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Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Six by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Six written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Five by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Five written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Five ---------------------------- World Cup Bidding ---------------------------- * The Fall-Out, by James Corbett—Significant questions remain unanswered about the World Cup bid process * Russia's Victory, by Igor Rabiner—Russia's success in the 2018 bid was a triumph over internal as well as external opponents * Qatar Hero, by Philippe Auclair- Michel Platini is often seen as the ex-pro coming to save Fifa. But why did he vote for Qatar? ---------------- Interview ---------------- * Sócrates — The former Brazil captain talks to David Tryhorn about why footballers have a political responsibility -------------- Theory -------------- * Roy of the Rover, by Philippe Auclair—Roy Hodgson explains how his travels have shaped his coaching philosophy * Like a Shooting Star, by Luca Ferrato—How Ternana soared and then crashed with Corrado Viciani's high-tempo style * The Skilling Fields, by Steve Bartram—Manchester United are just one of the clubs influenced by the coaching model of Wiel Coerver ----------------------------- The Asian Market ----------------------------- * The 'Gaijin' of Gamba, by Ben Mabley—Fan culture has begun to challenge Japanese hierarchies. The only European Gamba ultra explains how * Sing when you're Winning, by Ian Griffiths—How the need to appear successful turns fans in Singapore from the S.League to the Premier League --------------------- Photo Essay --------------------- * The Hard Core, by Misha Domozhilov—Images of the fans who followed Zenit St Petersburg as they won the Russian championship in 2010 -------- Fall -------- * The Centre-Back and the Kitchen Knife, by Lars Sivertsen—Claus Lundekvam opens up on his battle against the addiction that overwhelmed him after retirement * My Name is Ally MacLeod and I am a Winner, by Dominic Sandbrook—How Scotland's humiliation at the 1978 World Cup knocked nationalism off course * The Lions Sleep Tonight, by Jonathan Wilson- Ten years after retaining the Cup of Nations, Cameroon failed to qualify. What went wrong? ---------------- Polemics ---------------- * The Real Problem, by Brian Phillips—Is the 'real fan' being marginalised or is he just a rhetorical tool? * Where's Darth Vader Gone?, by Simon Kuper—Is the age of football as a substitute for war coming to an end? * The Culture of Violence, by Sergio Levinsky—The absence of leadership means there is little hope of Argentina's hooligan problem being solved ------------- Fiction ------------- * The Glasses, by David Ashton—A gift from a mysterious visitor changes life for a man on a Scottish estate... --------------------------- Greatest Games --------------------------- * Romania 4-6 Yugoslavia, by Vladimir Novak—World Cup qualifier, Ghencea Stadium, Bucharest, 13 November 1977 ---------------- Five Rings ---------------- * Olympic Stories, by Marcus Christenson, Steve Menary, Jonathan Wilson, Colin Udoh and Joel Richards—Five tales from the rich history of Olympic football
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Thirteen by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Thirteen written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Four by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Four written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Four Contents ------------------ Barcelona ------------------ * The Inverted Sheepdog, by Graham Hunter—The inside story of how Xavi emerged as the central hub of the world's greatest team * Corrida of Uncertainty, by David Winner—How the cruelty of tiki-taka resembles bull-fighting * The Other Rival, Another Way, by Scott Oliver—When the nastiest rivalry in Spain was between Barcelona and Athletic ---------------- Interview ---------------- * Alex Ferguson—The Manchester United manager tells Philippe Auclair about his early start, the importance of continuity and his need to be alone --------------- London --------------- * Capital Failings, by Ian Hawkey—Football clubs in democratic capitals tend to underperform and London is no exception * A Very English Visionary, by Martin Cloake—How the understated radicalism of Arthur Rowe defined Tottenham's style * South of the River, by Nick Szczepanik—For a spell in the eighties, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Wimbledon challenged the elite * The Bald Eagle and the Modern Way, by Bob Yule—How Jim Smith brough the 3-5-2 to Queens Park Rangers --------------- Theory --------------- * Deschamps-Suaudeau, by Patrick Dessault—Didier Deschamps and Jean-Claude Suaudeau debate the modern vogue for attacking football * The New Enganche, by Sam Kelly—Javier Pastore talks about his move to Paris Saint-Germain and living up to the playmaking ideal ------------- Africa ------------- * Unlikely Hosts, Unlikelier Winners, by Pablo Manriquez and Backpagepix—Images from the 2012 African Cup of Nations * Victory Song, by Jonathan Wilson—How Zambia's emotional triumph