The Blizzard The Football Quarterly Issue Seventeen

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,James Corbett,George Caulkin,Paul Brown
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 196 pages
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Release : 2015-06-01
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Seventeen by Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,James Corbett,George Caulkin,Paul Brown 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 Seventeen Contents:---------------- Beyond the Game ---------------- * The Player of the People, by Igor Rabiner - The death of Igor Cherenkov last year prompted an astonishing outpouring of grief from Spartak fans * The Man who Sacked Himself, Philippe Auclair - Gabriel Hanot was a player, a coach, a journalist and a pioneer who remains oddly neglected in France * Looking Forward, by Brian Oliver - How the former Chelsea defender John Dempsey left football behind to work in a care home * The Complicated Symbol, by Shaul Adar - Bnei Sakhnin's journey to establish themselves as an Arab team in Israel's top flight * Namesakes, by James Corbett - Everton have had two Alex Youngs: one's the subject of a Ken Loach film, the other killed his brother ---------------- Interview ---------------- Paul Breitner, by Miguel Delaney - How a Bayern Munich defeat paved the way for West Germany's 1974 World Cup triumph ---------------- Belfast ---------------- * A Patchwork City, by Lefkos Kyriacou - Mapping the fan-bases of the major club's in Northern Ireland's capital * Requiem for a Stand, by Keith Bailie - A history in seven key moments of the short life of the Kop at Windsor Park * Before the Shopping Centre, by Conor Heffernan - How crowd violence brought an end to the existence of Belfast Celtic ---------------- Theory ---------------- * The Man who Built White Ships, by Alex Holiga - Stanko Poklepovic, the oldest coach in Europe, and the importance of spiral impostations * The Whisky Option, by Simon Curtis - Malcolm Allison's time at Sporting was brief but fans remember him fondly * Messi and the Machine, by Richard Fitzpatrick - Could playing video games be shaping the present generation of footballers? * Not at All Costs, by George Caulkin - Paul Tisdale has not only revolutionised how Exeter City play, but how they think * Wrestling with the All-Blacks, by Charlie Eccleshare - How Declan Edge is trying to make New Zealand take football seriously ---------------- Polemic ---------------- * Against Sanitised Football, by Alexander Shea - Can fans fight back against clubs who seek to ignore their history for bland branding? * The Trials of Baghdad Bob, by Paul Brown - Can Roberto Martinez restore his reputation after a season of wilful blinkeredness? ---------------- Fiction ---------------- * The Tackle, by David Ashton - John Brodie, the former winger turned detective, returns to hunt down some stolen medals ---------------- Greatest Games ---------------- * Scotland 3 England 1, by Paul Brown - Home International, Hampden Park, Glasgow, 17 April 1937 ---------------- * Eight Bells ---------------- * Unexpected Relegations, by Michael Yokhin - A selection of giants who have unexpectedly lost their place in the top tier ----------------

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Philippe Auclair,Jonathan Northcroft,Tim Vickery,Andy Brassell,Brian Oliver,Simon Hughes
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
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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,Gabriele Marcotti,Philippe Auclair,Uli Hesse,Rory Smith,James Horncastle,Jacob Steinberg,Iain Macintosh,Matt Spiro,Rob Smyth
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Two by Jonathan Wilson,Gabriele Marcotti,Philippe Auclair,Uli Hesse,Rory Smith,James Horncastle,Jacob Steinberg,Iain Macintosh,Matt Spiro,Rob Smyth 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 Two Contents ---------------- Le Blues ---------------- * Font of all Knowledge?, by Matt Spiro—The Clairefontaine academy was once the envy of the world, but has it gone stale? * What Makes a Nation?, by Philippe Auclair—The recent French race furore ignores the diversity of France's footballing culture ---------------- Interview ---------------- * Dragan Stojković—Andrew McKirdy talks to Dragan Stojković about his philosophical similarities to Arsène Wenger, his lost years and Japan's development -------------------- In Argentina -------------------- * Óscar Bravo, by Jonathan Wilson—How Óscar Washington Tabárez led Uruguay to Copa América glory as Argentina and Brazil misfired * La Historia de los Piñeyros, by Rupert Fryer—A fictional account of one family's experience of the 1978 World Cup ------------------ The Media ------------------ * The Man who Said it was Magnificent, by Rob Smyth—Barry Davies relives some old memories and discusses the state of modern commentary * The Man who Made Calcio, by James Horncastle—How Gianni Brera shaped the language and style of Italian football * The Man who Ate his Hat, by Scott Murray—The story of Lieutenant Commander Tommy Woodrooffe, the BBC's first football commentator --------------------------------- Back From The Brink --------------------------------- * Football to Remember, by Uli Hesse—How Borussia Dortmund returned from the verge of extinction to win the Bundesliga title ------------- Theory ------------- * Wenger, l'Auteur, by Miguel Delaney—What Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Cimino and the Hollywood of the seventies tell us about Arsenal * Brazil, and the Rise of the Back Four, by Rob Sweeney—How foreign influences led to the evolution of the back four in Brazil -------------- Italia 90 -------------- * A Sentimental Journey, by Gabriele Marcotti—The 1990 World Cup as experienced by a teenage Italian ---------------- Polemics ---------------- * Is Football Still Sport?, by Rory Smith—It unfolds like a soap opera for the entertainment of millions and the profit of a few. What has football become? * Too Fast, Too Furious?, by James Grossi—Why have so many creative players suffered such dreadful injuries in the MLS this season? ----------------------------- Football Manager ----------------------------- * The Ballad of Bobby Manager: My Autobiography, by Iain Macintosh—When somebody takes their game of Football Manager just a little too seriously... -------------------------- Greatest Games -------------------------- * St Étienne 3 Dynamo Kiev 0 (aet), by James Horncastle—European Cup quarter-final second-leg, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Étienne, 17 March 1976 ------------------- Eight Bells ------------------- * Finals Before the Final, by Jacob Steinberg—A selection of eight games that really shouldn't have been wasted on the earlier rounds

