Published in September 2023, the landmark 50th issue of The Blizzard contains 50 articles from 50 writers writing about a football moment that is special to them, including Miguel Delaney, Shaul Adar, Elis James, Cecilia Lagos, Rob Smyth, and Gunnar Persson.
Sunday Best – Oluwashina Okeleji
A Little Bit Now A Little Bit Then – Tim Vickery
Heroes and Humanity – Mike Calvin
Perseverance – Ewan Flynn
After the Virus – Sean Cole
The Journey – James Young
Abused with the Great – Uli Hesse
I Believe in Fairies – Jon Spurling
The Reign of Spain – Miguel Delaney
The Dislocated Jaw – Cecilia Lagos
The Goal that Moved the Earth – Roger Domeneghetti
Spirit of the Blues – James Corbett
The End of History – Sergey Bondarenko
The Competition Winner – John Harding
Rehearsed Tomfoolery – Jonathan Northcroft
A Time to be Born – Daniel Storey
The Return of Love – Sasa Ibrulj
The Transistor Radio Aleksandar Holiga
Pride and Desolation – John Brewin
Fortuyn’s Wheel – Sam Kunti
Rite of Passage – Paul Simpson
The Other Side of the World – Brian Homewood
Rejecting Stalin’s Son – Igor Rabiner
The Rooney Supremacy – Paul Brown
The Meeting – Heather McKinlay
Reiss Lightning – Shubi Arun
First Contact – Gunnar Persson
Only Connect – Karel Häring
We Have A Dream – Scott Murray
Unknown Glory – Vladimir Novak
All Roads Lead to Román – Marcela Mora y Araujo
Flying Lessons – Luke Alfred
Stronger Together – James Montague
Unfulfilled – Rupert Fryer
A Brief Taste of Glory – Shaul Adar
The Phantom Scream – Anthony Clavane
Chasing the Rainbow – Osasu Obiayuwana
Perestroika and Participation – Sasha Goryunov
The Way Out – Felipe Almeida
Milito’s Way – Daniel Edwards
Zola at the Junction – Shinobu Yamanaka
The Joy of Going Away – Daniel Gray
The Return of the Messiah – Dan Jackson
The Chocolate Box – Yoichi Igawa
Rejoining the World – Mark Gleeson
Seeing Diego – Martin Mazur
The Trip – John Irving
Free-Kicks and Madeleines – Rob Smyth
Paroxysms of Patriotism – Ian Hawkey
Drama was Horrible – Elis James
A Little Bit Now A Little Bit Then – Tim Vickery
Heroes and Humanity – Mike Calvin
Perseverance – Ewan Flynn
After the Virus – Sean Cole
The Journey – James Young
Abused with the Great – Uli Hesse
I Believe in Fairies – Jon Spurling
The Reign of Spain – Miguel Delaney
The Dislocated Jaw – Cecilia Lagos
The Goal that Moved the Earth – Roger Domeneghetti
Spirit of the Blues – James Corbett
The End of History – Sergey Bondarenko
The Competition Winner – John Harding
Rehearsed Tomfoolery – Jonathan Northcroft
A Time to be Born – Daniel Storey
The Return of Love – Sasa Ibrulj
The Transistor Radio Aleksandar Holiga
Pride and Desolation – John Brewin
Fortuyn’s Wheel – Sam Kunti
Rite of Passage – Paul Simpson
The Other Side of the World – Brian Homewood
Rejecting Stalin’s Son – Igor Rabiner
The Rooney Supremacy – Paul Brown
The Meeting – Heather McKinlay
Reiss Lightning – Shubi Arun
First Contact – Gunnar Persson
Only Connect – Karel Häring
We Have A Dream – Scott Murray
Unknown Glory – Vladimir Novak
All Roads Lead to Román – Marcela Mora y Araujo
Flying Lessons – Luke Alfred
Stronger Together – James Montague
Unfulfilled – Rupert Fryer
A Brief Taste of Glory – Shaul Adar
The Phantom Scream – Anthony Clavane
Chasing the Rainbow – Osasu Obiayuwana
Perestroika and Participation – Sasha Goryunov
The Way Out – Felipe Almeida
Milito’s Way – Daniel Edwards
Zola at the Junction – Shinobu Yamanaka
The Joy of Going Away – Daniel Gray
The Return of the Messiah – Dan Jackson
The Chocolate Box – Yoichi Igawa
Rejoining the World – Mark Gleeson
Seeing Diego – Martin Mazur
The Trip – John Irving
Free-Kicks and Madeleines – Rob Smyth
Paroxysms of Patriotism – Ian Hawkey
Drama was Horrible – Elis James