When James Montague first began covering football in the Middle East two decades ago, people asked him what future there could possibly be for the beautiful game in one of the most volatile regions in the world. In the years that followed, it would become one of the biggest stories in global sport, from the revolutionary ultras of the Arab Spring and the takeover of some of the world's biggest clubs by the Gulf's super-rich, to Qatar's controversial journey towards hosting the 2022 World Cup finals.

When Friday Comes tells the definitive tale of the region's rise to ultimatepower player in the global game. Travelling to every country in the Middle East and meeting fans, players, workers and campaigners, he paints an unforgettable picture of football in a vibrabt and tumultuous new world.