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QUIZZES - THE BLIZZARD Quiz! Every England Squad Since Italia '90 Tuesday 25th May 2021 STATS BONANZA: RECORDS THAT COULD TUMBLE AT THE EUROS Euro 2020 (it’s still being called that for sponsorship reasons because, you know, UEFA) will get underway in a couple of weeks, and it promises to be an exciting feast of football. Well, maybe. Some have talked about a sense of football fatigue among fans this season. Perhaps it’s the relentless scheduling and television coverage, QUIZ! EVERY ENGLAND SQUAD SINCE ITALIA '90 293 names, 20 minutes In this quiz, name every England summer tournament squad since the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Let us know how you do on Twitter. PLAY HERE: Order our latest quarterly – including how the COVID-19 pandemic changed football, a look at a selection of infamous footballing individuals and an investigation of the DUNDEE 1 DUNDEE UNITED 2, 1987 On this week’s Greatest Games we remember a Skol Cup Dundee Derby at Dens Park in 1987 with Alan Patullo. Being a fan in Dundee is unlike no other city such is the close proximity between the two sides, whose stadiums reside just a matter of yards away from each other. Alanremembers the
BUILDING THE DREAM, JAMES CORBETT Rubbish and broken masonry was piled everywhere. A boy sat on an old office chair, thumbing a cheap smartphone. A group of men stood around a carrom board – an Indian variation of billiards – engrossed in the game. Around the side of the building was more rubbish and the stink of sweat, cooking oil and shit. THE TWO GREATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES Milan vs Liverpool (2005 Final) If there is a match which is a practical definition of ‘make the impossible, possible’, it is this game. The final between Milan and Liverpool in 2005 is without a doubt the most memorable match ever in the Champions League. Milan produced a masterpiece of a performance in the first 45 minutesagainst
BRAZIL 1 ENGLAND 0, 1970 Brazil 1 England 0, 1970 – Paul Hayward. In this week’s Greatest Games, Paul Hayward joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller for a tactical review of one of the World Cup’s most famous matches – the 1970 Group C encounter between Brazil and England. For holders England, the 1970 summer kicked off with controversy after the skipper WEST HAM UNITED 1 DINAMO TBILISI 4, 1981 West Ham United 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 4, 1981 – Brian Homewood. This week on Greatest Games, Brian Homewood joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the 1981 Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final first-leg between West Ham United and Dinamo Tbilisi. So to the Boleyn Ground for this one, where the ardent West Ham crowd – then used to ISSUE ONE THE RIGHT-BACK 4 AN UNMISSABLE HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE The Best of the First Five Years features 23 brilliant essays originally published between 2011 and 2016. Buy now at theblizzard.co.uk HOME - THE BLIZZARDSUBSCRIPTIONSSHOPNEWSABOUTCONTACTLOGIN Issue Forty. First published in March 2021, Issue Forty contains seven sections of articles including how the COVID-19 pandemic changed football, a look at a selection of infamous footballing individuals and an investigation of the Afghanistan women’s national team andtheir fight for
QUIZZES - THE BLIZZARD Quiz! Every England Squad Since Italia '90 Tuesday 25th May 2021 STATS BONANZA: RECORDS THAT COULD TUMBLE AT THE EUROS Euro 2020 (it’s still being called that for sponsorship reasons because, you know, UEFA) will get underway in a couple of weeks, and it promises to be an exciting feast of football. Well, maybe. Some have talked about a sense of football fatigue among fans this season. Perhaps it’s the relentless scheduling and television coverage, QUIZ! EVERY ENGLAND SQUAD SINCE ITALIA '90 293 names, 20 minutes In this quiz, name every England summer tournament squad since the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Let us know how you do on Twitter. PLAY HERE: Order our latest quarterly – including how the COVID-19 pandemic changed football, a look at a selection of infamous footballing individuals and an investigation of the DUNDEE 1 DUNDEE UNITED 2, 1987 On this week’s Greatest Games we remember a Skol Cup Dundee Derby at Dens Park in 1987 with Alan Patullo. Being a fan in Dundee is unlike no other city such is the close proximity between the two sides, whose stadiums reside just a matter of yards away from each other. Alanremembers the
BUILDING THE DREAM, JAMES CORBETT Rubbish and broken masonry was piled everywhere. A boy sat on an old office chair, thumbing a cheap smartphone. A group of men stood around a carrom board – an Indian variation of billiards – engrossed in the game. Around the side of the building was more rubbish and the stink of sweat, cooking oil and shit. THE TWO GREATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES Milan vs Liverpool (2005 Final) If there is a match which is a practical definition of ‘make the impossible, possible’, it is this game. The final between Milan and Liverpool in 2005 is without a doubt the most memorable match ever in the Champions League. Milan produced a masterpiece of a performance in the first 45 minutesagainst
