Engulfed by James Montague - ISBN: 9781785121616
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Saudi Arabia’s ambitious quest for global sporting and political dominance.
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Engulfed

How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL PRIZE AND SPORTS BOOKS AWARDS

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2026

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2026 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025

‘Bravura on the ground reporting’ - David Goldblatt, award-winning author of The Ball is Round

‘This is an important book’ - Simon Kuper, bestselling author of Soccernomics, Chums and Barça

‘Compelling’ - The Times

‘A subtl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781785121616
ISBN-10:1785121618
Author:James Montague
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Imprint:BLINK Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:13 October 2026
Weight:234g
Dimensions:22mm x 130mm x 198mm
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Engulfed by James Montague - ISBN: 9781785121616
130 × 198 mm
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A4
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About The Author

James Montague

James Montague is an award-winning author and journalist from Chelmsford, Essex. He has reported regularly for publications such as the New York Times, BBC World Service, The Athletic, CNN, and Delayed Gratification, covering stories from over 100 different countries and unrecognised territories.

Montague is the author of four highly praised football books. Two of his books, Thirty One Nil: On the Road With Football’s Outsiders and The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football’s Super-Rich Owners, both won Football Book of the Year at the British Sports Book of the Year Awards. His most recent book, Engulfed, was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book prize.

His work has been translated into over a dozen languages. He currently lives in Istanbul.

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