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Permi Jhooti
Personal information
Place of birth Preston, Lancashire,[1] England
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fulham L.F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Permi Jhooti is an English former footballer who played for Fulham L.F.C..[2] She is one the first British South Asian footballers to play professionally.[3][4][1] Jhooti is thought to be the inspiration behind the movie Bend It Like Beckham.[5][6] Since retiring Permi has emigrated to Swizterland.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Making the league is a job for the girls". the Guardian. August 12, 2000.
  2. ^ "Pioneers, film premieres and unrivalled dominance: When Al-Fayed turned Fulham's women professional". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. ^ Tourismus, Schweiz. "The city that has both culture and heart". Switzerland Tourism.
  4. ^ Kilvington, Daniel (February 22, 2016). "British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry". Routledge – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Jhooti still bends it like Beckham". NZ Herald.
  6. ^ "Dyke: More Asians needed in football" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Basel it like Beckham". SWI swissinfo.ch.
  8. ^ Sidhu, Harjot (January 13, 2022). "A CONVERSATION WITH PERMI JHOOTI, THE REAL-LIFE 'BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM' STORY". London Writing Guy.
  9. ^ "Bend it like Permi "Independence makes you strong"". Swiss Life Group.


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