Narcoball
About This Book
Pablo Escobar's greatest obsession was not drugs, money or power, but football. Narcoball tells the story of Colombian football in the early 1990s, a game shaped by drug lords, rivalries and ambition. It describes a football empire backed by cartels, where winning was a currency in itself and losing could be a matter of life and death.
The book offers a different view of Escobar and his rivals. It follows the clandestine deals that reshaped the football clubs of Medellin, where fortunes were won and lost, and the bonds Escobar built with prominent figures in the game. It explains how his influence grew to such heights, leading to the astonishing 5-0 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, the murder of referees, and the ruthless coercion of officials. The story ends with the killing of Andrés Escobar, the Colombian defender who paid with his life for an own goal at the 1994 World Cup.
The book also examines how Colombians related to both the sport and the dangerous leaders who brought their communities pride and terror alike. Set against the US War on Drugs, international threats and government clampdowns, it traces Colombian club football through Escobar's rise and fall.
ISBN: 9781788405256
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