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Uli Hesse,Rob Smyth,Michael Cox,Rupert Fryer,Iain Macintosh,Scott Murray,James Corbett
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Thirteen by Jonathan Wilson,Uli Hesse,Rob Smyth,Michael Cox,Rupert Fryer,Iain Macintosh,Scott Murray,James Corbett 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 Thirteen ---------------- History ---------------- * Uli Hesse, Never the Twain - The story of the meeting between West Germany and East Germany at the 1974 World Cup * Greg Johnson, Hearts and Minds - Spain threaten, like Lennox Lewis, to be a great but unloved champion * Richard Jolly, The Clubs behind the Countries - Which clubs have produced the most World Cup winners? * Martín Mazur, The Moral Pendulum - Argentina’s eternal vacillation between fútbol and anti-fútbol ---------------- Brazil ---------------- * James Corbett, Fifa, Go Home! - What does hosting the World Cup mean for Brazil? * James Young, Futebol Nation? - How much do Brazilians really care about football? * Marius Lien, A Troubled History - The ambiguous past of José Maria Marin, the head of the Brazilian World Cup -------------------------- Protagonists -------------------------- * Rupert Fryer, Sideshow takes Centre Stage - The Brazil defender on handling the pressure of being hosts * Mike Phillips, The Multi-Kulti Question - How the Switzerland national team became part of the debate on immigration * Vladimir Novak, Better Late than Never - Algeria’s Vahid Halilhodžić on finally making it to the World Cup as a manager * Leo Verheul, The Artist’s Boy - The Netherlands striker was shaped by the Rotterdam in which he grew up ----------------- Minnows ----------------- * Sean Carroll, The Secret Team - An Yeong-hag and Chong Tese on playing for North Korea at the 2010 World Cup * Michael Yokhin, The Indomitability of Lions - In 1990 Cameroon overcame shambolic preparations to shock the world * Oliver Pickup, Milla’s Time - Oliver Pickup speaks to Roger Milla about becoming his nation’s saviour at 38 * Martín Mazur, Two Men Down - In 1982 El Salvador came from war, chaos and corruption, lost 10-1 and retained their dignity ----------------- Fiction ----------------- * Iain Macintosh, Quantum of Bobby - Spinning through time and space, Bobby Manager finds himself in Italy in 1990 -------------------------- Greatest Games -------------------------- * Jonathan Wilson, Hungary 4 Uruguay 2 (aet) - World Cup semi-final, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland, 20 June 1954 * Rob Smyth & Scott Murray, Italy 3 Brazil 2 - World Cup second phase, Group C, Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain, 5 July 1982 ---------------- Eight Bells ---------------- * Michael Yokhin, World Cup Cameos - A selection of players who played only a few minutes at the World Cup

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 : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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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,Iain Macintosh,Harry Pearson,Paul Brown,Gunnar Persson
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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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,George Osborn,Rob Smyth,Rupert Fryer,James Young
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,7 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,Jarrod Kimber,Igor Rabiner,Nick Miller,Iain Macintosh
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
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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 : World Football Journalists
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,7 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 : World Football Journalists,Mike Calvin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1908940085

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

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Igor Rabiner,Luke Edwards,Michael Yokhin,David Ashton
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
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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 : Jonathan Wilson,Tim Vickery,James Montague,Priya Ramesh,Scott Murray
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
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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 : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1908940077

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The Blizzard Football Quartely by Jonathan Wilson Pdf

Author : Jonathan Wilson,James Montague,Philippe Auclair,Igor Rabiner,Amy Lawrence,Iain Macintosh,Scott Murray,Rob Smyth
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
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The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty One by Jonathan Wilson,James Montague,Philippe Auclair,Igor Rabiner,Amy Lawrence,Iain Macintosh,Scott Murray,Rob Smyth Pdf

First published in June 2016, Issue Twenty One contains 15 articles in 8 sections, including: James Montague visiting Albania to get the lowdown on Ismail Morina and the drone controversy; Igor Rabiner on how a fall from a tree set Leonid Slutsky on his way to the top; and Amy Lawrence curates a people's history of the 1966 World Cup.

Author : Jonathan Wilson,Dileep Premachandran,James Corbett,Stuart Roy Clarke,Ben Lyttleton,Scott Murray
Publisher : Blizzard Media Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-11
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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