{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e5fba8e4847c40e462aea24/67ae0dd6b859f4e0dbb5cf7f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"With David Arrowsmith author of \"Narcoball: Love, Death and Football\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e5fba8e4847c40e462aea24/1739460026990-2512cec2-a814-4bf9-adc4-311462eba81b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The incredible story behind Colombia's rise to football glory - and its devastating price. Author David Arrowsmith joins us to uncover how Pablo Escobar and rival cartels transformed Colombian football in the late 80s and early 90s</p><p>In this eye-opening episode discover:</p><ul><li>How the idea came to David to write a book about this era</li><li>How cartel money reshaped Medellín's football landscape</li><li>The tragic story of Andrés Escobar</li><li>How Colombian football has evolved since then</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Narcoball is available in all good <a href=\"https://www.omahonys.ie/narcoball-love-death-and-football-in-escobars-colombia-p-10587845.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bookshops</a>. </p>","author_name":"Danny O Brien"}