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An investigative report from the heart of football's power centre
This is a captivating and insightful work that shows how a small group of powerful men have corrupted modern football, turning it into a tool for the global elite.
Abu Dhabi, Newcastle, London, Paris, Moscow and New York – on his journey, journalist Miguel Delaney investigates allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in football. He turns his attention to the world's richest businesspeople, state-backed companies, media moguls and oil-rich oligarchs – and reveals how they are appropriating the popular sport of football and dividing it up among themselves.
A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the development of modern football.
By the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the latest, football fans will have realised that it is no longer just about their love of the sport. Modern football has become the stage for an influential global elite that simply brushes off allegations of misconduct.
Whether it's new record transfer fees every year, Abu Dhabi's construction empire in Manchester, failed financial fair play restrictions or the launch of the European Super League, Miguel Delaney's revelations are based on exclusive interviews and access to key stakeholders.
- A deep insight into the dark side of a sport that is close to our hearts!
- With exciting background information, written like a thriller.
- According to the TIMES, TELEGRAPH, IRISH TIMES and IRISH INDEPENDENT, the book of the year.
Miguel Delaney, born in 1980, works as a football journalist for The Independent and other media outlets, and has Spanish and Irish roots. He has previously written for ESPN, the Irish Sunday Independent, The Blizzard, Eurosport, The Daily Mirror and The Belfast Telegraph. He has received numerous awards for his articles and books and has been nominated for several journalism prizes. His focus is on the development of modern football.
