The Blizzard The Football Quarterly Issue Eighteen

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Rob Smyth,Scott Murray,James Montague,Ann Tornkvist,Luke Alfred,Sergio Levinsky,Carl Worswick
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Eighteen by Jonathan Wilson,Rob Smyth,Scott Murray,James Montague,Ann Tornkvist,Luke Alfred,Sergio Levinsky,Carl Worswick Pdf

The Blizzard is a quarterly football publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Issue Eighteen contains 20 articles in 8 different sections: ---------------- Outsiders ---------------- * The Turf War, by Ann Tornkvist - How the murder of promising footballer Eddie Moussa sheds light on Sweden's gang culture * The Agony of Doha, by James Montague - Despair at a World Cup qualifying tournament in 1993 proved the springboard for the rise of Japan * Out of the Shadows, by Peter McVitie - The remarkable rise of PEC Zwolle, the minnow who reached successive Dutch Cup finals * Porterfield's Legacy, by Robert O'Connor - His former assistant Tom Jones remembers how Ian Porterfield inspired Armenia's resurgence ---------------- Liverpool ---------------- * The Forgotten Full-Back, by Scott Murray - John Barnes, John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley dazzled, but Steve Nicol was key to Liverpool's 1987-88 title * Accidental Hero, by Shaul Adar - Ronnie Rosenthal played an implausibly important role in Liverpool's last title success * Farewell, My Lovely, by Dileep Premachandran - A fan who followed from afar pays tribute to Steven Gerrard ---------------- Foundations ---------------- * The Ball Game Bulganin, by John Harding - It's 60 years since Jimmy Guthrie led the Professional Footballs Association into the TUC * The Unacknowledged Filters, by Jack Pitt-Brooke - Uncovering the hidden world of the football translator * The Nietzschean Dream of Barcelona, by Uriah Kriegel - Luis Enrique found the perfect blend of Apollonian and Dionysian to reinvigorate Barca * Flight of the Ladybird, by Jonathan Wilson - A centenary celebration of the publisher whose history of football was a set text for generations ---------------- Polemics ---------------- * The Subscription Model, by Tsjalle van der Burg - Does putting football on pay television really make economic sense? * A Convenient Culprit, by Luke Alfred - Is Steve Goddard really the only man to blame for South Africa's match-fixing scandal? ---------------- Women's World Cup ---------------- * Settling the Score, by Glenn Moore - The USA won a third title as the women's game confirmed the huge strides it has taken ---------------- Copa America ---------------- * The 99-Year Wait, by Jonathan Wilson - Under Jorge Sampaoli, Chile discovered a pragmatic edge to win their first trophy * Shifting Plates, by Sergio Levinsky - What the Copa America told us about the balance of power in Conmebol * The Unappreciated Genius, by Sergio Levinsky - After another defeat in a final, the Argentinian public is losing patience with Lionel Messi * The Caravan of Death, by Carl Worswick - El Estadio Nacional, where the final was won, played a central role in the aftermath of Pinochet's coup ---------------- Greatest Games ---------------- * Manchester United 2 Liverpool 2, by Rob Smyth - Premiership, Old Trafford, 1 October 1995 ---------------- Eight Bells ---------------- * Head Boys, by Naomi Westland - A seleciton of football-playing heads of state

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Igor Rabiner,Luke Edwards,Michael Yokhin,David Ashton
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Five by Jonathan Wilson,Igor Rabiner,Luke Edwards,Michael Yokhin,David Ashton Pdf

First published in June 2017, Issue Twenty Five contains 18 articles in 7 sections, including: Luke Edwards on why Leyton Orient's slide out of the league matters, Felix Lill and Javier Sauras on the growth of football in Cuba, Igor Rabiner on how Monaco have reinvented themselves and Andrew Lees' personal quest into the life story of Brazilian great Garrincha.

Author : World Football Journalists,Mike Calvin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1908940085

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The Blizzard Football Quarterly by World Football Journalists,Mike Calvin Pdf

Author : World Football Journalists
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1908940069

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The Blizzard Football Quarterly Issue Six by World Football Journalists Pdf

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Dileep Premachandran,James Corbett,Stuart Roy Clarke,Ben Lyttleton,Scott Murray
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Sixteen by Jonathan Wilson,Dileep Premachandran,James Corbett,Stuart Roy Clarke,Ben Lyttleton,Scott Murray Pdf

