David Arrowsmith


Narcoball

Arrowsmith, David | NARCOBALL


BoklivArtikelnr: 9781788405256

En utforskning av den colombianska fotbollens historia under 1990-talet, präglad av drogkarteller och deras påverkan på spelet.

  • Berättar om fotbollens kopplingar till narkotikakarteller.

  • Utforskar rivaliteter och händelser under 1990-talet.

  • Utgiven som pocket av Hachette UK Distribution.

Typ av bok:
Ny
Pris:
REA-pris169 kr

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Bindning: Pocket

Bokförlag: Hachette UK Distribution
ISBN: 9781788405256

Omfång: 304 s.
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2025-06-05

Förlagets information

A gripping account of the chaotic period of Colombian football where cartels dictated results and players and referees died for drug lords' sporting obsessions.

Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.


Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, and defeat, a matter of life and death.


This is a different story of Pablo Escobar and his rivals. A tale of clandestine deals that reshaped Medellin's football clubs, where fortunes were won and lost. It unveils the extraordinary bonds that Escobar forged with football's luminaries and why his influence reached unprecedented heights, leading to the astonishing 5-0 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, the murder of referees, and the ruthless coercion of officials culminating in the killing of Andres Escobar - the Colombian defender who paid the ultimate price for an own goal in the 1994 World Cup. It is also an examination of a people's relationship with both the sport and the nefarious leaders that brought both pride and terror to their communities.


Set against the U.S War on Drugs, international threats, and government clampdowns, this is a gripping exploration of Colombian club football under Escobar's rise and fall.

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Vanliga frågor om Narcoball av David Arrowsmith

Boken Narcoball utforskar colombiansk fotboll under Pablo Escobars inflytande, där drogkartellerna påverkade resultaten och spelare riskerade sina liv.

Centrala teman i Narcoball inkluderar sambandet mellan sport och makt, fotbollens mörka sidor som seger som valuta och de tragiska konsekvenserna av nederlag.

Exemplaret av Narcoball är en ny pocketbok, utgiven av Hachette UK Distribution den 5 juni 2025, med ISBN 9781788405256 och omfattar 304 sidor.

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