKEY’S? NO MOST ARE RACE HORSES!
MARCUS RAYMOND says professional footballers are so much better than we think…even the bad ones! Next time you label a […]
Welcome to late tackle
We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle.If you fancy writing for the magazine […]
DALEY BLIND HOW CAN UNITED GET THE BEST OUT OF THEIR NEW SIGNING?
SAM FAULDS discusses the merits of Manchester United’s Dutch star and decides his best role at Old Trafford will be […]
JUST AN ILLUSION
THOM SCOT says the ‘Rodgers Way’ at Liverpool has been exposed as a fairytale whose magic has passed Which Premier […]
PAIN AND POTENTIAL
The story of Giuliano MaioranaMICHAEL GARVEY charts the astonishing rise and fall of a ‘Fergie Fledgling’ Sir Alex, Maiorana and […]
CLAUDE MAKELELE RUINED FOOTBALL
JOSH PECK says defensive midfielders have taken away the essential art of defending DEFENDING across the world has become a […]
WAG CORNER
MATTHEW JAMES casts his seasoned eye over the form ONLY European football hipsters and devout Football Manager obsessives had heard […]
PERFORMANCE ARTITS
GARY TEDDER looks at the amazing change in the way managers behave on the touchline It may be difficult to […]
ATTITUDE
CHRIS DUNLAVY bemoans the wasted talents of men who had ther gifts but not the guts ATTITUDE. It’s a word […]
ENGLAND’S RED HISTORY
MICHAEL HEALEY charts the men who have been sent off for England…starting with Alan Mullery in 1968 In recent years […]
SUPER TED!
The Hammers are very happy at the Boleyn Ground this season as Sam Allardyce’s men emerge as one of the […]
Could Arsenal Ditch Their Record Signing To Save Their Season?
By Matthew Harris It’s been a very mixed start to the 2014-15 Premiership season for Arsenal and while the club […]
Top Four? Not Until Spurs Sort Out Their Top Three
By Matt Harris When interviewed by the Evening Standard recently, Tottenham’s record signing Erik Lamela said that he remained hopeful […]
Late Tackle New Issue Out NOW!
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DESPERATE ERROR TO SELL DAN TO ARSENAL
DAVID EMERY suggests Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal may have made a high-profile mistake in his transfer dealings at […]
HODGSON’S CHALLENGE
JAMES LAWTON says that victory in Basle is heartwarming but scarcely a reason for celebration Everything was fine again, so […]
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