The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue 1

The Blizzard is a quarterly publication put together by a cooperative of journalists and authors, its main aim to provide a platform for top-class writers from across the globe to enjoy the space and the freedom to write what they like about the football stories that matter to them. Issue One contains 22 articles in 11 sections:-------------------------Fortunes of War-------------------------* Stars of David, by James Montague—The astonishing story of Israel's first national team* The Collaborator, by Philippe Auclair—The treacherous life and traitor's death of Alexandre Villaplane, France's first World Cup captain-------------------------Interview-------------------------* Dennis Bergkamp — David Winner talks to Dennis Bergkamp about his greatest goals, the nature of genius and the importance of predicting the future-------------------------Leeds-------------------------* Revie-Nixon, by Dominic Sandbrook—How ignominious exits overshadow the successes of a US president and a Leeds United manager* Mind of Peace, by Anthony Clavane—David Peace discusses the inspiration behind "The Damned Utd" and why he won't apologise to John Giles* 44 Days, Later, by Lawrence Donegan—Why Jock Stein lasted no longer than Brian Clough at Elland Road-------------------------Theory-------------------------* The First Bilardista, by Jonathan Wilson—How Victorio Spinetto pioneered pragmatism in Argentinian football* The Brain in Spain, by Sid Lowe—Juanma Lillo, mentor to Pep Guardiola, explains his thinking on clubs, coaching and why society is sick-------------------------Grass Roots-------------------------* Duels on the Nile, by Paul Myers—A report from Sudan on the second championship for Africans playing their football at home* An Exile at Home, by Scott Anthony—Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Greece's greatest player, explains why he never played a competitive game for his country* Port in a Storm, by Ben Lyttleton—The extraordinary success of the academy at Le Harve* Marsh Attacks, by Simon Hooper—How a Sunday League team gives London's Romanians a sense of identity-------------------------Denmark '92-------------------------* Once Upon a Time..., by Dave Farrar—The fairy story of Denmark's 1992 European Championship campaign-------------------------Origins-------------------------* The Sum of their Parts, by Gunnar Persson—The rise and fall of Motala and its football team* When the Kites weren't Black, by Dileep Premachandran—The lost legacy of Indian football* Man and Boy, by David Ashton—Fathers, sons and the grumbling terraces of industrial Scotland-------------------------Polemics-------------------------* The Pillars of the Earth, by Simon Kuper—Could it be that the Premier League boom has only just begun?* What's the Point of Football Writing?, by Tim Vickery—There's more to it than getting up late, isn't there? Isn't there?* World's Apart, by Kieron O'Connor—Fifa and the financial legacy of the South African World Cup-------------------------Football Manager-------------------------* The Ballad of Bobby Manager: My Autobiography, by Iain Macintosh—When somebody takes their game of Football Manager just a little too seriously...-------------------------Greatest Games-------------------------* Manchester United 2 Real Madrid 3, by Rob Smyth—European Cup quarter-final second-leg, Old Trafford,