The Battle for the Soul of English Football with Adrian Goldberg

Join Stanchion Books for an event with Adrian Goldberg, author of the book Where’s the Money Gone?, a deeply personal and sharply reported journey to uncover how English football was transformed from a community asset into a globalised, billion-pound business.

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The book:

How did a sport once known as the “people’s game” fall into the hands of the global super-rich – hedge-fund managers, oil sheikhs, and press barons?

In Where’s the Money Gone?, veteran investigative journalist Adrian Goldberg follows the murky money trails that transformed English football from a community institution into a billionaire’s playground. What he uncovers is a world of offshore shell companies, opaque ownership structures, political compromises, and financial scandals that read more like a crime thriller than a sporting story.

From the mysterious offshore accounts that bankrolled Chelsea under Roman Abramovic to the oil-state takeovers that turned clubs into geopolitical assets to the owners siphoning millions into their own companies while leaving historic clubs on the brink… Goldberg reveals a hidden system of financial engineering, greed, and corruption that threatens the very soul of the game.

This is not just about football. It’s about democracy, accountability, and the ease with which vast sums of dark money flow through Britain’s most beloved institutions. And it lands at a pivotal moment, as calls grow louder for an Independent Football Regulator to finally hold these interests to account.

Urgent, accessible, and deeply unsettling, Where’s The Money Gone is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how power and money really work in modern Britain.

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The venue:

The Volley is London's best place to enjoy football. Great viewing, an incredible beer selection, and exciting food.

The Volley has step-free access at the front, disabled toilets and a lift up to the bar area. If you have any questions about accessibility, please email [email protected].

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Can't make the event?:

If you are not able to make the event, you can still preorder a signed copy of Where’s the Money Gone?, - just click the link below, add to the basket and check out as normal.

https://stanchionbooks.com/products/wheres-the-money-gone-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-english-football

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Volley - Old Street, 211 Old Street, London, United Kingdom

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