In episode two of Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Daniel Edwards to discuss the 1967 Intercontinental Cup play-off between Copa Libertadores and European Cup winners, Racing Club and Celtic. After a pair of acrimonious games in Glasgow and Buenos Aires, the tie would have to be decided on neutral ground […]
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In Appreciation of Angelo di Livio – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Ninety Three
"In the summer of 2002, Angelo Di Livio was competing at the World Cup in the shiny new stadiums of Japan and Korea. A couple of months later, he was playing in the Italian fourth division at grounds that held barely 4,000 people. This was not a dramatic fall from grace, however — this was […]
Greatest Games Quiz: Brazil 1 England, 1970
LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR PODCAST PLATFORM OF CHOICE OR YOUTUBE Test your memory of this classic 1970 World Cup fixture – name both teams’ starting line-ups in our quiz below. Let us know how you score on Twitter. PLAY HERE: Play more Greatest Games quizzes, here.
In Appreciation Of Angelo Di Livio
"In the summer of 2002, Angelo Di Livio was competing at the World Cup in the shiny new stadiums of Japan and Korea. A couple of months later, he was playing in the Italian fourth division at grounds that held barely 4,000 people. This was not a dramatic fall from grace, however — this was […]
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. […]
Diplomatic Manoeuvres
What Russia’s World Cup stadiums say about Vladimir Putin’s government. In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Five, we feature “Diplomatic Manoeuvres” by Luke Connelly, first published in Issue Five of The Squall, in September 2020. Read Issue Five of The Squall for a recommended £3: theblizzard.co.uk/news/ground Discover Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens: theblizzard.co.uk/news/homo-passiens-man-footballer Immortalise […]
La Renaissance (with Philippe Auclair)
"True to type, France’s 1978 World Cup campaign was a shambles. The tone was set before the actual tournament by a tragicomic episode which must rank among the most bizarre in the history of the competition. On the morning of May 23, driving with his wife to Bordeaux, 24 hours before his team was scheduled […]
Free for All – The Blizzard Podcast Episode Ninety Six
Why is US Soccer so reluctant to promote one of the oldest tournaments in the world? "Such has been the paucity of tournament coverage that for the past two decades, it’s no exaggeration to say that covering both the past and present of the Open Cup has been close to the sole preserve of one […]
Greatest Games Quiz: England 1 Poland 1 (1973)
22 players, 5 minutes In this quiz name the starting lineups from Poland’s famous 1974 World Cup qualifying draw at Wembley against England. 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 […]
Echoes In Eternity
"When Ferguson moved into management in 1974, part-time at East Stirlingshire for £40 a week, the game was much less lucrative, broadcasters usually only supplied football punditry for special events (FA Cup finals, internationals, World Cups and so forth) and the principal career options for retiring footballers were: opening a sports shop, running a pub […]
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