Narcoball

You may know the story of Pablo Escobar, but did you know his influence and ownership of his hometown club helped shape a Golden Generation in Colombian football? The story of Narcoball tells us about how Colombian football was shaped by the cartels during the cocaine boom of the 1980s and 90s and the parallels between the rise of Escobar and the rise of Colombia as a footballing force for the first time. Nick is joined by the author of Narcoball David Arrowsmith to talk all about his book, Pablo and Colombian football whilst also discussing his new upcoming book, Killing Maradona on how cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent. Available now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices