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Issue 53 of The Blizzard, edited by
@jonawils
, is out now, featuring brilliant writing from
@samindrakunti
,
@paalpot75
,
@chrislepkowski
,
@tahahash
,
@tomwfootball
and more.
More here 👇
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26 years since one of the most famous half-time team talks of all time – John Sitton lost it.
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Kolo Toure turns 38 today. Who could forget his wonder save at Old Trafford? Magic.
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Slovakian team Tatran Cierny Balog have an actual railway running alongside their pitch.
Yes, seriously.
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20 years ago today, Rivaldo scored arguably the greatest hat-trick in La Liga history.
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Here's that moment when a local reporter asked Kieron Dyer about the East Anglia derby without the foggiest idea of who he is.
You've seen it before, but he's 42 today so treat yourself to another watch.
Happy birthday, Kieron.
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The final minute of a non-league game with the scores level.
This clip has absolutely everything.
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In 1984 Diego Maradona asked Napoli & Fifa to arrange a friendly in order to help an ill child. Both refused.
Maradona then organised a 12 v 12 game on the field opposite the child's house.
4,000 people attended the game...
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Johan Cruyff teaching Hristo Stoichkov how to skip at Barcelona.
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It's been 18 years since Iván Kaviedes became the darling of Ecuador after heading them to their first ever World Cup.
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Zizou celebrates 48 years today, so here’s approximately 48 of his loveliest first touches.
(We haven’t counted, we’re sure you will).
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23 years ago today – for just 45 wonderful minutes – Gabriel Batistuta and Ronaldo formed arguably the greatest partnership in football history.
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PAOK wrapped up the Greek title tonight, 34 years after their last. Thessaloniki is on fire.
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Last night, Alan Ruschel – a survivor of the 2016 Chapecoense plane crash that killed 71 of the 77 people on board – lifted the Brasileiro Série B title as Chapecoense captain.
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Martin Ødegaard got 26% of votes for man of the match at half-time on TV 2 Norway.
He was on the bench.
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Every second of this clip is Diego Maradona at the 1986 World Cup. All of this. In one World Cup.
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On Christmas Day 1937, Chelsea and Charlton played in thick fog at Stamford Bridge.
Visiting keeper – the great Sam Bartram – stood in his goal believing his side to be all over the hosts, before a policeman came to tell him that the game had been suspended 15 minutes earlier.
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Diego Maradona after his testimonial in 2001.
“Football is the most beautiful sport in the world. If a person messes up, football doesn’t have to pay. I messed up, and I paid. But the ball... The ball does not stain.”
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It's 17 years since a shaggy 16-year-old called Lionel Messi made his Barcelona B debut.
What came of him then?
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Remember remember the 5th of November
Unless you're Conmebol who tried banning fireworks from Libertadores games. Cerro Porteño though were having none of it.
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#OnThisDay
in 1974 Leeds sacked Brian Clough, so he typically went on TV to talk about it.
Pringle jumper. Matching tie and shirt. You love to see it.
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On this day in 1994, at the Chicago Field in Chicago, Diana Ross missed one of the World Cup's most famous penalties.
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On this day in 2005, in search of a goal to secure Uefa Cup qualification, something compelled Stuart Pearce to stick David James upfront and hope for the best.
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Vinaròs CF's goalkeeper thought he was the hero as he scored an equaliser in the last minute.
Until he got lobbed directly from the kick-off...
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of Diego Maradona's simply preposterous rabona cross in Córdoba, against Switzerland.
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33 years ago today, Arnold Mühren floated in the perfect cross for Marco van Basten to score the greatest goal in European Championship history.
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This women's football team in Australia learned their club song in sign language and surprised one of their players, who is deaf. The look on her face says it all.
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Yesterday, Chelsea unveiled a banner titled ‘In Frank We Trust’.
Today, Frank Lampard was sacked.
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Happy 80th birthday to
@Pele
– here he is being hacked over and over again at La Bombonera, but still running Boca ragged and leading
@SantosFC
to their second
@Libertadores
title.
