The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue 6

by Jonathan Wilson (Editor), Ben Shave (Contributor), Federico Farcomeni (Contributor)

Issue six of the football quarterly; 11 Portugal, Interview, Euro 2012, theory, Photo essay, the lost, Polemics, fiction, greatest games, eight balls. Good quality paper, text supported by colour images. Softback intact and clean and undamaged. Check out my image. Contact me for further information. Softback intact and clean and undamaged. Check out my image. Contact me for further information. Softback intact and clean and undamaged. Check out my image. Contact me for further information.

Genres: Sports, Football

193 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012

About the author

Jonathan Wilson is a British sports journalist and author who writes for a number of publications including the Guardian, the Independent and Sports Illustrated. He also appears on the Guardian football podcast, Football Weekly.

Reviews

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another enjoyable trawl through football's byways. This edition has a decidedly Portuguese flavour with Ben Shave kicking things off and a lovely piece from Andy Brassell charting the sad decline of Belenenses and Boavista - the two Lusitanian clubs that have done most to challenge the grip of the Big Three in that country but which have fallen on hard times.

A novel piece positing a new approach to televised soccer from Gabriele Marcotti is also well worth a read (and a ponder) although articles from David Bartram on China and Tom Dart on stadia location could have perhaps delved deeper given the rich subject matter. Still a feast as always - with Tim Vickery's parallel between Brazilian football and politics another highlight.

[michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

must read for any football fan

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential football writing.

[Steven Pilling · Rating 3 out of 5]

possibly my least favourite but its close , the stuff on Portugal is very detailed maybe too detailed. still recomended