The Blizzard is a quarterly football publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Issue Sixteen contains 18 articles in 8 different sections: --------------- Groundwork --------------- * The New Owner, by Dileep Premachandran - Sachin Tendulkar discusses his interest in football and why he's invested in an ISL team * Death of the Giant Killers, by Louise Phillips - Hereford United are one of the most celebrated minnows of English football, so how could they collapse into bankruptcy? * Building the Dream, by James Corbett - As the political wrangling continues over Qatar's World Cup, what's the reality on the ground? --------------- Interview --------------- * Reinaldo, by James Young - The former Brazil striker explains how he expressed his opposition to the dictatorship --------------- Tournaments --------------- * The Improbable Rainmaker, by Jonathan Wilson - How a derided reserve goalkeeper brought Cote d'Ivoire's long wait for a trophy to an end * Home Comforts, by John Davidson - Victory in the Asian Cup they hosted seals Australia's place in the heart of the Asian confederation --------------- Representations --------------- * Homes of Football, by Stuart Roy Clarke - The photographer explains what led him to take football as his subject * Reel of Fortune, by John Harding - The early days of cinema and the struggle to portray football on screen * Scripted Drama, by Stephen O'Donnell (with Lee McGowan) - The long wait for football to be taken seriously as a literary subject --------------- Theory --------------- * Echoes in Eternity, by Paul Simpson - Of all the great managers, which has been the most influential in inspiring future generations? * Fishing in a Small Pond, by Ben Lyttleton - Ralf Rangnick explains the philosophy behind Red Bull's investment in Salzburg and Leipzig * Pedestrian and Backward, by Jon Spurling - How Ron Greenwood tried to instill a Hungarian approach at Arsenal --------------- Sierra Leone --------------- * The Player, by Firdose Moonda - How Kei Kamara divides his time between his MLS career and his work in Sierra Leone * The Coach, by Greg Lea - Johnny McKinstry on the challenges he faced as coach of Sierra Leone * The President, by Joanna Howarth - How Isha Johansson has rise to lead the Sierra Leonean Football Association --------------- Greatest Games --------------- Rangers 2 Celtic 2, by Scott Murray - Scottish Premier League, Ibrox, 17 October 1987 --------------- Eight Bells --------------- Chants, by Andrew Lawn - A selection of terrace songs that helped shape the history of chanting

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Jarrod Kimber,Igor Rabiner,Nick Miller,Iain Macintosh
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty by Jonathan Wilson,Jarrod Kimber,Igor Rabiner,Nick Miller,Iain Macintosh Pdf

First published in March 2016, Issue Twenty contains 20 articles in 10 sections, including: Robin Bairner explaining why Hampden Park's old goalposts have pride of place in St-Étienne's club museum; the playwright Patrick Marber discusses football, drama, and his football drama; and Nick Miller with the unusual story of how a united Ireland side took on Brazil at the height of the Troubles and almost won.

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,Anthony Clavane,Paul Brown,Paolo Bandini,Gunnar Persson,Richard Winton,Brian Phillips,David Ashton,Scott Murray
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Seven by Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,Anthony Clavane,Paul Brown,Paolo Bandini,Gunnar Persson,Richard Winton,Brian Phillips,David Ashton,Scott Murray Pdf

