32 clubs from 10 nations, 7 minutes Fancy yourself as a bit of a South American football expert? After suspension following the second round of matches, the 61st edition of the Copa Libertadores returned on 15 September. Can you name all 32 clubs participating in this year’s competition? Give this quiz a go. Let us […]
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Greatest Games: Real Madrid 2 Real Zaragoza 3, 2004 – Ian Hawkey
Copa del Rey Final, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, 17 March 2004. In the first episode of The Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by European football correspondent and author of Di Stéfano, the Alfredo Di Stéfano biography, Ian Hawkey to discuss the 2004 Copa del Rey final. In the 2003/04 season, […]
River Plate P-P Boca Juniors, 2018 – Rory Smith
Rory Smith joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller on this week’s Greatest Games to reflect on one of football’s most highly-anticipated fixtures to have never even happened – the postponed 2018 Copa Libertadores final second-leg between River Plate and Boca Juniors. A rousing 2-2 draw at La Bombonera had perfectly set-up a winner-takes-all Copa Libertadores […]
Mediocrity and the Beast
Brazil won the Copa América but their triumph was hijacked by Jair Bolsonaro. In Episode One Hundred and Nineteen, we take an early look at "Mediocrity and the Beast" by Ewan MacKenna, to be published in Issue 34, in September 2019. You can preorder Issue 34 here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/i…e-thirty-four And access our entire archives here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/articles
Mediocrity and the Beast – The Blizzard Podcast 119
Brazil won the Copa América but their triumph was hijacked by Jair Bolsonaro. In Episode One Hundred and Nineteen, we take an early look at "Mediocrity and the Beast" by Ewan MacKenna, to be published in Issue 34, in September 2019. Subscribe to the podcast today, on whatever platform you listen on. SPOTIFY – ITUNES […]
Racing Club 1 Celtic 0, 1967 – Daniel Edwards
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 […]
Quiz! Every Uefa Team of the Year
In this quiz, name the 19 teams so far. Let us know how you score on Twitter. Try these quizzes too: How well do you know the 2020 Copa Libertadores? Can you recall every Uefa Super Cup? Can you name the 2006 World Cup final starting lineups? Can you name every Premier League manager to […]