Stories for those who think about football more than everyone else. Edited by @jonawils and featuring writing from some of the best to cover the sport.

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Issue 61 of The Blizzard, edited as ever by @jonawils, is out now and packed with wonderful long-form football writing from @LaurensJulien, @samindrakunti, @Richard_Fitz, Mark Franek and more More here👇 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issue…
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More reds than goals - but we're off! 😅
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THIS @NutmegMagazine (with my fab new picture-essay "It's In The Water") and also @blzzrd magazine with its cultured take, should appeal well beyond Daddy in the house.
💭 Trying to think of a Father's Day gift? Then think no further! 🎉To celebrate hitting print issue #40, we're offering a £40 ( p&p) subscription - including full access to Nutmeg FC, our digital home - for the dad type in your life. 🔗 Details here: shorturl.at/rncuh
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28 long years ago, the eyes of the world were trained on Scotland. What a time to be alive. Relive Craig Brown's brave boys' France 98 odyssey in the latest issue of the @blzzrd 👉 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issue… This time, maybe, just maybe, there'll be a happy ending.
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Including a football-themed cryptic crossword by me...sample clue: Not the new Special One (or one similar, sadly) (4,8)
Issue 61 of The Blizzard, edited as ever by @jonawils, is out now and packed with wonderful long-form football writing from @LaurensJulien, @samindrakunti, @Richard_Fitz, Mark Franek and more More here👇 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issue…
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A chapter from my forthcoming book on the USSR was very kindly published by those great chaps at @blzzrd
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Some more fantastic world Cup reading from @FootyWeekends, @blzzrd and @NutmegMagazine
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El equipo de todos!! 💙💛💙 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issue… @blzzrd
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Looking forward to seeing my own wee name amongst the football writing luminaries.
Issue 61 of The Blizzard, edited as ever by @jonawils, is out now and packed with wonderful long-form football writing from @LaurensJulien, @samindrakunti, @Richard_Fitz, Mark Franek and more More here👇 theblizzard.co.uk/shop/issue…
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America’s World Cup travails before their big moment this summer This piece was written by Mark Franek and is adapted from a chapter in American Soccer Nation: The Remarkable 150-Year History of Yanks on a Roll, from Mob Football to the Modern Game Read: theblizzard.co.uk/yanks-on-a…
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PSG now stand alongside some of Europe’s best-ever, but with caveats The origin of PSG’s largesse and the effect it’s had on their domestic game can’t be ignored, even as we appreciate the team’s stunning quality - @jonawils theguardian.com/football/202…
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Creaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence at World Cup is more a curse than a blessing Veterans such as Messi and Modric are much in evidence at the finals, but an obsession with celebrity may undermine Portugal - @jonawils theguardian.com/football/202…
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Why did Arne Slot thrive last season and struggle this? And why do so few managers really thrive at more than one club? #liverpool #cpfc #england #tuchel #slot #glasner #wilsonsworld
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Yanks on a Roll America’s World Cup travails before their big moment this summer This piece by Mark Franek appears in issue 61 of The Blizzard and is adapted from a chapter in American Soccer Nation: The Remarkable 150-Year History of Yanks on a Roll theblizzard.co.uk/yanks-on-a…
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Wealth matters in the Premier League but this season showed wisdom can still elevate a club Slip-ups are brutally punished in English football’s top flight, but enlightened management can still transform a team’s fortunes - @jonawils theguardian.com/football/202…
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Ancelotti’s World Cup gamble on Neymar shows Brazil still desperate for own Messi Selecting a creaking talent underlines the political demands even the most successful coach in Champions League history cannot escape - @jonawils theguardian.com/football/202…
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Hull master the tension to make it an unlikely mission accomplished The shadow of spygate hung over the playoff final but Middlesbrough’s defeat averts the possibility of legal action - @jonawils theguardian.com/football/202…
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