Is Morocco ready to co-host the 2030 World Cup? Afcon indicates yes The Africa Cup of Nations has been a brilliant display for a continent carrying no doubt about quality on the pitch - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Beyond Keane’s stick-it-up-your-bollocks, there isn’t much else to Saipan Why is the film of Ireland’s 2002 World Cup falling-out not a documentary but a drama that takes liberties with events? - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Salah inspires Egypt with energy recalling golden generation to evoke recent history Liverpool forward will face his former teammate Sadio Mané in Afcon semi against Senegal after arguably the Pharaohs’ best performance since 2008 - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Best in Show While most fans were focused on the 1974 World Cup, George Best was playing in South Africa. This piece was written by Luke Alfred for issue 14 Read: theblizzard.co.uk/best-in-show...

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Morocco and Regragui feel pressure before high-profile Afcon quarter-finals Seven of the eight nations have won the tournament before while Mali take on the role of stubborn outsiders - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Ruben Amorim is gone, but Manchester United’s forever crisis rolls on The head coach (or should that be manager?) fired cryptic shots at his Old Trafford bosses, then was fired himself - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Africa’s superpowers assemble for Cup of Nations knockout stages Cameroon and hosts Morocco could soon be joined by Nigeria and Egypt at the business end of the tournament - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Premier League’s warped economics make £65m fee for Semenyo a snip Price tag for winger’s move to Manchester City would make headlines in any other country but not in England - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Defying the Odds How tiny Eibar took their place in the Spanish top flight This piece was written by Will Unwin for issue 15 Read: theblizzard.co.uk/defying-the-...

Villa keep coming from behind, keep winning by the odd goal and keep confounding the numbers. At some point it must stop – but not yet @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Oliver Glasner suffering severe post-Christmas blues at Crystal Palace Manager may have taken club as far as he can while Archie Gray offers hope to Tottenham and Thomas Frank - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Monolithic belief of Guardiolismo has fractured in new era for football tactics The old ways are over and nobody is entirely sure what is to follow but football revolutions once experienced are never forgotten - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Wolves’ freefall leaves even Derby’s dismal record low a lofty goal A side that once looked resilient has collapsed into historic futility - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Morgan Rogers’ golden spell spearheads Aston Villa’s most unlikely title charge England forward’s brilliance is proving difficult to stop but Unai Emery will surely not be able to keep relying on him every time - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Emery’s aspiring Aston Villa must shrug off United hoodoo to become contenders Inferiority complex has cost them before, but Premier League’s comeback kings have the character and spirit to step up - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Issue 59 is out now and it's a (Christmas) cracker

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A tribute to Gary Rowell, and why the heroes of our childhood exert such power - @jonawils.bsky.social Read: jonawils.substack.com/p/gary-rowel...

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The Manchester City midfielder is in sparkling club form but that doesn’t mean he is the right fit for Tuchel’s England - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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What the Copa América told us about the balance of power in Conmebol. Sergio Levinsky for issue 18 Read: theblizzard.co.uk/shifting-pla...

Today, on Wilson’s World, the Jackie Milburn statue at St James’ Park. FULL VIDEO: jonawils.substack.com/p/newcastle-... FULL ARCHIVE: www.youtube.com/@jonawils/vi... #football #newcastleunited #jackiemilburn

‘Hating soccer is more American than apple pie’: the World Cup nobody wanted the US to host The 1994 World Cup arrived amid suspicion and slapstick. Yet it became a watershed that would alter US sport and global football politics alike - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

It’s Mohamed Salah v Liverpool, and nobody is coming out of it well Handing the Egyptian a contract extension while also bringing about a new identity has backfired terribly - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Delighted to be in such illustrious company with my story on two kings of Orient: Alec Stock and Jimmy Bloomfield, which includes Ron Manager, Tanks blowing up and the tragicomedy of Alan Woolett’s dog. Enjoy!

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Mohamed Salah says ‘I’ve been thrown under the bus’ and signals Liverpool exit Forward launches astonishing attack on Arne Slot after being benched at Leeds for third consecutive match - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

If anyone argues with you that sport is not political, you should roll out this remarkable statistic, from Simon Kuper's piece about the 2010 World Cup in the latest issue of @theblizzard.bsky.social. The legacy of apartheid was still visible in the bodies of South African footballers decades later.

How each team qualified, who will be favourites to progress to the knockout stage and which games to look out for - @jonawils.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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The Stench of the White Elephants Only now is the full scale of the corruption that surrounded the Brazil World Cup beginning to emerge. Jamil Chade for issue 19 Read: theblizzard.co.uk/the-stench-o...

Thank you for reading this year!

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Wrote something for the latest edition of the Blizzard I did, about Peter Gulácsi and the ramifications of speaking out in Orbán’s Hungary