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States of Play
- How Sportswashing Took Over Football
- Narrated by: Miguel Delaney, Patrick Moy
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
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Publisher's Summary
THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
'Important, perfectly timed and hugely necessary.' - The Guardian
'Few books could be more timely than this forensic investigation.' - The Telegraph
'Admirably Thorough and Persuasively Argued.' - The Irish Times
'A must-read on how modern football works.' - Ian Wright
'Brave, forensic and utterly gripping.' - Tom Holland
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The definitive account of how capitalism and the world's elite corrupted modern football
As the 2022 World Cup in Qatar drew to a close, there was a bitter undercurrent to Argentina's triumph. Throughout the tournament, numerous allegations of sportswashing and financial misconduct had been made against the state of Qatar, moving what had previously been a smaller conversation into the worldwide spotlight.
The question had been asked, who really owns and runs football?
Journeying from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle, and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York, journalist Miguel Delaney investigates the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in the beautiful game. The result is a gripping account of how football has been taken over by the world's wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations, media tycoons and oil-rich oligarchs.
From Neymar's £198 million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi's construction empire in Manchester to failed Financial Fair Play constraints and the dawn of the European Super League, Miguel draws on exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to key stakeholders to produce an all-encompassing exposé of modern footballs highest echelons.
Authoritative, riveting and eye-opening, States of Play reveals how football has become a tool for the world's elite.
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'Delaney's diligence and determination to hold authorities to account is the moral compass that the game needs.' - Andy Brassell
'In this excellent investigation, Delaney reveals the ugly side of the beautiful game.' - Oliver Bullough
'The most important football book of its generation.' - Jack Pitt-Brooke
'An eye-opening and essential investigation into the forces shaping the world's most popular sport.' - Joshua Robinson & Jonathan Clegg
'This book tackles the major issue affecting football today with fearlessness and forensic scrutiny. An important investigation for our times.' - Laurie Whitwell
'Majestic... the essential guide to how the people's game has become the plaything of the very rich and powerful.' - Jonathan Wilson
Miguel Delaney's STATES OF PLAY was ranked in the Irish Times bestsellers list w/c 11th November 2024.
'Important, perfectly timed and hugely necessary.' - The Guardian
'Few books could be more timely than this forensic investigation.' - The Telegraph
'Admirably Thorough and Persuasively Argued.' - The Irish Times
'A must-read on how modern football works.' - Ian Wright
'Brave, forensic and utterly gripping.' - Tom Holland
______________________________
The definitive account of how capitalism and the world's elite corrupted modern football
As the 2022 World Cup in Qatar drew to a close, there was a bitter undercurrent to Argentina's triumph. Throughout the tournament, numerous allegations of sportswashing and financial misconduct had been made against the state of Qatar, moving what had previously been a smaller conversation into the worldwide spotlight.
The question had been asked, who really owns and runs football?
Journeying from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle, and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York, journalist Miguel Delaney investigates the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in the beautiful game. The result is a gripping account of how football has been taken over by the world's wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations, media tycoons and oil-rich oligarchs.
From Neymar's £198 million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi's construction empire in Manchester to failed Financial Fair Play constraints and the dawn of the European Super League, Miguel draws on exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to key stakeholders to produce an all-encompassing exposé of modern footballs highest echelons.
Authoritative, riveting and eye-opening, States of Play reveals how football has become a tool for the world's elite.
______________________________
'Delaney's diligence and determination to hold authorities to account is the moral compass that the game needs.' - Andy Brassell
'In this excellent investigation, Delaney reveals the ugly side of the beautiful game.' - Oliver Bullough
'The most important football book of its generation.' - Jack Pitt-Brooke
'An eye-opening and essential investigation into the forces shaping the world's most popular sport.' - Joshua Robinson & Jonathan Clegg
'This book tackles the major issue affecting football today with fearlessness and forensic scrutiny. An important investigation for our times.' - Laurie Whitwell
'Majestic... the essential guide to how the people's game has become the plaything of the very rich and powerful.' - Jonathan Wilson
Miguel Delaney's STATES OF PLAY was ranked in the Irish Times bestsellers list w/c 11th November 2024.
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