The Blizzard is a quarterly football publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Issue Seven Contents ---------------- El Dorado ---------------- * The Ball and the Gun, by Carl Worswick—After a political rival was murdered, the Colombian government set up the world's richest league * The Blond Giant, by Stany Sirutis—Among the influx of foreign players to El Dorado was the Lithuanian goalkeeper Vytausas Krisciunas ---------------- Interview ---------------- * Ivica Osim — The great Bosnian coach reflects on the war, Japan and Alan Mullery's lack of fair play ----------------------------- The Victorian Age ----------------------------- * The First Columnist, by Paul Brown—How an early journalist for the Northern Echo helped shape the modern game * Stiffy the Goalkeeper, by John Harding—Lazy, drunken and corruptible, the first footballing hero of the stage could hardly have been less heroic * Out with a League Team, by Henry Leach—A journalist, writing in 1900, describes his experiences travelling the country reporting on Notts County ------------ Theory ------------ * Don Leo's Odyssey, by Joachim Barbier—From Amsterdam to Madrid to Gaudalajara to Budapest, Leo Beenhakker has never stopped learning * The English Spaniard, by Philippe Auclair—Roberto Martínez discusses his conception of football and the difficulties of addapting to the dark nights of Lancashire ------------------------ The Vanishing ------------------------ * The Strange Disappearing of Leslie Goldberg, by Anthony Clavane—How the right back who became Les Gaunt encapsulated the experiences of many 1930s Jewish footballers * Ten Past Ten and Ten Pastis, by Gunnar Persson—Gunnar Andersson's journey from Marseille legend to homeless alcoholic * End of the Road, by Richard Winton—Gretna's rise was a romantic fairy tale, their collapse provides grimly real lessons for all of Scottish football * Safe as Houses, by Paolo Bandini—Espen Baardsen was a Norway international but at 25 he gave up football to work in finance ---------------- Polemics ---------------- * Breaking the Mould, by Zac Lee Rigg—Last year Johnny Saelua became the first transgender person to play in World Cup qualifying * In Arsene We Trust, by Zach Slaton—However frustrating this season, the numbers suggest Arsenal would be worse off without Arsene Wenger * Dictionary of Received Ideas, by Brian Phillips—A guide to what pundits really mean when they use certain terms * Follow the Money, by Elliot Turner—How Nicaragua's national stadium highlights the problems with Fifa's Goal project * The Third Party, by Sergio Levinsky—A tax avoidance scandal in Argentina could have ramifications across the globe ------------- Fiction ------------- * The Limping God, part 2, by David Ashton—His football career ended by injury, John Brodie's life is going nowhere until he is sucked into the world of crime --------------------------- Greatest Games --------------------------- * Lazio 4-2 Ipswich Town", by Dominic Bliss—Uefa Cup, second round, second leg, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, 7 November 1973 --------------------- Seven Bells --------------------- * Fouls and Fisticuffs, by Scott Murray—A selection of unsavoury incidents we're supposed to condemn

Author : Jonathan Wilson,George Osborn,Rob Smyth,Rupert Fryer,James Young
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Three by Jonathan Wilson,George Osborn,Rob Smyth,Rupert Fryer,James Young Pdf

First published in December 2016, Issue Twenty Three contains 18 articles in 6 sections, including: Paul Simpson on the end of Ron Knee and Private Eye's relationship with football; Joe Devine talks to David Icke about football's role as an opiate to suppress the masses; and Rupert Fryer with a selection of nutmegs for the ages.

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Tim Vickery,James Montague,Priya Ramesh,Scott Murray
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Seven by Jonathan Wilson,Tim Vickery,James Montague,Priya Ramesh,Scott Murray Pdf

First published in December 2017, Issue Twenty Seven contains 22 articles in 7 sections, including: Tom Williams speaking to Gary Lineker about his time at Barcelona and his tempestuous relationship with Johan Cruyff; Toke Theilade on the story of the first American footballer to play in Russia; James Montague on how Miodrag Belodidici escaped Romania to win the European Cup for a second time, Andrew McKirdy on Subbuteo and more.

Author : Jonathan Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1908940077

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The Blizzard Football Quartely by Jonathan Wilson Pdf

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Iain Macintosh,Harry Pearson,Paul Brown,Gunnar Persson
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
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The Blizzard - The Football Quaterly: Issue Nineteen by Jonathan Wilson,Iain Macintosh,Harry Pearson,Paul Brown,Gunnar Persson Pdf

The Blizzard is a quarterly football publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Issue Nineteen contains 22 articles in 11 different sections: ---------------- Mourinho ---------------- * The Devil's Party, by Jonathan Wilson - The manager, his methods, and why it always goes wrong in the third season ---------------- Poetry ---------------- * The Unknown Football Fan, by Craig Smith * A Striker Fires Wide, by Craig Smith ---------------- Memories ---------------- * This Sporting Half-Life, by Alex Preston - Sport, ageing and the grudging acceptance of a novelist and his mortality * For the Love of the Honest Men, by Ally Palmer - An Ayr United fan reflects on decades of following the ups and downs at Somerset Park * Football v Alzheimer's, by Dermot Corrigan - How football is being used to stimulate the memories of Alzheimer's patients * The Immortality of Awfulness, by Javier Sauras and Felix Lill - In 1965-66, Tasmania Berlin played their only Bundesliga season becoming the worst team in German history * You are not Nacka Skoglund!, by Gunnar Persson - The meteoric rise and terrible fall of the Swedish Internazionale legend * The Stench of the White Elephants, by Jamil Chade - Only now is the full scale of the corruption that surrounded the Brazil World Cup beginning to emerge ---------------- Interview ---------------- * The Throwback, by Maciej Iwanski - Robert Lewandowski is proving the value of the old-fashioned striker. But what created him? ---------------- Photo Essay ---------------- * Going to the Match, by Przemek Niciejewski - A Kickstarter project to create a visual celebration of football culture; football without fans is nothing ---------------- Breeding Grounds ---------------- * Slaggy Island, by Harry Pearson - South Bank was a grim industrial pocked of Teesside - and the home to a wealth of footballing talent * At the Feet of the Master, by Kit Gillet - Gheorghe Hagi has established an academy to try to develop a new generation of Romanian talent * What's Wrong With Finnish Football?, by Paul Brown - As Iceland qualify for Euro 2016, Finland is asking, "Why not us?" ---------------- Theory ---------------- * Chaos Theory, by Alex Keble - With so many variables at play, does anybody ever know anything? * Late Style, by Arthur O'Dea - Taking the theory of Edward Said about mature artists and applying it Giovanni Trapattoni * The Peter Principle, by Rupert Fryer - Promotion to a level of incompetence is a common idea in business, but is it true in football? ---------------- Austria ---------------- * The Burden of History, by Peter Linden - For years, Austrian football has been struggling to live up to is glorious past * Restoring the Glory, by Vladimir Novak - Austria's coach Marcel Koller explains their first tournament qualification in 18 years ---------------- Fiction ---------------- * The Quantum of Bobby, by Iain Macintosh - Can Bobby stop David Beckham getting sent off at the 1998 World Cup? ---------------- Greatest Games ---------------- * Hajduk Split v Crvena Zvezda (abandoned), by Charles Ducksbury - Yugoslav First League, Stadion Poljud, Split, 4 May 1980 ---------------- Eight Bells ---------------- * One-Hit Wonders, by Richard Jolly - A selection of players who enjoyed a fleeting moment of fame

