{"product_id":"engulfed-how-saudi-arabia-bought-sport-and-the-world-paperback","title":"Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eINCLUDES NEW ADDITIONAL CONTENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2026\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e'Bravura on the ground reporting' - David Goldblatt, award-winning author of The Ball is Round\u003cbr\u003e'This is an important book' - Simon Kuper, bestselling author of Soccernomics, Chums and Barça\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling' - The Times\u003cbr\u003e'A subtle examination of the complex interplay between global ambition, economic power, and ethical considerations' - MoneyWeek\u003cbr\u003e'A comprehensive and shocking account' - When Saturday Comes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2034, Saudi Arabia will host the men's FIFA World Cup and mark the culmination of Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious plan to modernise Saudi Arabia, a kingdom of unfathomable wealth at the heart of the Islamic world, which is only now emerging from nearly a century of self-isolation. How did we get here? Why would a country spend tens of billions of dollars, perhaps even hundreds of billions in the long run, to buy and control sport?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003eEngulfed is a story about ambition, family rivalries, extreme wealth, power, murder and disinformation. It is also the story of dictatorship, political corruption and, at its root, how sport - football, yes, but also golf, boxing and even e-sports - became a vital geopolitical tool for Saudi Arabia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003eDrawing on Montague's exclusive first-hand interviews from his extensive travels across Saudi Arabia, the US, the north-east of England, Spain, Turkey and beyond, Engulfed uncovers how the House of Saud zeroed in on the political power of sport, using it both as a powerful political tool of influence and as a way to rectify the PR damage caused by one of the most infamous assassinations in history: the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eJames Montague is an award-winning author and journalist from Chelmsford, Essex, who has reported regularly for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, BBC World Service, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, CNN, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDelayed Gratification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, amongst others, from over 100 different countries and unrecognised territories. He is the author of four highly praised football books including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThirty One Nil: On the Road With Football's Outsiders \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Bloomsbury) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football's Super-Rich Owners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Bloomsbury) both of which won Football Book of the Year at the British Sports Book of the Year Awards. His work has been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives in Istanbul.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBLINK Publishing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e20 x 13 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e304 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJuly 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e9781785121616\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"James Montague","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58402634301821,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/engulfed-how-saudi-arabia-bought-sport-and-the-world-paperback","provider":"Stanchion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}