As many of you will be aware, COVID-19 has resulted in postal delays which will continue for the foreseeable future. To meet the increased demands on international postal services at this time, there have also been significant increases in the prices we are charged. As a result, we have had to make the difficult decision […]
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Slaggy Island – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Seventy One
South Bank was a grim industrial pocked of Teesside – and the home to a wealth of footballing talent
Greatest Games Quiz: Manchester United 1 Manchester City 6 (2011)
In this quiz, name the starting lineups from Manchester United 1 Manchester City 6 (2011). Let us know how you score on Twitter. PLAY HERE: 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 boldest […]
Tottenham Hotspur 3 Arsenal 1, 1991 – Leon Mann
Leon Mann is this week’s guest on Greatest Games, joining Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to remember the 1991 FA Cup semi-final North London Derby between Terry Venables’ Tottenham and George Graham’s Arsenal. Rather than traipsing the sides up to the midlands, the tie became the first-ever FA Cup semi-final to be hosted at Wembley. […]
The Guide To Making Sure You Have The Perfect Day Out At The Footie
If you love the beautiful game, then you’ll want to make sure you get to as many professional matches as you can. If you love playing the game, then that comes first, but there’s not many better feelings out there than watching the team you love put a ball into the onion bag. The atmosphere […]
The Race Card – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Eighty Six
"At some point we probably need to grow up and agree what we will and will not allow in our football grounds. Right now, anything goes, except for racist, anti-Semitic and — but seemingly only if Rangers or Celtic are playing — sectarian abuse. And, at some point, we need to ask ourselves why we […]
Chesterfield 3 Middlesbrough 3, 1997 – David Jones
David Jones joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to remember the second 1997 FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. About the panel: Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine. He’s contributed to a number of publications including the Guardian and Sports Illustrated as well as having authored Behind the […]
Quiz! Fifa World Cup Host Cities
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 […]
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. Eyebrows were raised when the draw placed these two nations in Group I in February 2014. Political disagreements regarding Kosovo, which culminated during the Kosovo War, meant that […]
The Blizzard live in Dublin – Part 1
The first half of the Blizzard’s live Q&A event held at Dublin’s Sugar Club on 3rd March 2016. Featuring a panel of Jonathan Wilson, Philippe Auclair and James Horncastle, hosted by Second Captains’ Eoin McDevitt, the discussion centred around this year’s Premier League title race and Leicester’s extraordinary performance, what’s going on at Arsenal and […]