In August 2008, India’s Blue Tigers prepared for the AFC Challenge Cup final against defending…
Interviews
Kickabouts in Cuba with Diego Maradona
“I’ve always chafed at the comparisons between the two countries.” After four years of friendship…
Bitcoin football: the story of Real Bedford FC
Football has become the establishment. Thirty years since the publication of Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch,…
KRC Genk – The Belgian academy producing some of football’s biggest stars
Tucked away in Eastern Belgium, closer to the Dutch border than the major Belgian cities,…
Interview with Stefano Cusin, the Italian globetrotter who’s on a quest in Africa
In an interview, Stefano Cusin, the Italian manager of the South Sudan national team, speaks of his experiences, beliefs, and a love for challenge.
Charlie Davies – Between the Goalposts of Life
“He never told me until I stumbled upon it!” Charlie Davies came home from school…
In conversation with Osian Roberts, the silent engine of Welsh football
We talk to Osian Roberts, who is currently in charge of everything that is needed…
Danny Mills on PEDs, Injections & the Final That Changed His Life
As a youth, Danny Mills went to Norwich City games at Carrow Road, standing on…
Talking to Ralph Hasenhuettl: RB Leipzig’s very own superhero from the Alps
We talk to Ralph Hasenhuettl, the man from Austria who coached RB Leipzig to a…
Aditi Chauhan: A daughter of destiny shuttling between Delhi and London
As a young kid in India’s capital city of Delhi, football was just one of…
The Day Total Football Died: With David Winner, author of Brilliant Orange
You’ve heard the legends about Total Football. But did you know what killed it? We…
Interviewing Gabby George: The 20 y/o who’s now Everton Ladies’ backbone
We talk to Gabby George, the 20-year old taking on the world for Everton Ladies…
In conversation with Simone Magill, Everton Ladies’ child of destiny
We talk to Simone Magill, already a stalwart for Everton Ladies FC at just 23.…
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…
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…
FP Exclusive: David Winner on The Johan Cruyff Democracy, Myth, Method and Madness
We travel to ancient Greece to unravel the myth, method and madness of Johan Cruyff’s…
FP Exclusive: David Winner deconstructs Football Superstitions, Symbolism, Myth of Ajax
Why is the ball round? Why do footballers open their shirts to celebrate? What is…
FP Exclusive: David Winner on The Big Bang of Total Football, Anarchy and 1970’s Ajax
Come and discover how Johan Cruyff was the Bob Dylan of Amsterdam, and Ajax The…
FP Exclusive: David Winner on Brilliant Orange, Sculpting a Football Culture Book
Srijandeep Das of Football Paradise interviews David Winner on all things Dutch, football, architecture and…
The Renaissance Men of Indian Football – Henry Menezes, Goalie to Gamechanger Part 3
This is the third chapter of a 3-part series on Henry Menezes. Here’s Chapter 1:…