Eight Years in Extra Time

By Joel Perpétuo

A brilliant prodigy. A corrupt dynasty. Eight years in hell.
David L zaro was born to rule the pitch. He had the talent, the drive, and the destiny to become a global icon. But when he refused to sell his soul to the untouchables who control the football world, the system didn't just bench him-it erased him.
Cast adrift in the cold Atlantic and enslaved on a ghost ship, David spent eight years in the abyss. He survived the torture, the starvation, and the silence with a single, burning obsession: Revenge.
Now, the sea has given him back. But the man who steps onto the grass is no longer the boy who dreamed of glory. Operating under a false identity, David has turned himself into a weapon. He will use the beautiful game to infiltrate the highest echelons of power, expose the rot, and dismantle the empire that stole his family and his life from the inside out.
His path leads to one final stage: The World Cup.
Under the blinding lights of a global audience, David won't just be fighting for a trophy. He will be fighting a war between justice and the monsters in the shadows.
The price of glory is blood. Can David deliver his vengeance before the weight of the world crushes the Man of Steel?
"Eight Years in Extra Time" is a gripping tale of resilience, corruption, and the ultimate counter-attack.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H2LWPGZD
• ISBN13: 9798198045507
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.4" x 6.0"