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,Rob Smyth,Sid Lowe,Iain Macintosh,James Montague,Graham Hunter,Miguel Delaney,Tim Vickery,Sergio Levinsky
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twelve by Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,Rob Smyth,Sid Lowe,Iain Macintosh,James Montague,Graham Hunter,Miguel Delaney,Tim Vickery,Sergio Levinsky Pdf

The Blizzard is a quarterly football publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Contents of Issue Twelve ---------------- The Rivals ---------------- * Sid Lowe, Power Play - Carles Rexach and Jorge Valdano discuss the changing nature of the Real Madrid-Barcelona rivalry * Miguel Delaney, Gamechanger - Johan Cruyff on his role in creating the style of Barcelona and modern football * Graham Hunter, An Honourable Man - How Vicente del Bosque overcame rejection by Real Madrid to lead Spain to glory --------------------------- A Game of Chess --------------------------- * Philippe Auclair, Beyond the System - Could the lessons of chess show football the way to an exciting new future? * Scott Oliver, Play Jazz, not Chess - Reflections on football, order and the imagination, and the need for improvisation ------------ Theory ------------ * Steve Menary, Maximum Opportunity - Was Charles Hughes a long-ball zealot, or pragmatist reacting to necessity? * Sergio Levinsky, The Cult of the Pibe - Argentina’s love affair with scruffy urchins with feet of gold --------------------------------- Defenders of the Faith --------------------------------- * Paul Brown, The Birth of the Fan - Why Victorians flocked to watch 22 men kicking a pig’s bladder about * James Montague, Jerusalem Syndrome - The mysterious disappearance of Guma Aguiar, the saviour of Beitar Jerusalem * Brian Homewood, Identity Crisis - Unpicking the convoluted threads of Mexico’s franchise system * Bartosz Nowicki, Dream Fulfilled - Relief and glee as Cardiff City finally found their way into the Premier League -------------------------- Against the Odds -------------------------- * Robin Bairner, Sleeping Giant - In 1982, Jean-Pierre Adams was given anaesthetic before knee surgery. He hasn’t woken up. * Richard Jolly, And Not to Yield - Only one sportsman can match Ryan Giggs for longevity: the New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter * Javier Sauras and Felix Lill, The Street Dogs of Manila - The Philippines are rising through the rankings, but are they Filipino enough * Matthew Campelli, Second City Syndrome - Why has Birmingham struggled for football success for 30 years? --------------- Polemics --------------- * Alex Keble, Artist or Machine? - An investigation into the paradoxical relationship between sport and creativity * Tim Vickery, Alternate Title - The lessons sports journalists can draw from the Monkees --------------- Fiction --------------- * Iain Macintosh, The Quantum of Bobby - After his exile in Qatar, Bobby Manager returns to English football. Or does he…? ------------------------- Greatest Games ------------------------- * Rob Smyth, England 1 West Germany 1* - World Cup semi-final, 4 July 1990, Stadio delle Alpi, Turin ----------------- Eight Bells ----------------- * Michael Yokhin, Non-identical twins - A selection of twins who looked the same but played very differently

