The Champions League can often be dominated by the same sides slugging it out against each other year after year, exchanging the trophy between themselves and not allowing anyone else into their elite group. This isn’t always the case though. From time to time, teams with fantastic talent and brilliant coaching staff come together and […]
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Tales of My Father (with Jonathan Wilson)
“His memory was gone, ravaged by Alzheimer’s, but when I told him, I saw a flicker in his eyes. ’Do you remember Clough?’ I asked, talking, to be honest, for the sake of talking; he couldn’t have told me, by then, what day it was or what he’d had for lunch. ‘Of course I do,’ […]
First issue of The Squall out on May 1
The first issue of The Squall is out on May 1 and is on the subject of right-backs! You’ll be able to access it through our website or through one of our social media posts – making sure you don’t miss it. The response to our call for articles for the first issue and beyond […]
Who Are the Favourites to Win EURO 2020?
Although it’s been rescheduled for 2021, the UEFA European Football Championship has kept its original name, EURO 2020, as well as the teams that are set to compete for the title of the best football nation on the Old Continent. From the moment the qualifying teams were divided into groups, predictions started to appear on […]
The Blizzard Live! An Evening Of Football Chat
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 […]
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. […]
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