James Montague

James Montague is an award-winning author and journalist from Chelmsford, Essex.

He is a three-time winner at the British Sports Book of the Year Awards, and has reported for the New York Times, BBC World Service, Tifo, Delayed Gratification and The Blizzard, amongst others.

Montague has written four highly-praised football books - When Friday Comes: Football Revolution in the Middle East and the Road to Qatar (Ebury), Thirty One Nil: On the Road With Football's Outsiders (Bloomsbury), The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football's Super-Rich Owners (Bloomsbury) and 1312: Among the Ultras, a Journey With the World's Most Extreme Fans (Ebury)

His fifth book, Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World (Blink), was released in March 2025 and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.

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