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,Jonathan Northcroft,Tim Vickery,Andy Brassell,Brian Oliver,Simon Hughes
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Six by Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,Jonathan Northcroft,Tim Vickery,Andy Brassell,Brian Oliver,Simon Hughes Pdf

First published in September 2017, Issue Twenty Six contains 23 articles in 7 sections, including Simon Hughes on what fan-owned clubs say about alienation from the Premier League, Priya Ramesh on how Dirk Kuyt helped Feyenoord end an 18-year drought, Manoj Narayan on why last season's champions are facing relegation in a shake-up of Indian football, and Philippe Auclair, Jonathan Northcroft, Tim Vickery and Brian Oliver, among others, look at their favourite stadiums.

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Stuart Roy Clarke,Juliet Jacques,Michael Yokhin,Paul Brown
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Electronic
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Two by Jonathan Wilson,Stuart Roy Clarke,Juliet Jacques,Michael Yokhin,Paul Brown Pdf

First published in September 2016, Issue Twenty Two contains 17 articles in 6 sections, including: Shaul Adar on football, family and the improbable success of Hapoel Be'er Sheva; Sam Wetherell on what San Jose Earthquakes tell us about the condition of Major League Soccer; and Juliet Jacques interviews Lilian Thuram on 1998, social cohesion and the importance of football as a political tool.

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Aleksandar Hemon,Philippe Auclair,Mike Calvin,Andy Brassell,Simon Kuper,Anthony Clavane,Rory Smith,Jonathan Liew,Miguel Delaney
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Ten by Jonathan Wilson,Aleksandar Hemon,Philippe Auclair,Mike Calvin,Andy Brassell,Simon Kuper,Anthony Clavane,Rory Smith,Jonathan Liew,Miguel Delaney Pdf

The Blizzard is a quarterly football publication, put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Issue Ten Contents: ----------------Forgotten----------------* The Dreamers, by Philippe Auclair — Amid the protests of 1968, a group of journalists took French football leaders hostage* The Silenced Crowd, by Richard Fitzpatrick - When Manchester United and Liverpool colluded to fix a match* The Reluctant Cabbie, by Michal Petrák - The tragically curtailed career of the Czechoslovak great Rudolf Kucera* The Unmarked Grave, by Tom Adams - What really happened to Andrew Watson, British football’s first black star* The Talent Spotters, by Mike Calvin - A glimpse into the murky and unglamorous world of football scouts----------------Interview----------------* Fatih Terim, by Andy Brassell - The Emperor on the rise of Turkish football and breaking the glass ceiling with Galatasaray---------------------Nationalisms---------------------* Anyone But China, by Henryk Szadziewski - Football plays a vital role in establishing a sense of identity for the Uyghur people* The Hamburg Factor, by Simon Kuper - The Euro 88 semi-final marked the peak of the Dutch-German football rivalry* No Man’s Land, by Jonathan Wilson- Sinisa Mihajlovic, Vukovar and the compromises of war---------------------Photo Essay---------------------* Golden Vision, by Felix Lill and Javier Sauras - The Olympic dream that fires the world’s greatest blind footballer------------Theory------------* Notes on Street Football, by Aleksandar Hemon - What kickabouts reveal about the tortured artists of neo-romantic myth* A Man for all Seasons, by Aleksandar Holiga - Tomislav Ivic pioneered pressing and won league titles in five different countries-------------Writers-------------* The Thinker, by Vladimir Novak - Ivan Ergic on the competing draws of football and philosophy* More Important Than That, by Anthony Clavane - David Peace discusses Red or Dead, his novel about the life of Bill Shankly---------------Polemics---------------* Literally on Fire, by Jonathan Liew - How the game’s relationship with smoking has changed over the years* The Death of Mystery, by Rory Smith - Is the modern thirst for knowledge taking the fun out of football?* An Extra Edge, by Colin O’Brien – Is football really clean, or does the sport have its head in the sand?* Importing “Puto!”, by Nicolas Poppe – What a chant reveals about attitudes to homosexuality in US stadiums* The Voice of a Nation, by Dan Edwards – The commentator Victor Hugo Morales is controversial, but makes football matter-----------Fiction-----------* Los Cincos y los Diezes, by Rupert Fryer - A letter changes the life of a young footballer forever---------------------------Greatest Games---------------------------* AC Milan 2 Benfica 1, by Miguel Delaney - European Cup final, Wembley Stadium, London, 22 May 1963-------------------Eight Bells-------------------* Computer Games, by George Osborn - Key moments in the development of the football sim