BRAZIL 1 ENGLAND 0, 1970 Brazil 1 England 0, 1970 – Paul Hayward. In this week’s Greatest Games, Paul Hayward joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller for a tactical review of one of the World Cup’s most famous matches – the 1970 Group C encounter between Brazil and England. For holders England, the 1970 summer kicked off with controversy after the skipper WEST HAM UNITED 1 DINAMO TBILISI 4, 1981 West Ham United 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 4, 1981 – Brian Homewood. This week on Greatest Games, Brian Homewood joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the 1981 Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final first-leg between West Ham United and Dinamo Tbilisi. So to the Boleyn Ground for this one, where the ardent West Ham crowd – then used to ISSUE ONE THE RIGHT-BACK 4 AN UNMISSABLE HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE The Best of the First Five Years features 23 brilliant essays originally published between 2011 and 2016. Buy now at theblizzard.co.ukSHOP - THE BLIZZARD
Browse Issues. Bundles. Browse Bundles THE SUMMER OF 2021 CAN BE A TURNING POINT FOR EUROPEAN After an extremely demanding season both in terms of the action that took place inside the pitch as well as in terms of management and administration, it is now time for European football to look towards the future. Many clubs see this summer as a great opportunity for a full-scale restart, some top-level clubs are STATS BONANZA: RECORDS THAT COULD TUMBLE AT THE EUROS Euro 2020 (it’s still being called that for sponsorship reasons because, you know, UEFA) will get underway in a couple of weeks, and it promises to be an exciting feast of football. Well, maybe. Some have talked about a sense of football fatigue among fans this season. Perhaps it’s the relentless scheduling and television coverage, QUIZ! EURO 2020 CAPTAINS 24 captains, five minutes How thorough have you read your World Soccer Euro 2020 Guide? How quickly can you name all 24 Euro 2020 captains? Give it your best shot in this quiz below. Let us know how you do on Twitter. PLAY HERE: Order our latest quarterly – featuring how escaping Roland Duchâtelet took Charlton PODCASTS - THE BLIZZARD Play now Serbia 0 Albania 3, 2014 – Nick Ames. On this week’s Greatest Games, Nick Ames joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to share his story from the abandoned Serbia v Albania 2016 European Championship qualifier. THE ASSASSIN, SIMON HART The following article first appeared in Issue Twenty Nine, released in June 2018. Toto Schillaci’s unexpected call-up and the goals that almost took Italy to Italia 90 glory “Sometimes I ask myself, ‘How did it happen? Did it really happen to me?’ I really do ask myself, because for me, it was something totally unexpected. It QUIZ! EVERY SCOTLAND EUROS SQUAD 1992-2020 68 names, 10 minutes In this quiz, name every Scotland European Championship squad from 1992, 1996 and 2020. Let us know how you do on Twitter. PLAY HERE: Order our latest quarterly – featuring how escaping Roland Duchâtelet took Charlton to the edge of extinction, how recent handball controversies have made football ask what itbelieves
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 YUGOSLAVIA 0, 1975 Northern Ireland 1 Yugoslavia 0, 1975 – Michael Walker. This week on Greatest Games, Michael Walker joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to remember Northern Ireland’s return to Windsor Park after three and a half years of international football exile. The Northern Ireland national team had been playing their “home” games up and SUPER BOWL VS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL The Super Bowl and Champions League Final are two of the biggest yearly sporting events in the world. So, a comparison between both events does not necessarily mean one is better than the other. Both events attract over fifty thousand live attendees, and viewers in their hundreds of millions every year. Fans of both events LIVERPOOL 4 BARCELONA 0, 2019 Latest. Quiz! European Cup Final Goalscorers; Quiz! Every England Squad Since Italia ’90; Quiz! 4+ European Championship Appearances; Roy’s Swedish Revolution, Gunnar Persson* Login
