Description
Some of the many, many highlights from the thirteenth year include:
- Issue Forty Nine – Five sections contain 13 articles including a photo essay on Naples’ on-going devotion to the cult of Diego Maradona; how Euros qualification restored Scottish pride; the battle for the soul of St Pauli and the remarkable story of one player’s 29 minutes of international football.
- Issue Fifty – Landmark 50th issue of The Blizzard contains 50 articles from 50 writers writing about a football moment that is special to them, including Miguel Delaney, Shaul Adar, Elis James, Cecilia Lagos, Rob Smyth, and Gunnar Persson.
- Issue Fifty One – Five sections contain 14 articles including how the Denmark team of the ‘80s was both doomed and beautiful; a photo essay on the women’s football boom in the mountains of northern Pakistan; how Andres Montes and tiki-taka changed the language of football; tracking down the Sheriff of London Shield after its disappearance in 1983.
- Issue Fifty Two – Five sections contain 16 articles including how Derry City overcame political chaos to win the Irish treble in 1988-89; how Ange Postecoglou has bred new hope at Tottenham; a Russian fan on dealing with the disillusionment after the invasion of Ukraine; Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr and the experience of attending the Riyahd derby; photo galleries from both the African Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup.