Stories By The Late Tackle Magazine Team
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World
/ 9 years agoMessi sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud
A court in Spain has sentenced Barcelona midfielder Lionel Messi to 21 months in prison after he was found guilty of...
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World
/ 9 years agoMkhitaryan finally set for Old Trafford move?
By Peter Westwood Manchester United are close to securing the signing of Henrikh Mkhitaryan for a reported £32.5m fee. Attacking midfielder...
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World
/ 9 years agoWill star players finally shine through at Euro 2016?
NO team has really put their stamp on Euro 2016 so far and the same could be said for some of...
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World
/ 10 years agoHodgson pushes his luck at Euros
The British public can try all sorts of things to enhance their luck; a horseshoe, ‘lucky’ underwear, and clover leaves to...
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World
/ 10 years agoWho exactly will France face tonight?
Euro 2016 finally kicks off this evening as France face Romania. As we watch the tournament opener we will all be well...
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Features
/ 10 years agoCelebrity Fans
By Kevin Halls When I was a young lad in the 60s I attended a match at Highfield Road, the home...
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Features
/ 10 years agoAnd We Still “Love It!”
By Jonny Brick Can it really have been two entire decades ago? Anyone aged 25 and above will know instantly...
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Features
/ 10 years agoSupporting the Supporters
By Ross Keen It was the darkest November night and the coldest anyone has ever been. I was 6 years old...
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World
/ 10 years agoShock defeat to Georgia leaves Spanish fans fearing the worst
The Spanish side arrived for their final Euro 2016 warm up game against Georgia in Madrid confident of securing one final...
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World
/ 10 years agoRoma legend Francesco Totti signs new contract
After months of speculation Francesco Totti has signed a new one-year-deal with Roma and in doing so has confirmed that he...
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World
/ 10 years agoPlayers to look out for in Copa America Centenario
Could Hernandez help Mexico to their third Copa America title? 100 years after the competition first began, Copa America will be...
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Features
/ 10 years agoChampionship Class
By Tom Heslop The Championship has a reputation for being a battleground – and former Wolves and Burnley striker Chris Iwelumo...
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World
/ 10 years agoLassana Diarra handed huge fine
Lassana Diarra has been ordered to pay an eye watering £6.8 million to his former club Lokomotive Moscow after it was...
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Features
/ 10 years agoThe fight for fair prices
By Jonathan Cowley Ticket prices. A topic that has been a hot source of debate in recent years. It got a...
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Features
/ 10 years agoFootball’s Room 101
By Kevin Halls I enjoy watching Room 101 on television. The programme, hosted by comic and well-known West Brom fan Frank...
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Features
/ 10 years agoHow will Guardiola’s City look
By Ged Barnes When Manchester City announced earlier in the year that Pep Guardiola would be the man in charge for...
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Features
/ 10 years agoThe magnificent obsession
By Ally McKenzie It has recently struck me that my relationship with football is no longer infatuation but a full blown...
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Features
/ 10 years agoThe wonder of Lee Trundle
By Alex Stedman I was asked to meet Lee Trundle at the Village Hotel in Swansea before their home game against...
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World
/ 10 years agoSeven Year Old writes brilliant application to become new Inverness manager
Following the departure of John Hughes, seven-year-old Inverness fan Ewen Mackenzie decided to throw his name into the hat for the managerial post....
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Features
/ 10 years agoFan-tastic – not us! The slow death of Britain’s fan culture
EDD PAUL says other other countries, notably Germany, have overtaken us in the way they watch their football… Football, as us Brits...
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World
/ 10 years agoWALES WILL BE ON-SONG IN FRANCE
MIKE JONES looks ahead to Wales’ first major finals since 1958 – and believes they will be a force to be...
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Retro
/ 10 years agoCOME ON ENGLAND, STICK IT IN THE NET!
KEVIN HALLS recalls the day when England won the World Cup – and caused chaos at home in Coventry IWAS a...
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EFL
/ 10 years agoTHE U’S OPEN-ENDED PROBLEM
JAMES RICHARDS examines the current state of play at Oxford United and suggests that, despite progress on the pitch, there are...
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Book Reviews
/ 10 years agoTHE SUM OF THE PARTS DO ADD UP!
THE SUM OF THE PARTS, BY JON KEEN, PUBLISHED BY MICKLE PRESS, £17.99,RATING OUT OF 10: 8 STALWART Reading fan Jon...
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Features
/ 10 years agoQUOTES OF THE YEAR
BEING a football manager is a tough job and the life expectancy is getting shorter and shorter. So it’s no wonder...
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Europe
/ 10 years agoLISBON’S LIONS SEEK TO CLAW WAY BACK TO TOP
DANNY RUST reports on a Portuguese club hungry to re-establish themselves as the country’s best SPORTING Clube de Portugal are looking...
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World
/ 10 years agoTHREE LIONS CAN ROAR
TOM BLACKETT suggests there is reason for optimism as England prepare to head to France to take on the continent’s best...
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Features
/ 10 years agoYOU NEED SUPPORT TO MAKE IT!
TOM HESLOP talks to ex-Cambridge United striker Robbie Simpson and Fulham forward Matt Smith about the people who helped them carve...
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Features
/ 10 years agoIT’S NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS…
Self-confessed ‘Grumpy Old Fan’ ROB BRADLEY says football just isn’t what it used to be A PART from the obvious impact...
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Features
/ 10 years agoTOTTI: ITALY’S LAST GREAT FANTASISTA
BARNEY STEPHENSON looks at the career of a Roma and Italy icon FRANCESCO Totti is 40 this year. He has just made...
