Believe it or not, Christmas is around the corner. We’ve got quite the collection of football literature and merchandise that’ll make great gifts here at The Blizzard. The Blizzard is a football quarterly for people who think about the game more than everyone else, in publication since 2011. Every release is committed to offering solace […]
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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,’ […]
Quiz! Quotes About Diego Maradona
Right now it’s duly impossible to escape wonderful words, anecdotes and highlights which remember Diego Armando Maradona. Much has been said about the great Argentinian – players, managers, journalists, broadcasters have all had tales and stories to share. We’ve found these 12 quotes said by players and managers over the years about Diego but taken […]
Dutch Side Trolls Chelsea Fans by Announcing They’ve Signed Kai Havertz
21-year-old German sensation Kai Havertz has been tipped to join Premier League side Chelsea in the wake of Bayer Leverkusen’s Europa League campaign coming to an end. However, Blues fans might have gotten quite the scare when they got wind of Dutch minnows Heracles Almelo welcoming the player with a tweet of his face photoshopped […]
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 […]
The Man Who Ate His Hat
"[The BBC’s] first adventure into live football came on 16 September 1937 when the London service from Alexandra Palace, transmitting to nearly 100 viewers in the Muswell Hill area, ran the following packed schedule: 3pm Fancy That!; 3.30pm British Movietone News; 3.40pm Football at the Arsenal; 3.55pm Cartoon; 4pm Close. Obviously what everyone really wants […]
Greatest Games: Ajax 2 Spurs 3
LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR PODCAST PLATFORM OF CHOICE OR YOUTUBE This week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Nihal Arthanayake to discuss Spurs’ dramatic 2019 Champions League semi-final second-leg in Amsterdam against Ajax. There was disappointment at the recently opened new home of Tottenham Hotspur in the first-leg and after de Ligt […]
Who Are The Premier League’s Most Profitable Team?
allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen> Gameweek 38 has wrapped up the season once again. Gone are the days of stealing those last few hours of work on a Friday for making last-minute Fantasy Premier League transfers; staring blankly at those shouty blokes on Soccer Saturday whilst clinging to your phone and shaking your head […]
The Bomb and the Bowler Hat
"It’s possible something brilliantly illuminating happened there, part Escape To Victory, part footballing salon, part late-colonial Woodstock distilled through sternly moustachioed men of empire." In Episode Eight of the Blizzard Podcast we bring you Barney Ronay’s ‘The Bomb and the Bowler Hat’ from Issue Three, looking back at the extraordinary collection of football minds interred […]
Quiz! Name the Top 20 EFL Clubs by Stadium Capacity
As of 23 November, it seems like some fans will be able to start planning a return to their club’s stadium for the first time in months. With intital restrictions set to see capacities capped at 4,000 – the maximum for stadiums located in ‘tier one’ areas – the scene in many stadiums hosting EFL […]