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The Blizzard is a quarterly 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 Zero contains 25 articles under 13 different headings

St Pauli
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* The Conversion of St Pauli?, by Uli Hesse -- Back in the Bundesliga, Europe's most noted counter-cultural club is having to balance its ethos with the desire for a secure financial future

Interview
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* Guus Hiddink -- Philippe Auclair talks to Guus Hiddink about his latest challenge, as coach of Turkey

Going Wrong
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* An African Parable, by Luke Alfred -- For African teams, it's often after qualifying for the World Cup that the real challenge begins
* The Dark Heart of Russian Football, by James Appell -- Will winning the right to host the World Cup force Russia to confront the corruption that stains its domestic game?
* Double Trouble, by Joel Richards -- Argentina's short seasons are fun, but are they behind a culture of short-termism?
* How Roy Race Ruined English Football, by Scott Murray -- He may be Britain's most popular comic footballer, but Roy of the Rovers embodies everything wrong about the English game

Ethics
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* Man and Superman, by Gabriele Marcotti -- Why football has some questions to answer about the ethics of performance enhancement

Stony Ground
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* Matters of Blood, by Andy Brassell -- The travails of Corsica's football clubs reflect the struggles of the island and its quest for autonomy
"First Time Around", by Michael Orr -- As Portland celebrates winning an MLS franchise, memories are stirred of the Timbers' debut season in the NASL

Theory
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* The Dutch Style and the Dutch Nation, by Simon Kuper -- How the Netherlands' move away from liberalism is reflected in its football
* Xavi and the Square Pass, by Musa Okwonga -- How going sideways became the future
* The Search for Space, by Michael Cox -- How a theory of political polling explains why New Labour was like Dennis Bergkamp

Bosnian Coaching
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* The Professor of Mostar, by Sa?a Ibrulj -- Sulejman Rebac never won a trophy as manager, but 35 years after his retirement, his influence continues to be felt
* The Watchmaker of Travnik, by Vladimir Novak -- After six decades in football, could ?iro Bla?evi?'s odyssey be coming to an end in China?

Verona
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* Verona's Great Romance, by James Horncastle -- Recalling the drama of Italy's unlikeliest champions

Sausages
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* Bangers and Cash, by Philippe Auclair- How Uli Hoeness became a sausage magnate
* Garrincha's Swedish Son, by Lars Sivertsen -- When Garrincha toured Sweden with Botafogo, memories weren't all he left behind

Polemics
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* What's Good for the Goose... , by Paul Tomkins -- Just because a manager has had success with one club does not mean his methods will transfer to another
* Why The Away Goals Rule Must Be Abolished, by Ian Hawkey -- The away goals rule is an archaism that is encouraging defensive play
* Tradition and the Individual Talent, by Jacob Steinberg -- There's more to judging players than goals and medals
* How the Champions League is Selling European Football Short, by Ouriel Daskal -- Could it be that the commercialisation of the Champions League has not gone far enough?
* Dessert Comes at the End, by Raphael Honigstein -- Football's administrators must beware killing the golden goose

Football Manager
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* The Heidenheim Chronicles, by Iain Macintosh -- When somebody takes their game of Football Manager just a little too seriously...
Greatest Games
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* Crvena Zvezda 2 Bayern Munich 2, by Jonathan Wilson -- European Cup semi-final second leg, Marakana, Belgrade, 24 April 1991

Eight Bells
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* European Cup Upsets, by Rob Smyth -- A selection of the European Cup's most unexpected results

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