Late Tackle

THE MATCH OF THE CENTURY

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
31 May 2018

Kevin Halls looks back to when England took on ‘The Rest of the World’ in a prestigious 1963 ‘friendly’…

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THE World Cup is just around the corner and England are playing ‘friendlies’ in the build-up to football’s greatest competition.
But are they really friendly games? Players are hoping to impress boss Gareth Southgate to earn a place in his starting XI in Russia.
In fact, are any international matches ‘friendlies’? Players are playing for their respective nations, so there’s pressure on them to perform we...

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