Football Paradise
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The latest creative literature covering the world of Football. Started in the summer of 2008 as a small blog based out of Mumbai, India, Football Paradise is the brainchild of Gaurang Manjrekar. We pride ourselves in providing thought-provoking, passionate, and insightful feature pieces on European football, book reviews, and interviews.
Football Paradise
5d ago
Women’s football is being catapulted into wider exposure, greater demands, and higher levels of investment in a once male-dominated industry. With the back-end success of the Women’s Euros in 2022 and the wake of the Women’s World Cup in 2023, it was certainly never predicted to backpedal or shy away from its ever-progressing state. But ..read more
Football Paradise
1w ago
In football, a single game is often too brief a sample of events to draw definitive conclusions from. Even the most formidable teams have their off days, appearing as mere spectators while relegation candidates play them off the park. On most days, though, one should be able to trace the contours of a team’s structure ..read more
Football Paradise
1w ago
In 1963, with Real Madrid, FC Porto, and Sao Paulo in Caracas to play in the Pequeña Copa del Mundo, two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alfredo Di Stefano was kidnapped. After being held by his captors for 70 hours, he was released unharmed. Orchestrating the headline-grabbing escapade was Cuban-born Venezuelan Paul del Rio with the sole ..read more
Football Paradise
2w ago
A regular feature of the YouTube show “Stick to Football” is the preamble before the official recording starts. Here’s a brief excerpt of the 15th February edition of the show involving Gary Neville and Roy Keane— Neville: “Why have the Liverpool players that were in that ‘Spice Boys’ team not done a Spice Boys documentary ..read more
Football Paradise
2w ago
I know what you’re thinking: that pun is just taking it too far. You’re right. It is. But there’s more at play here than a contrived attempt at punnery, and with these words, I’d like to tell you how. It was never going to be easy after Roman It’s not just the nature in which ..read more
Football Paradise
1M ago
Just under two weeks ago, I was once again staring intently at a mute glowing rectangle, this time cradled in my palm, later propped up against a pillow, instead of its more popular, larger cousin mounted on a wall, but temporary change of location calls for improvisation. The only other light was that of the ..read more
Football Paradise
1M ago
“I like going down to a nice little local pub,” Leah Williamson, fitted in Acne Studios and Gucci loafers, says. “I can’t say where or people will know it.” In another video, Declan Rice—“head to toe in Prada, obviously”—explains his favourite London restaurant to get a duck salad at. After a red-carpet event, social media ..read more
Football Paradise
1M ago
It’s no secret that Richarlison struggled at the beginning of his Spurs career. He needed help and sought therapy, struggling through injuries, and didn’t have a regular position under Antonio Conte. However, since November Richarlison has been one of the league’s most consistent performers, after his brace against his former club Everton, his goal tally ..read more
Football Paradise
1M ago
Tony Adams was just before my time. The man nicknamed Mr. Arsenal, who captained the club for 14 years, retired the summer I started watching football, having just led the team to their second Premier League and FA Cup Double in just five years. The armband was handed to one Patrick Vieira. If ever a ..read more
Football Paradise
2M ago
The Beginning It is one of the most romantic and picturesque settings you can imagine for a football pitch. In the shadow of an ancient Roman aqueduct in the suburbs of Rome suburbs is Atletico Diritti. An amateur sports club and social project, it competes in men’s football, cricket, basketball, and women’s five-a-side football. But ..read more