restored the zest to the Cup of Nations * The Barefoot Pioneers, by Gary Al-Smith—CK Gyamfi explains how a bootless tour to Britain helped shape the game in Ghana * Ultra Violence, by David Lynch—After the horrors of Port Said, the exact role of ultras in the downfall of Hosny Mubarak remains unclear ------------------------------- In Appreciation Of ------------------------------- * Ronaldo in Moscow, by Sheridan Bird—A slalom through the Luzhniki mud confirmed the genius of "O Fenomeno" * Toussaint on Zidane, by Juliet Jacques—What the World Cup final headbutt meant to the Belgian writer ----------------- Polemics ----------------- * Pelé v Beckham, by Pete Grathoff—Which of the icons had the greater impact on football in the USA? * The Other Cup, by Brian Phillips—How do you solve a problem like the Europa League? * Continental Drift, by Rob Langham—Kazakhstan has slipped behind Uzbekistan since it abandoned Asia ----------------------------- 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 -------------------------- * Racing 1 Celtic 0, by Dan Edwards—Intercontinental Cup final play off, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, 4 November 1967 ------------------- Eight Bells ------------------- * Shirt Tales, by Scott Murray—The history behind a selection of iconic kits
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Four by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Four written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in March 2017, Issue Twenty Four contains 19 articles in 7 sections, including: Anthony Clavane on the decline of heavy industry and the sad logic of Brexit in Yorkshire; Peter Frankopan looking at how in politics, economics and football the role of Asia is becoming more significant; and David Stubbs on the glorious summer of 1996 when all things seemed possible.
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Eleven by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Eleven written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Eleven Contents ----------------------------------------- African Champions League ----------------------------------------- * Firdose Moonda - Following Orlando Pirates’ run to the final of the African Champions League * Colin Udoh, Football’s Only Part of It - To prosper in the African Champions League you have to play the game off the pitch as well as on it * James Montague, In Memoriam - After the tragedy of Port Said, Al Ahly’s seventh Champions League success was far more than a footballing victory * Oluwashina Okeleji, The Triumph of the People’s Elephant - How Enyimba became only the second team to retain the African Champions League * Ian Hawkey, The Flight of the Ravens - The rivalry between TP Mazembe and Asante Kotoko dominated African football in the late sixties * Segun Ogunfeytimi - Images of the passion stirred in Nigeria by this season’s African Champions League --------------------- Interview --------------------- * Martín Mazur, Oscar Washington Tabárez - El Maestro on how he keeps Uruguay overachieving --------------------- Theory --------------------- * Gunnar Persson, Roy’s Swedish Revolution - How Roy Hodgson transformed the face of the Swedish game * Andi Thomas, The Waiting Game - The strange world of the back-up goalkeeper * Uli Hesse, Learning to Press - The tactical revolution that led to the transformation of the German game ----------------------- Identity ----------------------- * Nicholas Hogg, Size 5 - Football, growing up in Leicester and falling out of love with the game * Dion Fanning, Booze Boys - Tracing Irish football’s sozzled relationship with alcohol ---------------------- Referees ---------------------- * Sam Kelly, The Final Whistler - Horacio Elizondo on the strategy of officiating and sending off Zidane in the World Cup final * Alexander Jackson and David Toms, The First Modern Ref - Refereeing a Cup final cost Harry Nattrass his job but he became the greatest official of his age * Ben Lyttleton, The Psychologist - Tom Henning Øvrebø on man-management and that game at Stamford Bridge ---------------------- Exile ---------------------- * James Horncastle, The Lost Legend - Árpád Weisz was one of Serie A’s first great coaches. He was also Jewish. * Igor Rabiner, Closure - Travelling through with Avram Grant to find the graves of his grandparents * Shaul Adar, The Survivor - Emmanuel Schaffer escaped the holocaust and took Israel to the World Cup ------------------------ Fiction ------------------------ * David Ashton, The Handkerchief - Young love intervenes between a goalkeeper and his chance of glory ----------------------------- Greatest Games ----------------------------- * Richard Winton, Dundee 1 Dundee United 2 - Scottish Premier League, Dens Park, Dundee, 14 May 1983 ------------------------- Eight Bells ------------------------- * Michael Yokhin, Unexpected league leaders - A selection of minnows who, briefly, found themselves at the top of the tree
