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The trailer for our brand new podcast series "The Greatest Games" where Marcus Speller and Jonathan Wilson will be joined by a guest each week to discuss a game that represents a significant moment in footballing history.Subscribe to The Blizzard now: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/subscriptions

Harry Trainer was a centre-forward for Wales and Wrexham, but his dark side ended his career.In Episode One Hundred and Eighteen, we take an early look at "The Jewel Thief" by Paul Brown, to be published in Issue 33, in June 2019.You can preorder Issue 33 here: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/issue-thirty-three

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The entrepreneur, the village team and the experiment in humanistic capitalism.In Episode One Hundred and Seventeen, we take a look back to "Rise and Fall of Castel Rigone" by Pedar Foss, first published in Issue 14, in September 2014.You can buy our latest magazine, Issue 32, here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/i…sue-thirty-twoAnd access our entire archives here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/articles

Gretna's rise was a romantic fairy-tale; their collapse provides grimly real lessons for all of Scottish football.In Episode One Hundred and Sixteen, we take a look back to "End of the Road" by Richard Winton, first published in Issue 7, in December 2012.You can buy our latest magazine, Issue 32, here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/i…sue-thirty-twoAnd access our entire archives here: www.theblizzard.co.uk/articles

Milan Mandarić on exile from Yugoslavia, success in California and his return to Europe.In Episode One Hundred and Fifteen, we take a look back to "Capitalist Traitor" by Lukáš Vráblik, first published in Issue 27, in December 2017.You can buy our latest magazine, Issue 32, here: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/issue-thirty-two

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The audio recording from the first half of our event in London on Thursday 21st March.The panel, hosted by Marcus Speller, featured Jonathan Wilson, Philippe Auclair and Miguel Delaney, and discussed favourite Euros memories, the future of the game, diversity in football media and finally being proven right about Joachim Löw.

The story of Zanzibar’s long and successful struggle for international recognition.In Episode One Hundred and Thirteen we take a look back to "Offshore Development" by Simone Pierotti, first published in Issue 25, in June 2017.You can buy our latest mag, Issue 32, here: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/issue-thirty-two

The story of how Richarlison escaped the drug gangs of Nova Venécia to make a career in the Premier League. In episode One Hundred and Twelve we take a look forward to "Another Place" by Simon Hart, due to be published in March 2019.You can preorder Issue 32 here: https://theblizzard.co.uk/shop/product/issue-thirty-two

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The 2011 French race furore ignored the diversity of France's footballing culture.In episode One Hundred and Eleven we take a look back to "What Makes a Nation?" by Philippe Auclair, first published in Issue 2 in September 2011.Read the full article here: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/article/what-makes-nation

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Everton have had two Alex Youngs: one’s the subject of a Ken Loach film, the other killed his brother.In episode One Hundred and Ten we take a look back to "Namesakes" by James Corbett, first published in Issue 17 in June 2015.Read the full article here: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/article/namesakes

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