Football has long aspired to bathe in glitz, glamour and gold. Awards like the Ballon…
A lifetime of lessons: In reverence to Professor Pirlo
We applaud in gratitude to Andrea Pirlo and how he taught an entire generation the…
Jose Mourinho, Master of the Dark Side of Football – An Exploration
We explore what makes Jose Mourinho football’s greatest enigma, and dive deep into everything that…
The Football Match That Broke Yugoslavia’s Back – The Battle of Maksimir
Red Star visited Dinamo Zagreb two weeks after Yugoslavia’s communist party had lost an election…
How Brazil Sold Its Soul – Nike, Luis Ronaldo and a Deal With The Devil
Explore the extraordinary story of Luis Ronaldo as Football Paradise blows wide open the depths…
FP Exclusive: Nick Davidson on Football’s Commercialisation and St Pauli In The Modern Day
Football Paradise talks to Nick Davidson, author of ‘Pirates, Punks & Politics’ about modernization of…
Wayne Rooney: Manchester United’s Little Engine That Could
While Wayne Rooney has to stoke the dying embers in his belly for Everton, we…
FP Exclusive: Nick Davidson on Hillsborough, Safe Standing Terraces and a Politically-driven St. Pauli
We speak to Nick Davidson, author of ‘Pirates, Punks & Politics’, on the effect of…
The Punk Rockers of Football: A Story of Pirate Flags and the Anti-Nazi St Pauli
The story of FC Sankt Pauli, the football club from Hamburg’s Reeperbahn, that has managed…
Il Gladiatore, Francesco Totti: A Tribute to The Last of Football’s Titans
A tribute to Italian legend Francesco Totti, the last of football’s gladiators. Supernova (noun): An…
A Leader Among Men: Philipp Lahm – Der Führungsspieler
A tribute to one of the greatest German footballer of all time, and a leader…
Hope, tragedy and blood: Colombia at World Cup 1994
The story of Colombia’s colourful and tumultous footballing journey as a nation, with the 1994…
Manchester United needs to deal with the hell within
I write this a week and a half after Swansea City handed Manchester United their posteriors.…
Juventus Sings Again
The referee blows. Full time: Real Madrid 1 – Juventus 1. With a Clasico final…
The road to resurrection: LvG’s formation
A picture speaks a thousand words, they say. While the world looks at this situation…
The best in this tournament are in a fitting quarter-final. Against Brazil.
5 inches. That’s how far they were from crashing out of the World Cup in…
Brazil vs Chile: A fascinating contest in store
We are at the knockout rounds of what has been a rather excellent World Cup.…
World Cup 2014: Bro, do you even press?
One of the biggest predicaments in life is that absolutely nothing lasts forever. All things,…
Brazil vs Mexico : Task cut out for El Tri
Opening matches have been dealt with, and won. While Brazil were quite shaky off the…
England vs Italy: Not as easy as you might think
Three-time World Champions. Perennial underachievers who cannot click as a team to save their life.…