Wycombe’s Jason Cousins and a lunge that encapsulates the brutal past of the position Jason Cousins does not have the status of Dani Alves, Philipp Lahm, Cafu and Kyle Walker but the former Wycombe Wanderers right-back gained a measure of fame in September 1993 for what might be the worst foul of all time. Cousins […]
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In The Shadow Of The Goldfish
"To suggest that Leeds United have kept their descent into torpor rather quiet would most likely be met with cries of derision. "Of course all the key features of a very public fall are there. For an abridged version of the last decade, try: goldfish, admin, El-Hadji Diouf. The rest of the seemingly limitless archive […]
Premier League Debut Goals
A selection of the finest debut goals the Premier League has ever seen.
Blizzard-40 Sampler
Beskov v Lobanovskyi, Sasha Goryunov
Two great players, two great coaches, two different visions of the game “How many times have you heard this? We pass our way through the middle of the park! But you decided to take someone on.” With his team 1-0 up Konstantin Beskov was berating one of his players at half-time in the changing rooms […]
The Duellists
An edited extract from Paolo Conde’s new book, looking at the relationship between Pep and Jose as played out in 2011’s 4 clásico’s in 18 days.
Tenth Year Collection
All four hard copy issues from The Blizzard’s tenth year (Issues Thirty Seven to Forty inclusive) in one bundle.
Ronaldo In Moscow
"That 1997-98 Uefa Cup campaign was the last we saw of the ‘pure’ Ronaldo. Nike’s ‘R9’ brand soon sprang into action, forgetting it had a human at its core. The striker changed his Inter shirt number from 10 to 9 and became the greatest commodity in world sport, selling everything from tyres to sunglasses. Rushed […]
In the Shadow of the Goldfish – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Ninety Five
"To suggest that Leeds United have kept their descent into torpor rather quiet would most likely be met with cries of derision. "Of course all the key features of a very public fall are there. For an abridged version of the last decade, try: goldfish, admin, El-Hadji Diouf. The rest of the seemingly limitless archive […]
Turkish Delight
Below is an extract of John Toshack’s autobiography Toshack’s Way, published by deCoubertin, which looks at his time in Turkey, as manager of Besiktas, between 1997 and 1999. Turkey is a unique country. If you go to Turkey to work, in any line of business, then you’ve got to have your sensors on. You’ve got […]