'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 Barca'Compelling' - The Times'A subtle examination of the complex interplay between global ambition, economic power, and ethical considerations' - MoneyWeek'A comprehensive and shocking account' - When Saturday Comes_________In 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.
This book explores continental perspectives on football's new geopolitical economy, examining how sport, politics, and the global economy have emerged in different parts of the world.
Through the historical writings of classic scholars, poets, and commentators, Savagery in Sandals sheds a light on the world of the gladiatorial games and the lives of Ancient Rome's most renowned gladiators.
The first book to explore the entire history of two-way baseball players from the 19th century up to the modern era, this comprehensive work demonstrates that Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth are not the only players to excel at both pitching and batting.
The first book to explore the entire history of two-way baseball players from the 19th century up to the modern era, this comprehensive work demonstrates that Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth are not the only players to excel at both pitching and batting.
Celebrates a century of sidecar racing at the Isle of Man TT, highlighting technical innovation and the dominance of iconic teams like BMW, BSA, Yamaha, and Honda.
This book offers a rigorous but graphically compelling narrative historic analysis of one of the most important civic buildings not only of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, or the State of Illinois, but arguably of the United States, Memorial Stadium.
This book offers a rigorous but graphically compelling narrative historic analysis of one of the most important civic buildings not only of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, or the State of Illinois, but arguably of the United States, Memorial Stadium.
Entdecken Sie die Vielfalt und Tiefe der deutschen Kultur und IdentitätKulturelle Wurzeln und nationale Identitäten erlangen eine immer größere Bedeutung.
Celebrates a century of sidecar racing at the Isle of Man TT, highlighting technical innovation and the dominance of iconic teams like BMW, BSA, Yamaha, and Honda.
The son of a coal miner from a small Illinois town, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman lived the American dream until his untimely death at age twenty-nine.
The son of a coal miner from a small Illinois town, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman lived the American dream until his untimely death at age twenty-nine.
Against the backdrop of the recent and renewed political and policy interest in the safety and security in European football contexts, this book examines the ways in which the regulation of insecurities in European football has been advanced by European institutions and organizations, and contested by football supporters, from the 1980s to the present day.
Dieses essential analysiert die Ereignisse rund um den Investorendeal der deutschen Fußball-Bundesliga, der Ende 2023 trotz Zustimmung einer knappen Mehrheit der Vereine der 1.
Dieses essential analysiert die Ereignisse rund um den Investorendeal der deutschen Fußball-Bundesliga, der Ende 2023 trotz Zustimmung einer knappen Mehrheit der Vereine der 1.