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First published in September 2018, Issue Twenty Thirty contains 16 articles in 5 sections, including Jonathan Wilson's reflections on the 2018 World Cup, the story of football on the Antarctic ice with Ernest Shackleton, Charlton's return to the Valley, James Montague following Bhutan embarking on their World Cup qualification campaign and how English football has finally come around to Rafa Benitez. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in June 2018, Issue Twenty Nine contains 21 articles in 3 sections in a World Cup special, including tournament memories from Brian Oliver, Uli Hesse, Tim Vickery, Priya Ramesh and Dan Edwards, and features on Russia 2018 including what Spartak Nalchik of the lower leagues say about one of Russia minorities, David Conn on the collapse of Fifa and Samindra Kunti on how Tite dragged himself and Brazilian football into modernity. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in March 2018, Issue Twenty Eight contains 20 articles in 8 sections, including: David Winner on Brexit's alienation and post-imperial yearning and how it has parallels in football,. Jonathan Wilson on the erosion of faith in the institution of journalism, Michael Yokhin on Paderborn, the Icarus of the Bundesliga, and John Brewin on the Nevilles and the Gallaghers and how the two sets of brothers chart the changing face of football in Manchester. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in December 2017, Issue Twenty Seven contains 22 articles in 7 sections, including: Tom Williams speaking to Gary Lineker about his time at Barcelona and his tempestuous relationship with Johan Cruyff; Toke Theilade on the story of the first American footballer to play in Russia; James Montague on how Miodrag Belodidici escaped Romania to win the European Cup for a second time, Andrew McKirdy on Subbuteo and more. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in September 2017, Issue Twenty Six contains 23 articles in 7 sections, including Simon Hughes on what fan-owned clubs say about alienation from the Premier League, Priya Ramesh on how Dirk Kuyt helped Feyenoord end an 18-year drought, Manoj Narayan on why last season's champions are facing relegation in a shake-up of Indian football, and Philippe Auclair, Jonathan Northcroft, Tim Vickery and Brian Oliver, among others, look at their favourite stadiums. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in June 2017, Issue Twenty Five contains 18 articles in 7 sections, including: Luke Edwards on why Leyton Orient's slide out of the league matters, Felix Lill and Javier Sauras on the growth of football in Cuba, Igor Rabiner on how Monaco have reinvented themselves and Andrew Lees' personal quest into the life story of Brazilian great Garrincha. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in March 2017, Issue Twenty Four contains 19 articles in 7 sections, including: Anthony Clavane on the decline of heavy industry and the sad logic of Brexit in Yorkshire; Peter Frankopan looking at how in politics, economics and football the role of Asia is becoming more significant; and David Stubbs on the glorious summer of 1996 when all things seemed possible. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in December 2016, Issue Twenty Three contains 18 articles in 6 sections, including: Paul Simpson on the end of Ron Knee and Private Eye's relationship with football; Joe Devine talks to David Icke about football's role as an opiate to suppress the masses; and Rupert Fryer with a selection of nutmegs for the ages. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in September 2016, Issue Twenty Two contains 17 articles in 6 sections, including: Shaul Adar on football, family and the improbable success of Hapoel Be'er Sheva; Sam Wetherell on what San Jose Earthquakes tell us about the condition of Major League Soccer; and Juliet Jacques interviews Lilian Thuram on 1998, social cohesion and the importance of football as a political tool. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in June 2016, Issue Twenty One contains 15 articles in 8 sections, including: James Montague visiting Albania to get the lowdown on Ismail Morina and the drone controversy; Igor Rabiner on how a fall from a tree set Leonid Slutsky on his way to the top; and Amy Lawrence curates a people's history of the 1966 World Cup. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in March 2016, Issue Twenty contains 20 articles in 10 sections, including: Robin Bairner explaining why Hampden Park's old goalposts have pride of place in St-Étienne's club museum; the playwright Patrick Marber discusses football, drama, and his football drama; and Nick Miller with the unusual story of how a united Ireland side took on Brazil at the height of the Troubles and almost won. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in December 2015, Issue Nineteen contains 22 articles in 11 sections, including: Jonathan Wilson on José Mourinho, his methods, and why it always goes wrong in his third season; Felix Lill and Javier Sauras explore the history of Tasmania Berlin, the Bundesliga's worst ever team; and Rupert Fryer on the Peter Principle, and how promotion to a level of incompetence exists in football aswell as business.
