Engulfed - How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025

About the author

James Montague is an award-winning author and journalist from Chelmsford, Essex, who has reported regularly for the New York Times, BBC World Service, The Athletic, CNN, and Delayed Gratification, amongst others, from over 100 different countries and unrecognised territories. He is the author of four highly praised football books including Thirty One Nil: On the Road With Football's Outsiders (Bloomsbury) and The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football's Super-Rich Owners (Bloomsbury) both of which won Football Book of the Year at the British Sports Book of the Year Awards. His work has been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives in Istanbul.

Product details

• Authors: Montague James
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.07.2026
• EAN: 9781785121616
• ISBN: 978-1-78512-161-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Golf, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Football, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, SPORTS & RECREATION / Golf, Saudi Arabia, history of sport, Boxing, Arabian Peninsula, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), Sports governing bodies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects