64 cities, 15 minutes In this quiz, name every Fifa World Cup host city of the 21st Century. Let us know how you do on Twitter. 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 Afghanistan women’s national team […]
Search Results for: tag/issue-eleven
The Clubs Behind the Countries – The Blizzard Podcast Episode One Hundred and Two
"Atlético Madrid 0 SpVgg Fürth 2; Lucchese 1 Manchester City 0; Triestina 3 Ajax 0; Benfica 0 Rot Weiss Essen 1. Not, as might be supposed, the scorelines from some long-forgotten round of the Uefa or Intertoto Cup, but a rather different measure of footballing success." In episode One Hundred and Two we revisit "The […]
Hungary 4 Uruguay 2, 1954 – Martin da Cruz
This week on Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller discuss a 1954 World Cup semi-final with Martin Da Cruz – Hungary 4 Uruguay 2. Going into the match in Lausanne, Switzerland, Hungary’s ‘Mighty Magyars’ hadn’t lost a full international since 1950 – winning Olympic gold and thrashing England a couple of times in that […]
Luton Town 3 Arsenal 2, 1988 – Faye Carruthers
We’re off to a cup final, everyone! Faye Carruthers joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the 1988 Littlewoods Challenge Cup Final between Luton Town and Arsenal. Defending champions Arsenal were considered heavy favourites, but Ray Harford’s Luton Town had been performing well in the First Division and were raring for this cup final. […]
Setting Sun – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Eighty Four
Leyton Orient’s slide out of the football league and why it matters
Borussia Dortmund 3 Fortuna Koln 1, 1986 – Uli Hesse
On this episode of Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Uli Hesse as they remember the 1985-86 Bundesliga relegation/promotion playoff which could’ve seen Borussia Dortmund drop out of the top-flight. Uli, Jonathan and Marcus discuss the troubles facing of German football in the 80s, the remarkable desperate situation Borussia Dortmund found […]
Greatest Games Quiz: Liverpool 4 Borussia Dortmund 3 (2016)
In this quiz name the starting lineups from Liverpool’s last-gasp Europa League quarter-final win against Borussia Dortmund in 2016. Let us know how you score on Twitter. LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO THIS EPISODE OF GREATEST GAMES ON YOUR PODCAST PLATFORM OF CHOICE OR YOUTUBE. Check out our latest release – including an analysis of some of football’s […]
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 […]
A Sentimental Journey (with Jonathan Wilson)
“Perhaps, in this age of quasi-franchises and superclubs, when the structure of the competitions and the nature of globalisation makes the rich richer so they exist at an impossible remove to the rest, this is all that remains of the traditional mode of support: football not as an expression of provincial industrial pride, but as […]
Greatest Games Quiz: Spurs 3 Arsenal 1 (1991)
In this quiz name the starting lineups from Tottenham’s famous FA Cup semi-final win against their north London rivals in 1991. Let us know how you score on Twitter. LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO THIS EPISODE OF GREATEST GAMES ON YOUR PODCAST PLATFORM OF CHOICE OR YOUTUBE. Order our latest quarterly – including how the COVID-19 pandemic changed […]