PRAISE FOR FOOTBALL'S SECRET TRADE

"Nobody knows more about football's underbelly than Alex Duff and Tariq Panja. This hugely important book sheds light on the shadows of the game we all love."
—Rory Smith, European soccer correspondent, New York Times

"A fascinating insight into the murky finances, backroom deals and shadowy figures that lie behind football's glamorous façade."
—Jonathan Wilson, journalist and author of the award-winning football book Inverting the Pyramid

"Both authors have been preeminent in the investigations of world football's secret 'third party ownership' deals. They have untangled a web of intrigue which always has money at its core."
—Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter, The Times of London

"Tariq Panja is a top-rank journalist, always thorough and far-reaching in his research. Here, he and Alex Duff apply their considerable skills to unpicking the opaque world of 'third party ownership' in football."
—David Conn, sports writer, The Guardian; author of The Beautiful Game? Searching for the Soul of Football

"The authors expertly guide you through the dark maze of football finance."
—Stephen Wade, sports correspondent, Associated Press - Rio de Janeiro

"Bravo! Duff and Panja have done us all a service by shining a bright light on football's underbelly, the practices that reduce humans to horseflesh and football club finances to a casino."
—Stefan Szymanski, professor of sports management, Michigan University; co-author Soccernomics