The Blizzard: The Football Quarterly #45

From the publisher:

Published in June 2022, Issue Forty Five and its five sections contain 15 articles including two pieces looking ahead to the Qatar World Cup; Ned Boulting on Brian Clough, a master of the media; and Emile Avanessian relays the story of how Barcelona Femení became the most dominant side in the world.

Full contents:

• QATAR

  The Building Legacy – James Corbett
  With the World Cup less than six months away, where does Qatar stand?

  The Sustainability Myth – Ben Gilbert
  Can the 2022 World Cup really be the carbon-neutral model the organisers claim?

  OUTSIDERS

  Flight of the Cunning Swede – Gunnar Persson
  The rise of Kurt Hamrin, the winger whose goals inspired AC Milan and Padova

  Sweet-stealer, Soldier, Striker – Aleksandar Djurić with Vladimir Novak
  How a Bosnian kayaker survived the war to play football for Singapore

  Odd Man Out – Jo Araf
  The emergence and exile of Alejandro de los Santos, Argentina’s only black footballer

  Part-time Passion – Sean Cole
  Edgar Davids and the contradictions of his turbulent spell as manager of Barnet

  Men in Black – Jon Spurling
  How referees became celebrities in the changing media world of the 70s

  The Deliberate Man – Ned Boulting
  Long after his retirement, Brian Clough remained a master of media

  Hot Stuff – Adam Bushby
  Nigel Pepper, York City, the burst balls and the mysteries of memory

  PHOTO ESSAY

  Leg to Stand On – Javier Sauras and Felix Lill
  The resilience and on-going struggles of Sierra Leone’s amputee footballers

  TEAM BUILDING

  The Greatest – Emile Avanessian
  How Barcelona Femení rose to become the most dominant side in the world

  In Jock Stein’s Shoes – Ewan Flynn
  Alex Ferguson’s adventures with Scotland at the 1986 World Cup

  Campo Testaccio – John Irving
  How an early wooden stadium modelled on Goodison Park captures the spirit of Roma

  The Real Brussels Club? – Peter Speetjens
  How Union St-Gilloise returned from the depths to shake up Belgium’s elite

  GREATEST GAMES

  Chelsea 4 Liverpool 4 – Scott Oliver
  Champions League semi-final, second leg, Stamford Bridge, London, 14 April 2009

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