Permi Jhooti Explained

Permi Jhooti
Birth Place:Preston, Lancashire,[1] England
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1995–1998
Clubs1:Chelsea F.C.
Caps1:19
Goals1:4
Clubs2:Millwall L.F.C.
Years3:1999–2000
Clubs3:Fulham L.F.C.
Years4:2000–2002
Clubs4:Chelsea F.C.
Caps4:5
Goals4:1

Permi Jhooti is an English former footballer who played for Chelsea F.C. and Fulham L.F.C.[2] She is the first British South Asian footballer to play professionally in 2000 while playing for Fulham L.F.C..[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 Switzerland.[7] [8] [9]

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  1. Web site: Making the league is a job for the girls. August 12, 2000. the Guardian. November 28, 2022. November 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128020905/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/aug/13/newsstory.sport14. live.
  2. Web site: Pioneers, film premieres and unrivalled dominance: When Al-Fayed turned Fulham's women professional. The Athletic. 2022-11-28. 2022-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20221127194931/https://theathletic.com/3028983/2021/12/27/pioneers-film-premieres-and-unrivalled-dominance-when-al-fayed-turned-fulham-women-professional/. live.
  3. Web site: The city that has both culture and heart. Schweiz. Tourismus. Switzerland Tourism. 2022-11-28. 2022-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128021608/https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/experiences/cities-culture/stories/the-city-that-has-both-culture-and-heart/. live.
  4. Book: Kilvington, Daniel. British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry. February 22, 2016. Routledge. 9781317569039. Google Books. January 30, 2023. February 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202060303/https://books.google.com/books?id=vWmaCwAAQBAJ&dq=permi+jhooti+football&pg=PA114. live.
  5. Web site: Jhooti still bends it like Beckham. NZ Herald. 2022-11-28. 2022-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128020509/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jhooti-still-bends-it-like-beckham/P7JU3ZNUF4FRJNEMMETY3ATAQE/. live.
  6. News: Dyke: More Asians needed in football. BBC Sport . 2022-11-28. 2022-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128022020/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30534439. live.
  7. Web site: Basel it like Beckham. SWI swissinfo.ch. 3 October 2007 . 2022-11-28. 2022-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128021610/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/basel-it-like-beckham/976260. live.
  8. Web site: A CONVERSATION WITH PERMI JHOOTI, THE REAL-LIFE 'BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM' STORY. Harjot. Sidhu. January 13, 2022. London Writing Guy. November 28, 2022. November 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128021839/https://www.londonwritingguy.com/post/a-conversation-with-permi-jhooti-the-real-life-bend-it-like-beckham-story. live.
  9. Web site: Bend it like Permi "Independence makes you strong". Swiss Life Group. 2022-11-28. 2022-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128021930/https://www.swisslife.com/en/home/hub/interview-permi-jhooti.html. live.