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James Montague
@JamesPiotr
Minnowcore. Co-founder @dgquarterly. New book: Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World, out now with @BlinkPublishing. IG: @thirtyonenil
Joined January 2009
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    New book 🚨 Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, & the World is the story of how the Kingdom emerged from the shadows to dominate everything from football to snooker. It is also a story of palace intrigue, dictatorship & disinformation. Out now!
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    Qatar beat UAE 2-1 in Doha, and qualified for the 2026 World Cup. But both goals saw Emirati fans riot…
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    So, I went to Indonesia to watch some football and discovered one of the most passionate supporter cultures in the world. On the downside: We were chased down a highway by machete weilding maniacs. On the plus side: INTISARI!
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    A lot has been written about Manchester City & the ethical issues surrounding it's owner Sheikh Mansour. The response to pieces by @EwanMacKenna @RorySmith @tariqpanja @MiguelDelaney & @NcGeehan has been depressing: denial, deflection & whataboutism. So here's a thread (1/)
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    Inside North Korean football. I went to Pyongyang for a @brfootball #longread . It was quite eventful. I saw the national team play Lebanon. Visited the country's leading academy. Stood next to Kim il Sung's embalmed body. Oh, and an H-bomb went off...
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    Just before France 2019 begins, the road to Qatar 2022 starts later today, in Ulaanbaatar as Mongolia take on Brunei. Bhutan take on Guam later today in the magnificent Changlimithang Stadium....
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    The problem with trying to stop a European Super League is that football has opened its doors to the kind of money & power that is ungovernable: Billionaires, royalty, oligarchs used to controlling & destroying governments. Let's take a look at a few:
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    Watching #rus v #cro on the big screen at Fort Fono, near Bale, Croatia.
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    The day before he was due to leave for the World Cup, @ManUtd's Nemanja Matic wasn't on holiday or filming an endorsement. He was watching the village team he owns in the Serbian 5th tier win the title. A story about a player who's never far from home.
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    The walk to get a cup of tea at half time, at the Marakana in Belgrade....
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    Incredible. The Turkish Super Cup between Gala and Fener in Saudi Arabia has been cancelled, apparently because the hosts refused to allow the teams to wear T-shirt’s and hold banners with the face and quotes of Ataturk.
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    Last year Wisla Krakow was in chaos. Its players hadn't been paid for months, they'd lost their license, hooligans appeared to control the club & a mystery investor suddenly vanished. Enter Jakub Blaszczykowski. But can Kuba save the White Star?
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    The Azadi stadium, before the Tehran derby. FOUR HOURS before the Tehran derby. And they've been here for three hours already...
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    Replying to @JamesPiotr
    After the second goal the proper riot police were called in. It looked and smelled like tear gas was used (or some kind of crowd control smoke)
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