Book Reviews

FEARS FOR OUR GAME

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
3 February 2025

States of Play –How Sportswashing Took Over Football, by Miguel Delaney, published by Seven Dials, Price: £22
THE Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic investigation into sportswashing and how it has damaged the beautiful game.
Delaney journeys from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle and on to London, Paris, Moscow and New York to investigate the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in football. He explains how football has been taken over by the world’s wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations, media tycoons and oil...

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