There was once a time when defiance was Jose Mourinho’s biggest strength. Today, that very…
Barcelona 6-1 PSG: When Neymar introduced anarchy in 7 minutes
Barcelona 6-1 PSG: The greatest legacy of the Catalans’ epic comeback was what it did…
Modern Football’s Soloist Playing in an Orchestra
The debate on Paul Pogba’s tactical liberation highlights a problem modern football is facing: Teams…
Obrigado, Ronaldinho: Bidding farewell to the king of good times
We say goodbye to the most joyous and fulfilling footballing career of the 21st century.…
Pep Guardiola and Man City Breaking the Levee: An Alternative Match Report
Man City and Pep Guardiola are surging through the Premier League. Their flow is an…
The Ballon d’Or: It’s time football stopped trying to be Hollywood
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…