The Blizzard is returning for another night of football debate and Q&A – live from wherever you fancy – staying socially distanced and digitally adept on a Zoom webinar. Raising money for two London homeless charities, via the Tom Holland Benefit Year 2021. Joining editor Jonathan Wilson on the panel: Miguel Delaney (The Independent) Rory Smith […]
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River Plate P-P Boca Juniors, 2018 – Rory Smith
Rory Smith joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller on this week’s Greatest Games to reflect on one of football’s most highly-anticipated fixtures to have never even happened – the postponed 2018 Copa Libertadores final second-leg between River Plate and Boca Juniors. A rousing 2-2 draw at La Bombonera had perfectly set-up a winner-takes-all Copa Libertadores […]
The Silenced Crowd (in Collaboration With By Association)
“There was no fooling the 18,000 spectators at Old Trafford. “Play up, you rotters!” they screamed. The fix was on. They knew it, as Manchester United went through the motions against Liverpool on 2 April 1915, winning 2-0 in a listless performance.” In Episode Eighty Two we revisit ‘The Silenced Crowd’ by Richard Fitzpatrick from […]
Greatest Games Episode Two – Manchester City 1 Manchester United 0
FA Cup semi-final, Wembley Stadium, London, 16 April 2011
The Squall Arrives
Here at The Blizzard, we know that the worldwide freelance community has been hit hard by the current pandemic. Governments are finding it difficult to come up with meaningful packages for this community and although there are some promising signs in the UK, we know that many freelancers will still be incredibly worried. Not just […]
Ghana 3 Equatorial Guinea 0, 2015 – Gary Al-Smith
On this edition of Greatest Games, Gary Al-Smith is on the pod to remember a dramatic Afcon semi-final which took place six years ago on Friday alongside Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller. Tournament hosts, Equatorial Guinea, meet a Ghana side managed by Avram Grant and looking in great stead to win the Cup of Nations. […]
Greatest Games: Manchester City 1 Manchester United 0, 2011 – Jack Pitt-Brooke
FA Cup semi-final, Wembley Stadium, London, 16 April 2011 Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by football journalist at The Independent, Jack Pitt-Brooke, to discuss the 2011 FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Manchester United. The expectation of silverware was beginning to stir at Manchester City as fans and pundits looked for justification […]
The Best Stadiums to Visit
Football stadiums are considered as sanctuaries for all the fans. Millions of them have experienced some of the biggest excitements and biggest disappointments in their lives on these places. Some legendary names that are hailed as more than just stadiums are Highbury, Maracana, Old Trafford, etc. These stadiums are part of the football culture and […]
Ultra Violence
"A heavy cloud of tear gas hung over a Tahrir Square in revolt. Buckling under the pressure of thousands of protestors, the epicentre of the Egyptian revolution was unleashing a roar of resistance into the Cairo night. Against this backdrop of chaos and the sonic onslaught of revolution, one of my companions and I conducted […]
Fourth Year Collection
All four hard copy issues from The Blizzard’s fourth year (Issues Thirteen to Sixteen inclusive) in one bundle.
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