Carton Rouge #[nn]

A football wrapped in cash-stuffed bundles sits at the center of this striking cover, bristling with syringes, a knife, headphones, pills, and a referee's whistle — a pointed visual indictment of the sport's darker underbelly. The subtitle La Face Cachée du Foot ("The Hidden Face of Football") makes the intent unmistakably clear, and Aré's sharp, graphic style gives the whole image an uneasy, satirical energy. Published by Vents d'Ouest in 2014, Carton Rouge looks like a bold, unflinching dive into the corruption and scandal lurking beneath the beautiful game.