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Stories for those who think about football more than everyone else. Edited by Jonathan Wilson and featuring writing from some of the best to cover the sport. theblizzard.co.uk
Winning is not enough for Manchester City to move on from this crisis It’s not just that the club’s recent charges themselves are unprecedented – it’s the language used to describe them too - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Winning is not enough for Manchester City to move on from this crisis | Jonathan Wilson
It’s not just that the club’s recent charges themselves are unprecedented – it’s the language used to describe them too
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Suffer the Little Children... Alex Keble asks: Is it right for any player, no matter how talented, to play league football at 15? Read on The Blizzard's Substack: theblizzard.substack.com/p/suffer-the...
Football’s growing struggle between sporting integrity and commercial ambition How Balkan emigration shaped identity, belonging and national teams How the 2027 World Cup offers Brazil a chance to transform women’s football for good And more ⬇️ Order: theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issues/...
The Blizzard and The Goal Hanger have teamed up to create a series of incredibly niche but incredibly detailed football prints, including The Evolution of Football and The Universe of Goals Shop here: theblizzard.co.uk/shops/mercha...
Ronaldo’s break with Portugal is sad, fitting, and long overdue The star’s rift with Jorge Jesus is an unfortunate affair. But the forward has been holding his national team back for years - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ronaldo’s break with Portugal is sad, fitting, and long overdue | Jonathan Wilson
The star’s rift with Jorge Jesus is an unfortunate affair. But the forward has been holding his national team back for years
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Southern Comfort How football played a vital role in maintaining morale on Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expeditions This piece was written by By Callum Rice-Coates for issue 30 of The Blizzard Read: theblizzard.co.uk/football-on-...
Let there be blanks instead of Manchester City’s name on trophies: there was no honour The spaces can stand both as a rebuke to an era of greed but also a tribute to the Premier League’s hunt for justice - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Let there be blanks instead of Manchester City’s name on trophies: there was no honour there | Jonathan Wilson
The spaces can stand as a memorial to these lost years both as a rebuke to an era of greed but also a tribute to the Premier League’s hunt for justice
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ICYMI: The Nations League was treated with skepticism when it was introduced in 2018, but it shows that sometimes administrators get things right www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The Nations League is a welcome example of soccer done well
The tournament was treated with skepticism when it was introduced in 2018, but it shows that sometimes administrators get things right
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Sweet-stealer, Soldier, Striker How a Bosnian kayaker survived the war to play football for Singapore 🇸🇬 Read: theblizzard.co.uk/sweet-steale...
For the sixth edition of Estadio, Staantribune have chosen a classic English ground: Goodison Park, the former home of Everton. In 1892, The Toffees played their first match on Goodison Road, after being forced out of Anfield Order here: staantribune.nl/shop/boeken/...
Sham City: verdict on financial breaches is damning and punishment must be severe How can Manchester City be trusted under these owners after they were found to have devised £900m of ‘sham’ contracts? - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sham City: verdict on financial breaches is damning and punishment must be severe | Jonathan Wilson
How can Manchester City be trusted under these owners after they were found to have devised £900m of ‘sham’ contracts?
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You know the feeling. Come 5pm Saturday and something in you has let go, completely disproportionate to what actually just happened for the previous two hours. A loss: you're carrying it for days. A win: pure ecstasy. Why does football have this effect?
Ever feel you’ve been cheated? Consequences could be profound after Manchester City guilty verdict Premier League could be hit hard by aftermath, while City fans may know they took 30 years to recover from a guilty verdict in 1906 - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ever feel you’ve been cheated? Consequences could be profound after Manchester City guilty verdict | Jonathan Wilson
The Premier League could be hit hard by the aftermath of this case, while Manchester City fans may know they took 30 years to recover from a guilty verdict of illegal payments in 1906
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"For three weeks, parts of Toronto became Iraq, Portugal, Germany, Ghana and several other countries, opening its arms to expatriates and descendants living within its boundaries, and outside of them"
The Blizzard@theblizzard.bsky.social · 3w agoThe World Comes to Canada 🇨🇦 The World Cup transformed Toronto into a stage for diaspora, identity, belonging and collective pride, writes Nkele Martin Read: theblizzard.substack.com/p/the-world-...
The last two seasons were grim for Spurs. This is as bad as it’s ever been Pre-season thoughts of European qualification are already beginning to look bafflingly optimistic for Roberto De Zerbi’s team - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The last two seasons were grim for Spurs. This is as bad as it’s ever been | Jonathan Wilson
Pre-season thoughts of European qualification are already beginning to look bafflingly optimistic for Roberto De Zerbi’s team
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The World Comes to Canada 🇨🇦 The World Cup transformed Toronto into a stage for diaspora, identity, belonging and collective pride, writes Nkele Martin Read: theblizzard.substack.com/p/the-world-...
Zidane’s next move as France coach may reveal the wizard behind the curtain It is apt that the most perplexing football country will now be guided by the most enigmatic of leaders - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Zidane’s next move as France coach may reveal the wizard behind the curtain | Jonathan Wilson
It is apt that France, the most perplexing football country, will now be guided by Zinedine Zidane, the most enigmatic of leaders
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Brentford blitz Chelsea as Fábio Carvalho caps stunning second-half display @jonawils.bsky.social was at the Gtech Community Stadium www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Brentford blitz Chelsea as Fábio Carvalho caps stunning second-half display
Brentford won 3-0 against Chelsea via second-half goals from Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fábio Carvalho
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If, like me, you think it's messed up that the football industry won't stop talking about a 15-year-old child, then why not buy issue 59 of @theblizzard.bsky.social to read my piece on why children should not be playing senior football theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issues/...
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‘Ownership’s Wild West’ Latest with @pbsportswriter.bsky.social for @theblizzard.bsky.social. 👉 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issues/...
On football's dangerous appetite for foreign money and multiple-club ownership. With @pbsportswriter.bsky.social in the latest issue of @theblizzard.bsky.social. 👉 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issues/...
Jonathan Wilson’s editor’s note from our new issue @jonawils.bsky.social Read: theblizzard.substack.com/p/the-blizza...
Honoured to have contributed to the latest issue of @theblizzard.bsky.social with a feature on the greatest football tournament I have witnessed to date: theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issues/...
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Issue 62 of The Blizzard, edited by @jonawils.bsky.social, is out now and full of great long-form football writing from the likes of Neel Shelat, Sam Kunti, Jon Mackenzie, Isaan Khan and more. More here👇 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issues/...
"A love letter to an era that needed its story told" - Josh Widdicombe Discover the vivid story of the fanzine movement of the 1980s and 90s that gave supporters a voice and changed football forever. Shop now: www.waterstones.com/book/fanzine...
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Fitter, happier, more productive: Arsenal could hardly have started the season better It’s still very early but Mikel Arteta’s side are playing with an authority and freshness that eluded them at times last season - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fitter, happier, more productive: Arsenal could hardly have started better | Jonathan Wilson
It’s still very early but Mikel Arteta’s side are playing with an authority and freshness that eluded them at times last season
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