Total Football (magazine) explained

Total Football was a British sports magazine on football published by Future Publishing.^[1] It was launched in September 1995 as a 'laddish' competitor to FourFourTwo, which had launched the previous year.^[2] Total Football and its then-rival Goal were inspired by the success of the 'lad's magazine' Loaded.^[3]

Total Football closed in September 2001, with the publisher citing "massive coverage" of football as the reason.^[4] Monthly sales were just under 25,000 at the time of its closure, declining from over 80,000 at launch. Another competitor, the BBC's Match of the Day, also closed in 2001; Goal had already suspended publication in 1998 and was later merged into FourFourTwo.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Another magazine of the same name is published by Russian publisher Gameland. See News: Brand Coding a Company. Schafbuch. Thomas. 1 September 2007. The Moscow Times. 29 April 2012.
2. Book: Seddon, Peter. Football Talk: The Language & Folklore Of The World's Greatest Game. 1 August 2004. Robson. 1861056834. 240.
3. News: Leery, laddish and loud - won't the fans just love 'em?. White. Jim. 15 August 1995. The Independent. 29 April 2012.
4. News: Total Football bites the dust. 3 September 2001. MediaWeek. 29 April 2012.
5. News: It's all over for Total Football. Stevens. Mary. 7 September 2001. Press Gazette. 29 April 2012.
6. News: Final whistle for Total Football. Hodgson. Jessica. 31 August 2001. The Guardian. 29 April 2012.