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First published in September 2015, Issue Eighteen contains 20 articles in 8 sections, including: Scott Murray explains how Steve Nicol, not Barnes, Aldridge or Beardsley, was key to Liverpool's 1988-88 title win; Tsjalle van der Burg examines whether putting football on pay-TV actually makes any sense; and Jonathan Wilson on how under Jorge Sampaoli Chile discovered a pragmatic edge to win their first trophy. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in June 2015, Issue Seventeen contains 19 articles in 8 sections, including: Miguel Delaney talking to Paul Breitner on how a defeat for Bayern Munich paved the way for West Germany's 1974 World Cup win; Alexander Shea asks whether fans can fight back against clubs who seek to ignore their history for bland branding; and Michael Yokhin with a selection of giants who were unexpectedly relegated. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in March 2015, Issue Sixteen contains 18 articles in 8 sections, including: Louise Phillips examining how celebrated minnows Hereford United were let collapse into bankruptcy; James Corbett visits Qatar to find out what the reality is regarding the World Cup preparations on the ground; and Paul Simpson tries to establish which manager has been the most influential in inspiring future generations. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in December 2014, Issue Fifteen contains 20 articles in 8 sections, including: Jim Davies and Juan Felipe Rubio spend two days with Faustino Asprilla on his ranch in rural Colombia; George Caulkin on Mike Ashley and the cheapening of the Newcastle dream; and Denis Law speaks to Dominic Bliss about the year he spent playing forTorino in Serie A.
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First published in September 2014, Issue Fourteen contains 20 articles in 7 sections, including: Ben Lyttleton trying to find out why the Dutch lost yet again on penalties; Elko Born on Johan Cruyff and the struggle for the soul of Dutch football; and Philippe Auclair revisits the kidnapping attempt on France manager Michel Hidalgo on the eve ofthe 1978 World Cup.
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First published in June 2014, Issue Thirteen contains 19 articles in 7 sections, including: Uli Hesse reporting on the meeting between East and West Germany at the 1974 World Cup; Mike Phillips on how the Switzerland national team became part of the debate on immigration; and a look back at two Greatest Games - Hungary 4-2 Uruguay from the 1954 World Cup, and Italy 3-2 Brazil from the 1982 World Cup. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in March 2014, Issue Twelve contains 20 articles in 9 sections, including: Rabin Bairner's touching story of the French international who underwent knee surgery in 1982 and has yet to wake up; Philippe Auclair on whether the lessons of chess show football the way to an exciting new future; and Miguel Delaney interviews Johann Cruyff on his role in creating the Barcelona style and modernfootball.
