Champagne Football
john delaney and the betrayal of irish football: the inside story
$32.30
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2021
Summary
Champagne Football: The Fall of an Irish Empire
Over the course of fifteen years, John Delaney ran the Football Association of Ireland as his own personal fiefdom. He had his critics, but his power was never seriously challenged until last year, when Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan published a sequence of stories in the Sunday Times containing damaging revelations about his personal compensation and the parlous financial situation of the FAI. Delaney’s reputation as a great financial mana…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241990063 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241990068 |
| Author: | Mark Tighe, Paul Rowan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A jaw-dropping tale of power and ego going unchecked * Times, Best Sports Books of the Year 2020 *I read it in one sitting, it’s a superb book … I urge people to buy it and read it even if you’re not interested in football – Eamon Dunphy * The Stand *A cracking read … [An] incredible amount of jaw-dropping detail – Matt CooperThe most important Irish sports book of the year and most significant book on Irish life itself … Exceptional * Irish Daily Mail *A superb piece of investigative journalism, in which a tale of tawdry venality is told with wit, verve, and just the right amount of disbelief – Fintan O’Toole * Irish Times, Best Books of 2020 *Excellent * Irish Sun *Part thriller, part warning from history, part social diary, Champagne Football is a forensic and often tragicomic investigation into the biggest story in Irish sport. It’s a fantastic read – Malachy Clerkin * Irish Times, Sports Books of the Year 2020 *Fantastic … The best book I’ve ever read about Irish football – Ken Early * Second Captains *A damming account … brilliantly detailed * Sunday Independent *Jaw-dropping – Joe Duffy
About The Author
Mark Tighe
Mark Tighe (Author)
Originally from Donegal, Mark Tighe is the legal correspondent of The Sunday Times in Ireland. As well as covering legal affairs, he specialises in investigative reporting. He was Irish newspaper news reporter of the year in 2018 and 2019. In 2019 he also won the Journalist of the Year award for his reporting on the FAI.
Paul Rowan (Author)
Born and raised in Dublin, Paul Rowan is the Irish football correspondent for The Sunday Times, and the author of The Team That Jack Built. In 2019 he was joint winner of the NewsBrands Campaigning Journalism and Investigative Journalism awards (alongside Mark Tighe and Colin Coyle) for his work on the FAI.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.