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Football in Greenland is quite something. All you need is David Attenborough in the commentary box.
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It's Jimmy Greaves' 81st birthday today.
The perfect excuse to remember when he scored on his West Ham debut, as he did for Chelsea, AC Milan, Spurs and England.
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As free kicks go, this is one of the most spectacular you'll see all season.
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42 years ago today, Nottingham Forest reached their first European Cup final, edging past Köln in the semi-final.
Obviously, the result was never in doubt for Brian Clough.
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It's 31 years since the incredible Dragan Stojković first touch that really put a damper on Martin Vazquez’s Italia 90.
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It's eight years since
@Ibra_official
tried his luck with an acrobatic bicycle kick and
@StanCollymore
had no idea what to do with himself.
Stunner...
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An eight-year-old Lionel Messi dancing his way through defences.
Even at this age he was special.
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One groundsman in Austria found an ingenious solution this week to help clear the pitch of snow.
By using a ladder...
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The streets of Naples never forgot Diego Maradona.
Decades after he left Napoli, his legacy is still felt across the city.
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This kid hugging his little brother during a football match is just what everyone needs today.
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It's six years since Lionel Messi left James Milner on the floor with a nutmeg and even Pep Guardiola was impressed.
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It’s been 25 years since Maradona went full David Brent on his Racing Club managerial debut.
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Tonight,
@VeneziaFC_EN
scored in the 93rd minute to secure a return to Serie A after 20 years.
This is their home, in the Sant’Elena district of Venice.
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15 years ago today, Henrik Larsson came off the bench and caused all sorts of trouble for Arsenal in Paris.
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It's 41 years since Dixie Dean – who scored 350 goals in 400 Everton appearances – passed away at Goodison Park.
Here's Dean scoring against Man City at Wembley in the 1933 FA Cup final.
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Lionel Messi breaks the record for most goals in a single European league.
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"Here's Hogg... DEENEEEEEEEY!"
Eight years have passed since one of the greatest endings to a football match, ever.
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Happy April Fool's Day!
No one did it better than Grandstand in 1989 when a 'fight' started out behind Des Lynam.
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45 years ago today, Uli Hoeneß missed his spot-kick leaving Antonín Panenka to step up for the penalty to win Euro 76.
And by god, you know he stepped up.
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15 years ago today Stuart Pearce stuck David James upfront and it was predictably amazing.
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Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff sitting outside the back garden of no.19.
The magic of the FA Cup.
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Erling Haaland has become the fastest player in history to score 20 goals in the Champions League. It took him just 14 games.
For comparison, it took Messi 40 and Ronaldo 56 games.
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Frank Lampard's the fifth player to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame – uncle Harry knew.
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26 years ago today, Big Ron's Aston Villa knocked holders Inter out of the Uefa Cup in one of the 90s most memorable European nights.
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It is someone’s job to follow Diego Maradona around with an advertisement board.
No, really...
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#OnThisDay
in 1979 Nottingham Forest reached their first European Cup final, edging past Köln in the semi-final.
But, of course, it was never in doubt for Brian Clough.
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Cruyff:
“Romario asked me if he could miss training to go to Brazil for carnival. I said: ‘If you score 2 goals tomorrow you can go.’ He scored twice in 20 minutes against Real Madrid and asked to be replaced. ‘Coach, my plane leaves in 1 hour.’"
Happy 55th,
@RomarioOnze
!
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Gonzalo Higuaín has announced his retirement from international football.
He will be sorely missed.
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It's three years since 20,000 Cologne fans paraded the streets of London before their match against Arsenal.
Their ticket allocation was 2,900...
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Athletic Bilbao's Supercopa celebrations are getting out of hand – they've formed an AC/DC tribute band.
That's Dani García on drums, Óscar de Marcos, Mikel Vesga and Mikel Balenziaga on guitar, Iñigo Lekue on bass and Asier Villalibre on vocals.
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Racing Club and Independiente stadiums, barely 300 metres apart, in Buenos Aires.
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It's 24 years since Paul Lambert kept Zinedine Zidane in his back pocket whilst Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus to win the Champions League.
