Parshva Shah

Parshva Shah

News writer

Bio: I am a sports writer with over six years of experience writing primarily about football and, to a lesser extent, cricket. After realising I couldn't pursue sports as an athlete, I decided to try my hand (literally) as a writer, joining Sportskeeda as a contributor in July 2019. Over the years, I have written for MARCA's English platform, Managing Madrid, The Real Champs and The Sporting News and I am now back at GOAL for my second spell.

My Football Story: I was born in India, where cricket is no less than a religion, and I grew up watching and playing a lot of that particular sport, with the dream of representing my country internationally. That dream never came to fruition and it was in 2014, during my summer vacations, that I came across the highlights of the 2014 Champions League final. I was instantly attached to the winning team that day - Real Madrid - and since then I have hardly ever missed one of their games.

Areas of Expertise:

Anything and everything related to Real Madrid

Transfers and opinions on European football

Premier League and La Liga insights

Favourite Footballing Memory: The second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Manchester City in 2021-22. I was at a screening with around 300 Madridistas and I remember how the entire place was silenced after Riyad Mahrez made it 5-3 on aggregate, before Rodrygo scored to raise the roof. Another memory would be the Legends El Clasico game that took place in my city.

My All-Time XI: (4-3-3) Iker Casillas; Cafu, Sergio Ramos, Paolo Maldini, Marcelo; Claude Makelele, Luka Modric, Zinedine Zidane; Lionel Messi, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo

Articles by Parshva Shah
  1. 'We don't pay to influence!' - Ex-Barca president addresses Negreira case

    The latest court hearing related to the ongoing Negreira case took place on Thursday, with former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu denying that the club made payments to the former refereeing vice-president in order to influence match officials. On the other hand, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira's son Javier testified against his father and revealed some shocking details.

  2. Is Taylor Swift a Real Madrid fan?!

    Global musical sensation Taylor Swift namedropped Real Madrid in her latest album 'The Life of a Showgirl', which released on October 3. In one of its tracks, named 'Wi$h Li$t', Swift gave a shoutout to the Spanish heavyweights, much to the delight of Madridistas who are also huge fans of the 35-year-old. This comes over a year after the Santiago Bernabeu hosted her concerts.

  3. Gattuso takes cheeky dig at Cannavaro

    Italy head coach Gennaro Gattuso revealed the details of his phone call with former World Cup-winning team-mate Fabio Cannavaro, who was appointed as the new head coach of the Uzbekistan national team earlier this week. The former midfielder had a cheeky dig at the Ballon d'Or winner for taking over a side that has already qualified for the World Cup while the Azzurri are "stuck in the trenches" in the battle to secure a place.

  4. Mbappe blames media for speculation about Vini Jr.

    Kylian Mbappe has broken his silence on his relationship with Real Madrid team-mate Vinicius Junior, claiming that the media outlets are responsible for the speculation about the duo not getting along. The Frenchman believes that publications "sell a lot of papers" by spreading false narratives about their dynamic, adding that he has absolutely no issues with Vini Jr.