What the Beautiful Game Became
Investigative journalist Miguel Delaney reveals how elite money, state-power and corporate ambition have reshaped football in States of Play. From transfers and Super Leagues to World Cup bids, this is the definitive account of modern sportwashing.
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States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football
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What the Beautiful Game Became
Investigative journalist Miguel Delaney reveals how elite money, state-power and corporate ambition have reshaped football in States of Play. From transfers and Super Leagues to World Cup bids, this is the definitive account of modern sportwashing.
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER & WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Fully updated to cover Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid, the Manchester City charges case and the 2024/25 season.
'Important, perfectly timed and hugely necessary.' – The Guardian
The definitive account of how capitalism and the world’s elite corrupted modern football.
Journeying from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle, and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York, journalist Miguel Delaney investigates allegations of sports-washing 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 and oil-rich oligarchs.
- About The Author
- Miguel Delaney is the chief football writer at the Independent and has been nominated for several awards, including the Football Supporters' Association Writer of the Year, British Journalism Awards Sports Journalist of the Year and SJA Sports Writer of the Year. He is one of football's leading journalists and has covered 14 consecutive Champions League finals, 4 World Cups, and 5 European Championships, amongst others. Twitter/X: @MiguelDelaney
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- ISBN
- 9781399619424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Seven Dials, (07 August 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 528
- Weight
- 371 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 126 x 36 mm
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