The Blizzard: The Football Quarterly #34

From the publisher:

Published in September 2019, Issue Thirty Four contains five sections of articles, including: Ewan MacKenna on how Bolsonaro hijacked Brazil’s Copa América triumph, Nick Ames and Jonathan Wilson on Algeria at the Cup of Nations and Scott Oliver on what makes a club and why the colours seem to matter so much more than other aspects.

Full contents:

• Introduction

  Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson
  Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Thirty Four

  Tournaments

  Relentless March – Suzy Wrack
  The USA’s victory at the Women’s World Cup and Fifa’s failings amid the indifference of France

  The Wider Conversation – Jonathan Wilson
  Can we talk about women’s football without talking about talking about women’s football?

  Mediocrity and the Beast – Ewan MacKenna
  Brazil won the Copa América but their triumph was hijacked by Jair Bolsonaro

  Taking Care – Tim Vickery
  How semi-final disappointment led to the interim coach Lionel Scaloni getting the Argentina job

  New Wave – Nick Ames and Jonathan Wilson
  Amid the heat and chaos at the Cup of Nations, Algeria offered hope

  Below the Surface – Jon Arnol
  The Gold Cup had familiar finalists, but things are changing in Concacaf

  Being There – Santokie Nagulendran
  After a troubled history, Guyana made the most of a first Gold Cup qualification
  In Erbstein’s Name – Dominic BlissHow the extraordinary life of a Hungarian pioneer inspired a tournament in Budapest

  Photo Essay

  Derby Day – Paolo Vezzoli
  A football derby is a special occurrence the world over. But in Hamburg, things are a bit different

  Outsiders

  Legs of Thunders – Ian Hawkey
  The redemption of Jerry Sikhosana and Orlando Pirates’ Champions League glory

  The Dribbler – Sam France
  Adama Traoré dribbles more than almost anybody else in the world. But what is he actually good for?

  The Sadness of Kaziu – Chris Lepkowski
  September 2019 marks 30 years since the premature death of the Polish great Kazimierz Deyna

  Diverging Paths – Ryan Baldi
  Jesse Lingard and Ravel Morrison once played together but their careers have followed different trajectories

  The Rise and Fall of Skonto Riga – Callum Rice-Coates
  Once the giants of Latvian football, now Skonto are struggling to survive

  New Money – John McManus
  Başakşehir are Turkey’s newest professional club. Last season they nearly won the league

  Culture

  Royal Dissent – Edward Sugden
  What Reading’s attempts at a club song tell us about the hollowness of modern football

  Playing for the Shirt – Scott Oliver
  What makes a club, and why do their colours seem to matter so much more than other aspects of identity?

  Eight Bells

  Eight Bells – Richard Jolly
  A selection of eight memorably awful Premier League relegation campaigns

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