{"product_id":"engulfed-2","title":"Engulfed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bravura on the ground reporting' \u003c\/b\u003e- David Goldblatt, award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e The Ball is Round\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is an important book\u003c\/b\u003e' - Simon Kuper, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSoccernomics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChums \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBarça\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A subtle examination of the complex interplay between global ambition, economic power, and ethical considerations' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eMoneyWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A comprehensive and shocking account' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eWhen Saturday Comes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngulfed\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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, \u003ci\u003eEngulfed \u003c\/i\u003euncovers 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250450846040,"sku":"9781785121609","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781785121609.jpg?v=1778655665","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/engulfed-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}