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    When Friday Comes: Football Revolution in the Middle East and the Road to Qatar
    When Friday Comes: Football Revolution in the Middle East and the Road to Qatar
    When Friday Comes: Football Revolution in the Middle East and the Road to Qatar
    Audiobook18 hours

    When Friday Comes: Football Revolution in the Middle East and the Road to Qatar

    Written by James Montague

    Narrated by Colin Mace

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    About this audiobook

    'Passionate and moving and provides further evidence of the universality of football' Jonathan Wilson, FourFourTwo

    The definitive story of the Middle East's unstoppable rise to football superpower, and the road to the Qatar World Cup

    When James Montague first began covering football in the Middle East two decades ago, people asked him what future there could possibly be for the beautiful game in one of the most volatile regions in the world. In the years that followed, it would become one of the biggest stories in global sport, from the from revolutionary ultras of the Arab Spring and the takeover of some of the world's biggest clubs by the Emirati super rich, to Qatar's controversial journey towards hosting the 2022 World Cup finals.

    The only Western journalist covering the story on the ground from the very beginning, James Montague tells the definitive tale of the region's rise to ultimate power player in the global game in a fully revised and updated edition. Travelling to every country in the Middle East and meeting fans, players, workers and campaigners, he paints an unforgettable picture of football in a controversial, vibrant and surprising new world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateDec 1, 2022
    ISBN9781004104901
    When Friday Comes: Football Revolution in the Middle East and the Road to Qatar

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