Peter J Watson, Author at Football Paradise

Peter J Watson

Pete Watson is a PhD Student at the University of Sheffield, UK, whose research topic is the use of football in Colombia during the Presidency of Juan Manuel Santos for nation-building.

When a Draw Is the Greatest Result in Your Nation’s History

It may seem hard to believe that Colombia used to be football minnows. Nowadays, we…

El Dorado – Origin Story of Colombian Football: Part 2

From 1949-1953, Colombia may have had the strongest football league in the world. But was…

‘The Only Thing That Unites Us’ – Origin Story of Colombian Football: Part 1

The formative years of Colombian football have seen the national sport leap through some of…