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Nineteen by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Nineteen written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Eight by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Eight written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Eight Contents ------------ Cyprus ------------ * The Wrong Side of the Border, by Jacob Steinberg—After decades of stalemate, Northern Cypriot football may be about to come in from the cold * The Hangover of War, by Cyrus Philbrick—Almost four decades after the Turkish invasion, the shadow of conflict hangs over the Nicosia derby -------------- Interview -------------- * Sepp Blatter, by Philippe Auclair—The president of fifa admits he may stand for re-election in 2015 and reveals his concerns over the Qatar World Cup ------------ Theory ------------ * Mourinho's Cult of Personality, by Roy Henderson—How the Real Madrid manager's charismatic authority fosters loyalty * The Lawnmower and the Teapot, by Iain Macintosh—Barry Fry discusses how to motivate players and how the world of management has changed * The Bicycle Thief, by Lars Sivertsen—Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always been an individual—it's how he fits in ------------ Fans ------------ * But You Can't Change..., by Mike Calvin—How a Watford supporter ended up being converted into a Millwall fan * In the Shadow of the Goldfish, by Gary Hartley—Having lived the dream, Leeds have slowly drifted into a protracted doze * Paying the Price, by Craig Anderson—Rangers' administration and relegation were about far more than a club that couldn't pay its debts ---------------------------------- In Appreciation of... ---------------------------------- * Franco Baresi, by Sheridan Bird—How the great libero staged a remarkable recovery from a knee injury to play in the 1994 World Cup final * Brian Glanville, by Philippe Auclair—The doyen of English football writing discusses the forefathers of modern sports journalism * Ireland's Pioneers, by David Owen—This year marks the centenary of Ireland's first victory over England ------------ Africa ------------ * Eat Them Like Bread, by Jonathan Wilson—Nigeria ended their 19-year wait for a third Cup of Nations but a familiar sense of chaos remains * After the Circus, by Luke Alfred—What was the legacy of the World Cup for South Africa * The Great Administrator, by Tom Dunmore—How Ydnekatchew Tessema led the fight to have African football taken seriously * Bamako Twilight, by Stuart Roy Clarke—Away from the war, football goes on in the Malian capital ---------------- Polemics ---------------- * In Praise of Football, by Alex Keble—For all the commercialisation and scandal, football remains the purest and most demotic of cultural modes * Financial Fair Play?, by Steve Menary—How Champions League revenues can devastate competition in Europe's smaller leagues ------------ Fiction ------------ * The Limping God, part 3, 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 -------------------------- * Boca Juniors 2 Real Madrid 1, by Rupert Fryer—Toyota Intercontinental Cup final, National Stadium, Tokyo, 28 November 2000 -------------------- Eight Bells -------------------- * Football on TV, by Scott Murray—Key moments in the history of televising the game
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Seventeen by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Seventeen written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 ----------------
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Nine by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Nine written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Nine Contents ----------- Iran ----------- * The Vacant Lot, by Gwendolyn Oxenham—The search for a kickabout in Iran is complicated by religion and gender politics * Conflict Management, by Noah Davis—Dan Gaspar is a key part of Iran's qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014 despite holding a US passport --------------- Interview --------------- * Zbigniew Boniek, by Maciej Iwanski—The Polish great discusses Juventus, the modern game and his friendship with Michel Platini ------------------------------------------- For the Good of the Game ------------------------------------------- * The Only Way is Ethics, by Philippe Auclair- Fifa's super-cop Michael J Garcia explains his mission to wash the corruption out of football * Power Play, by James Corbett—The Asian Football Confederation's presidential elections highlight football's murky governance * Genesis, by Davidde Corran—How a tournament in China in 1988 changed women's football forever ------------- Theory ------------- * The Weight of the Armband, by Joel Richards—The Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella explains why he made Lionel Messi national captain * Pep's Four Golden Rules, by Simon Kuper—How Guardiola made Barcelona the masters of the pressing game * Taking the Initiative, by Nick Ames—Andy Roxburgh, the former Uefa technical director, on how football tactics are changing --------------- The North --------------- * City and the City, by David Conn—What does Sheikh Mansour's investment mean for the city of Manchester? * Meanwhile Back in Sunderland, by Jon Spurling—How a Tyne Tees documentary on Cup final day 1973 captured the spirit of the town * That Grandish Pile of Swank, by Anthony Clavane—Tracing Leeds United's place in the tradition of Northern Realism ------------------ Lev Yashin ------------------ * The Jersey That Wasn't Black, by Igor Rabiner—Lev Yashin's widow and Eusébio remember the great Soviet goalkeeper --------------- Polemics --------------- * Partisans and Purists, by Charlie Robinson—Do fans experience football differently to those who watch without a vested interest? * The Lager of Life, by Tim Vickery—Football is haunted by violence, but can it be blamed for it? -------------------- Past Glories -------------------- * The Nearly Men, by Ian Hawkey—Zimbabwe's nostalgia for the Dream Team of Bruce Grobbelaar and the Ndlovu brothers * The Grand Griguol, by Dan Colasimone—How El Viejo defied accusations of boringness to inspire the golden age of Ferro Carril Oeste * A Dream Denied, by Antonis Oikonomidis—But for the politics of Greek football, Ferenc Puskás might have ended up in Athens not Madrid --------------- Fiction --------------- * In Search of Punditaria, by Scott Oliver—An anthropologist heads into the jungle to discover a society founded by stranded football journalists ---------------------------- Greatest Games ---------------------------- * Bari 4 Internazionale 1, Rory Smith—Serie A, Stadio San Nicola, Bari, 6 January 1996 ------------------ Eight Bells ------------------ * Goalless Draws", by Jonathan Wilson- A selection of the best 0-0s in history
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Ten by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Ten written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Fifteen by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Fifteen written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Fifteen ----------------------- The North-East ----------------------- * Jonathan Wilson, A Sentimental Journey - In a world of superclubs, what’s the point of the ordinary teams? * George Caulkin, The Great Betrayal - Mike Ashley and the cheapening of the Newcastle dream * Harry Pearson, The Van Basten of Hartlepool - Adam Boyd and the glory of a flickering talent * Michael Walker, Bob Paisley and the Red Kennedys - The north-eastern influence that underlay Liverpool’s period of domination ------------------ Strikers ------------------ * Dominic Bliss, A Season in Turin - Denis Law remembers his year playing in Serie A * Jim Davies and Juan Felipe Rubio, The Lost Weekend - Spending two days on Faustino Asprilla’s Colombian ranch * Thierry Marchand and Philippe Auclair, A Game for Individuals - Thierry Henry reflects on how football has changed in his 20 years at the top ------------------------------- Davids and Goliaths ------------------------------- * Luke Alfred, The Boys who never Grew Up - South Africa are African football’s greatest underachievers. What’s gone wrong? * Robin Bairner, When FFP Goes Wrong - Luzenac’s promotion to the French second flight should have been a joyous fair-story but it killed the club * Will Unwin, Defying the Odds - How tiny Eibar have taken their place in the Spanish top flight * Paul Watson, Fifa’s Exiles - For Pacific islands, football development can be a haphazard and fragile process ------------- Theory ------------- * Nicholas Blincoe, The Roundhead’s Paradox - Tony Pulis and the conflicted character of British Puritanism * Amy Lawrence, Wengerball - Arsène Wenger, the Invincibles and the transformation of Arsenal’s philosophy * Jonny Singer, The Archduke and the Offside Law - Did the First World War lead to the most significant ever change to the Laws of the Game? * Marti Pararnu, Pep Talk - How Guardiola inspired Bayern Munich before the Super Cup shoot-out against Chelsea ----------------------------------- The Sense of an Ending ----------------------------------- * Ewan MacKenna, Fallen Eagle - The death of the former Nigeria striker Rashidi Yekini remains shrouded in mystery. * Alessandro Mastrolucca, Bergamini - 25 years ago the Cosenza midfielder Denis Bergamini was run over by a truck. Was it murder? --------------- Fiction --------------- * Iain Macintosh, Quantum of Bobby - Spinning through time and space, Bobby Manager finds himself at Roy Keane’s Sunderland ------------------------ Greatest Games ------------------------ * Scott Murray, Liverpool 3 Newcastle United 0 - FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium, London, 4 May 1974 ------------------ Eight Bells ------------------ * Rob Smyth, Dethronings - A selection of champions who surrendered their titles in decisive fashion
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Two by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Two written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Seven by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Seven written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Five by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Five written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twelve by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twelve written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Sixteen by : Jonathan Wilson
Download or read book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Sixteen written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Blizzard Media Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
