The Blizzard is dedicated to sharing football stories you won't find anywhere else. Hear fascinating tales from behind the matches which changed the course of footballing history with Jonathan Wilson, Marcus Speller and a special guest every week on 'Greatest Games'. Exclusively available on The Blizzard's podcast feed.
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Greatest Games: Sao Paulo 1 Newell’s Old Boys 0, 1992
On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller head back to June 1992 for the Copa Libertadores Final second leg between Sao Paulo and Newell's Old Boys - joining them to discuss it is Joshua Law.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine...
Greatest Games: Slovenia 2 Ukraine 1, 1999
On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Dave Farrar to review the Euro 2000 play-off first leg between Slovenia and Ukraine in 1999.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine...
Greatest Games: Spurs 3 Manchester City 2, 1981
On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller head back to 1981 with Steve Tongue to review the FA Cup Final Replay between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine...
Greatest Games: Chelsea 0 Sunderland 3, 2010
On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Nick Barnes to discuss Sunderland's surprise victory over Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine...
Greatest Games: Borussia Dortmund 1 Bayern Munich 2, 2013
On this week's Greatest Games, Christoph Biermann joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the all-German Champions League final of 2012/13 between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine...
Greatest Games: Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3, 2014
On this week's Greatest Games, Ben Bailey Smith joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to remember the infamous Crystanbul night at Selhurst Park.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine...
Greatest Games: Celtic 2 Leeds United 1, 1970
On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Rob Bagchi to discuss the 1970 European Cup semi-final between Celtic and Leeds United.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine...
Greatest Games: Spain 0 Northern Ireland 1, 1982
On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Michael Taylor to discuss Northern Ireland's win over Spain at the 1982 World Cup.
A win or a 2-2 draw is what Northern Ireland needed if they were to progress through to the second round of the tournament. However, they had never beaten Spain in their history and the tournament hosts has qualification aspirations of their own...
Greatest Games: Estonia 2 Russia 1, 2002
On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Aet Süvari to discuss Estonia's win over Russia in 2002.
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine. He’s contributed to numerous publications including the Guardian and Sports Illustrated as well as having authored Behind the Curtain, Inverting the Pyramid, The Outsider, Angels with Dirty Faces and most recently The Names Heard Long Ago, among others...
Greatest Games: Aston Villa 10 Burnley 0, 1925
David Owen joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the immediate ramifications that the 1925 offside rule change had on English football.
Villa were keen to impress their fans after a disappointing 1924-25 campaign, and the squad selection had its doubters.
But this thumping of Burnley would quell those fears and prove football administrators right who had hoped to bring some much-needed entertainment back to the game following a cagey footballing era post-WW1...