{"product_id":"the-signal-shadow-play","title":"The Signal: Shadow Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_info\" class=\"content active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_info_wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_info_wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003eGulf royals have moved billions into global football. Now what?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003eShadow Play is a limited-run print magazine about football and dictators, produced by The Signal, in partnership with the Human Rights Foundation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003eOver the past two decades, authoritarian regimes have systematically used football ownership and sponsorship to launder their reputations. United Arab Emirates. Qatar. Saudi Arabia. Rwanda. This isn’t a secret. Fans have called it out. Supporter groups have taken action. Journalists have covered it. Advocacy organisations have published reports.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003eMany who love the game have some of the information, in fragments—but it’s hard to see the full picture. This magazine explores football from village-green origins to sovereign-wealth-fund ownership to Iran’s Blue Girl—in five charged sections.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003eFeaturing:;\u003cbr\u003eSarath K. Ganji on how the Gulf states have come to take such an interest in global football—Ganji is an analyst based in Washington, D.C., and the founding director of the Autocracy and Global Sports Initiative.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_prod_text clearfix\"\u003eDavid Goldblatt on the supporters, the clubs, and what these governments now own—Goldblatt is a British sports journalist and sociologist, and the author of The Ball Is Round and The Age of Football.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n21 x 30 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e78 pages\u003cbr\u003eMay 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e9770959004176\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Signal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58251911463293,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/5149\/9341\/files\/2026-06-0111.30.01.jpg?v=1780660486","url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/the-signal-shadow-play","provider":"Stanchion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}