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It's 24 years to the day since Robbie Fowler produced one of the most exquisite first touches you'll ever likely see in football.
Stunning,
@Robbie9Fowler
!
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It's 14 years since Keith Gillespie was sent off for elbowing Stephen Hunt, just 20 seconds after coming on as a substitute.
The red card then caused a mass brawl. Before the game had even restarted.
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Blimey. Riyad Mahrez has just sent Algeria to the AFCON final with an almighty 95th minute free-kick.
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16 years ago today, Totti got the Coppa Italia final going with a mighty wallop.
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Boca Juniors illuminated Diego Maradona's suite box at La Bombonera last night.
It was the only light shining in the stadium.
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Happy birthday to Kopite and Michael Owen admirer Kevin de Bruyne.
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Gaizka Mendieta turns 47 today.
The perfect excuse to re-watch that stunning volley against Barcelona in 1999.
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Fourteen years ago today a 17-year-old Sergio Agüero turned up at Independiente and took 13 seconds to announce himself to the world.
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When Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi played 'football tennis'.
Safe to say they were quite good.
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Ahead of today's Hammarby–Djurgårdens derby in Stockholm, Hammarby fans produced one of the most satisfying tifos.
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"Look at these scenes, just look at these scenes, you can't say they don't deserve it!"
It's 19 years since Robbie Keane's late late equaliser against Germany in Kashima.
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This was the highest scoring FA Cup game between two top-flight teams since 1961.
When Sheffield Wednesday beat Man Utd 7-2.
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Today's Kolo Toure's 40th. Who could forget his wonder save at Old Trafford? Magic.
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On this day in 1987, Napoli were crowned Campione d'Italia for the first time and quite the party followed across Naples.
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Happy St. David's Day!
The perfect excuse to remember the time Craig Bellamy and Wales beat an Italian side which included Buffon, Nesta, Cannavaro and others.
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It's Hristo Stoichkov's 55th birthday.
The perfect excuse to remember when Johan Cruyff tried to teach him how to use a skipping rope and it didn't go well.
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38-year-old Maarten Stekelenburg is the first Dutch goalkeeper to keep a European Championship clean sheet since 25-year-old Maarten Stekelenburg in 2008.
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"Look at these scenes, just look at these scenes, you can't say they don't deserve it!"
18 years since Robbie Keane's injury time equaliser against Germany.
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The Australian League decided to run a test by mic’nig their referees last year so everyone watching at home could hear how and why they made their decisions.
Should referees in the Premier League be subject to the same rules?
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It's 11 years since Ricardo Fuller weaved through West Ham and Stoke City's fans went bonkers.
Mesmerising goal.
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It's eight years since Eden Hazard was sent off for kicking a ballboy.
Swansea reached the League Cup final and Chelsea failed to win their following two league games.
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🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄
On this day in 1937, Chelsea played Charlton in thick fog at Stamford Bridge. Charlton's Sam Bartram stood in goal believing his side were all over the hosts, before a policeman came to tell him that the game had been suspended 15 minutes earlier 😳
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Since the beginning of October, Arsenal have had more foul throws (5) than Premier League goals (4).
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18-year-old Lionel Messi looking a little lost just before a charity match with Maradona, Riquelme, Simeone, Gallardo, Aguero and Veron is just quite a lovely way to start the weekend.
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The Brain in Spain: Juanma Lillo, mentor to Pep Guardiola, explains his thinking on clubs, coaching and why society is sick
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"The Manchester United treble of 98/99 was something like a dozen miracles happening at once. Watching City do it this year has been like watching an office administrator fill out a slightly tricky form."
@joelgolby
for GQ
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Statement – We are launching a new project – The Squall – to support the football-writing freelance community right now.
The Squall will be a regular digital magazine with a different theme each issue. Think of it as The Blizzard’s unruly younger sibling. Get involved below ⬇️
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Happy 44th birthday to Mark Viduka from everyone except Jens Lehmann.
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The only Premier League side Sergio Aguero failed to score against was Bolton Wanderers.
Looks as though his time to do so has run out.
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