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First published in December 2013, Issue Eleven contains 21 articles in 9 sections, including: Igor Rabiner's journey with Avram Grant through Siberia to find the graves of his grandparents, Sam Kelly's interview with Horacio Elizondo, the man who sent of Zidane in the World Cup final; and Andi Thomas on the strange world of the back-up goalkeeper. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in September 2013, Issue Ten contains 22 articles in 10 sections, including: Richard Fitzpatrick looking back to an extraordinary example of match-fixing between Liverpool and Manchester United; Simon Kuper on how the Euro 88 semi-finals marked the peak of the Dutch-German football rivalry; and Miguel Delaney's Greatest Games piece on the AC Milan 2-1 Benfica European Cup final of 1963. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in June 2013, Issue Nine contains 21 articles in 11 sections, including: Gwendolyn Oxenham's experience searching for a kickabout in Iran being complicated by religion and gender politics; Zbigniew Boniek in conversation on Juventus, the modern game and his friendship with Michel Platini; and Igor Rabiner interviews Lev Yashin's widow on her recollections of the great goalkeeper. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in March 2013, Issue Eight contains 21 articles in 10 sections, including: Roy Henderson examining José Mourinho's cult of personality and how his charismatic authority fosters loyalty; Lars Sivertsen on how Zlatan Ibrahimović's upbringing shaped the footballer he became; and Scott Murray on the key moments in the history of televised football. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in December 2012, Issue Seven contains 20 articles in 9 sections, including: Espen Baardsen opening up on why he quit football at 25 for a career in finance; Carl Worswick on how the Colombian government set up 'El Dorado', the world's richest league; and features on the Victorian journalism that helped shaped the modern perception of football. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in September 2012, Issue Six contains 20 articles in 10 sections, including: Gabriele Marcotti's radical plan to rejig television schedules for the betterment of the game; Brendan Rodgers discusses the importance of possession football and what he's learned from José Mourinho; and Barney Ronay on how social media came into its own in Euro 2012. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in June 2012, Issue Five contains 19 articles in 10 sections, including: Philippe Auclair investigating why Michel Platini vote for Qatar and James Corbett on the significant unanswered questions about the World Cup bidding process; Ben Mabley on how fan culture is challenging Japanese social hierarchies; and Claus Lundekvam opening up to Lars Sivertsen on his battle against drink anddrug addiction.
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First published in March 2012, Issue Four contains 22 articles in 10 sections, including: Jonathan Wilson on how Zambia's emotional triumph restored zest to the Cup of Nations; Graham Hunter exploring how Xavi emerged as the creative hub of the world's greatest team; and Dan Edwards' Greatest Games feature looking back at the Intercontinental Cup final play-off between Racing and Celtic in 1967. Add to basketRead now*
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First published in December 2011, Issue Three is now out of stock and won't be reprinted. It contains 22 articles in 10 sections, including: Tim Vickery talking to Mario Zagallo and Tostão about 1970, Pelé and the Brazilian style; Barney Ronay on how modern football was shaped in a World War One internment camp; and Davidde Corran with the story of how Australia sent their national team to Saigon at the height of theVietnam war.
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First published in September 2011, Issue Two contains 17 articles in 11 sections, including: Gabriele Marcotti's teenage reminiscences of Italia 90; Uli Hesse reporting how Borussia Dortmund came back from the verge of extinction to win the Bundesliga title; and Rob Smyth talking with Barry Davies, reliving some of his old memories and discussing the state of modern commentary. Out of stockRead now*
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First published in June 2011, Issue One is now out of stock and won't be reprinted. It contains 22 articles in 11 sections, including: Dominic Sandbrook examining how the ignominious exits of a US president and Leeds United manager overshadow their successes; Sid Lowe in conversation with Pep Guardiola's mentor, Juanma Lillo; and Dave Farrar on the fairy story of Denmark's 1992 European Championshipcampaign.
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The second edition of our pilot issue, first published in March 2011 and reprinted in 2015, contains 25 articles in 13 separate sections. See where it all began, including: Uli Hesse exploring how St Pauli are having to balance their ethos with a desire for a secure future; Scott Murray on how Roy Race ruined English football; and Michael Cox's exploration of how a theory of political polling explains why New Labour were like Dennis Bergkamp. Add to basketRead now Enjoy 3 free articles a month. You tight fisted *!#**.Subscribe
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