Who Owns Football?

Author Nick Miller
Narrator Homer Todiwala
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Run Time 9 hours and 25 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Association football (Soccer), Biography and non-fiction prose, Biography: sport, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Sports management and facilities, World Cups and World championships.

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What to expect

Bloomsbury presents Who Owns Football?: The Changing Face of Club Ownership by Nick Miller, read by Homer Todiwala

Leading football journalist Nick Miller lifts the lid on football club ownership: the defining issue shaping the modern game.

The landscape of football club ownership has changed. Long gone are the days when clubs were dominated by local factory proprietors or millionaire boyhood fans. This clear, insightful and thought-provoking guide provides serious football fans with a unique and timely account of modern football ownership: the central issue shaping the game.

Fascinating for supporters looking to understand their club’s and its rivals’ strategy and methods, and those curious about finance and power in football, Who Owns Football? reveals how the game's custodians operate. Football club owners can take teams to the heights of the Champions League or financial oblivion. Still, in a world of super leagues, rapidly escalating wages, transfer fees, Financial Fair Play and an increasingly profitable women’s game, they tread a precarious tightrope. This book relates the jeopardy, strategies, transformative successes and horror stories as it uncovers the complex world of football finance.

Who Owns Football? lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern club ownership. Full of captivating tales, fascinating characters, high finance and shady deals, it examines the forces at play and discusses how today’s football club ownership models face up to an impending crisis in the game.

Critics Review

Superb, from the first page to the last. The importance of the subject and Miller’s vibrant writing style makes this a must-read for any football lover

Daniel Taylor, THE ATHLETIC/NEW YORK TIMES

An entertaining, fascinating and indispensable guide to the past, present and future of club ownership. Who Owns Football? greatly succeeds in making a complex world understandable and accessible

Daniel Gray

Sadly, this is a book that had to be written. Luckily it is written very well with disturbing insight but plenty of humour to lighten the way

Kevin Day, THE PRICE OF FOOTBALL

With characteristic wit and warmth, Miller shines a timely spotlight onto the murky world of modern football club ownership. A must-read for anyone who cares about the game and its future

Tom Williams, author of VA-VA-VOOM

Even when you think you know exactly who owns football, it turns out there are still fascinating nuggets to learn. This book is a treasure trove of curious tales

Sarah Winterburn, PLANET SPORT

Football ownership is not the simple, straight forward world it once was; Miller’s incisive research shines a light on this complex, intriguing new dimension to the game

Ben Robinson, author of THE TRILLION DOLLAR CON MAN

A fascinating insight into one of the key issues in the global game today. Explores who owns our football clubs – and what is, and what could be, in the best interests of the fans

Dr Kevin Moore, author of WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL IS WRONG

Nick has taken on a complex topic that is becoming increasingly crucial to the future of the game, yet managed to cover it comprehensively in an engaging, thoughtful way. Those things combined make it a must-read

Daniel Storey, Chief Football writer, i Newspaper

This book takes you behind the scenes of football ownership. Who Owns Football? is essential reading if you want to get close to the full picture

Laurie Whitwell, THE ATHLETIC/NEW YORK TIMES

Nick has a talent to entertain and inform in equal measure, and this is a great look at how a sport beloved by the many is being fenced off and treated like a plaything by the few

Carl Anka, THE ATHLETIC/NEW YORK TIMES

A smartly researched, fascinating and timely exploration of football ownership, explaining why many fans should be worried about their team

Mark Ogden, ESPN

A deep dive into football’s puppet masters

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