David Jones joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to remember the second 1997 FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. About the panel: Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine. He’s contributed to a number of publications including the Guardian and Sports Illustrated as well as having authored Behind the […]
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Chesterfield 3 Middlesbrough 3, 1997 – David Jones
Benfica 5 Real Madrid 3, 1962 – David Bolchover
Netherlands 1 West Germany 2, 1974 – David Winner
Chile 2 Italy 0, 1962 – Cecilia Lagos
On Greatest Games this week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Cecilia Lagos to remember the 1962 World Cup group stage tie between hosts, Chile, and two-time World champions, Italy – the ‘Battle of Santiago’. David Coleman’s introduction to the BBC’s broadcast of this game is the stuff of legends – “The game […]
Manchester Football Writing Festival, National Football Museum (1st September 2015)
The Blizzard Q&A recorded live at the National Football Museum as part of the Manchester Football Writing Festival, on the evening of 1st September. With a panel of Blizzard contributors – David Conn, Andy Brassell and editor Jonathan Wilson – hosted by the Football Ramble’s Marcus Speller. A heavyweight first half features discussion on the […]
Quiz! Bundesliga All-Time Top Goalscorers
7 minutes, 25 players Bundesliga matchday one is this Friday, with the champions, Bayern Munich, hosting David Wagner’s Schalke in Bavaria. In this quiz, we’re asking for the top 25 goalscorers of all-time in Germany’s top flight. Let us know your score on Twitter. Try these quizzes too: Can you name every team Robert Lewandowski […]
Quiz! Manchester United 0 Spurs 0 (2005)
The dust has now settled at Old Trafford after Tottenham Hotspur recorded their biggest ever win over Manchester United. Jose Mourinho really proved a point didn’t he? Manchester United have lost 6-1 twice since 1930 and David de Gea has been involved in both. Ouch. It’s been a turbulent Premier League season so far – […]
Issue 28
Issue Twenty Eight is out now, and jam-packed full of interesting and enlightening articles – we’ve got David Winner, Anthony Clavane and Jonathan Wilson tackling Brexit; interviews with Andi Herzog and Carlos Alberto Parreira; a photo essay from the Polish non-leagues; eight of the worst seasons in living memory; John Brewin on the Nevilles, the […]
Where’s Darth Vader Gone?
International football is ceasing to be treated as a reenactment of Europe’s horrible past. Is the age of football as a substitute for war coming to an end? "A World Cup without Germany would be like Star Wars without Darth Vader," remarked David Winner, and Germany were the perfect villain: the bad guy who killed […]
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