Engulfed : How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World

• An in-depth look at how the murder of Jamal Khashoggi sped up the Saudi state's involvement and investment in sport and how following the blueprint of similar activities from other Gulf states, was used as a way of quickly repairing Mohammed bin Salman's reputation.

• Sportswashing, and in particular Saudi's investment in football, boxing and golf, has been one of the mainstays of the sports headlines over the past couple of years. The state's intention to accelerate this and move into other sports will only keep this as a hot talking point over the next few years.

• Primarily appeals to sports fans but given the implications on international and
domestic politics, broadens this out to a wider audience.

• Author is the two-time winner of the Football Book of the Year at the British Sports Book of the Year Awards for Thirty-One Nil and The Billionaires Club. He is one of the leading investigative journalists on the Middle East and has visited Saudi, the US and the UK for key interviews and research material for the book.