''Total Football'' was a British

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published by

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.Another magazine of the same name is published by Russian publisher Gameland. See It was launched in September 1995 as a ' laddish' competitor to ''

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'', which had launched the previous year. ''Total Football'' and its then-rival ''

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'' were inspired by the success of the 'lad's magazine' '' Loaded''. ''Total Football'' closed in September 2001, with the publisher citing "massive coverage" of football as the reason. 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 ''

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'', also closed in 2001; ''Goal'' had already suspended publication in 1998 and was later merged into ''FourFourTwo''.

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