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The Blizzard is a quarterly football 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 Twenty Two contains 17 articles in 6 different sections:
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Interview
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The Dentist and Colombian Rebirth, by Carl Worswick - Francisco Maturana discusses Rene Higuita, the drug lords and how he reinvented the game in his homeland
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Tournaments
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Second Class, by Jonathan Wilson - Portugal should not be begrudged their win, but Euro 2016 raised serious questions about international football
Our Turn, by Tom Williams - After years of near misses and abjection, Wales fans finally could enjoy a tournament
Where Now for Iceland?, by Paul Brown - Was it a one off, or can Iceland establish themselves as a major force in European football?
Euro Photos, by Stuart Roy Clarke -
The Curse Goes On, by Rik Sharma - Another final, another defeat for Argentina as Chile triumphed in the Copa América Centenario
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New Ground
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Light in the Darkness, by Shaul Adar - Football, family and the improbable success of Hapoel Beer Sheva
On, Stanley, On!, by Brian Oliver - Property, plastics and the improbable resurrection of Accrington Stanley
Do You Know the Way?, by Sam Wetherall - What San Jose Earthquakes tell us about the condition of Major League Soccer
Football Hustlers, by Paul Brown - The doomed attempts to establish a football league in the USA in the 19th century
The White Legs of Glory, by Sergio Levinsky - How Plaza Colonia went from the brink of bankruptcy to winning the Uruguayan Clausura
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Leaders
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Nobody's Perfect, by Richard Jolly - A consideration of Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City reign by the man who transcribed him best
Leader of the Flock, by Michael Yokhin - Igor Netto was a difficult man but his toughness was vital in shaping Spartak Moscow
The Unlucky Man, by Tom Collomosse - Alessandro Nesta was highly respected and hugely successful but his was a career dogged by misfortune
The Politician, by Juliet Jacques - Lilian Thuram talks about 1998, social cohesion and the importance of football as a political tool
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Greatest Games
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Ireland 1 Netherlands 0, by Arthur O'Dea - World Cup qualifier, Lansdowne Road, Dublin, 1 December 2001
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Eight Bells
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10-Man Performances, by Greg Lea - A selection of exceptional displays by teams who have ended up with a numerical disadvantage
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