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Portuguese whistleblower (born 1988)
Rui Pedro Gonçalves Pinto is a Portuguese hacker, activist, whistleblower, creator of the Football Leaks website, and responsible for the Malta Files and Luanda Leaks revelations.
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Manchester City Football Club, commonly referred to as Man City or simply City, is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's, they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which they moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923. Manchester City adopted their sky blue home shirts in 1894, the first season with the current name.
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Pinto says he will go into hiding for an indefinite period following the Premier League's guilty verdict against City.
Rui Pinto, whose leaks helped to trigger the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City’s financial affairs, is prepared to help authorities in the UK with their legal case in exchange for protection, the Guardian understands
The Football Leaks founder says he has moved to an undisclosed location after Portugal decided to end his protection despite his claims of multiple death threats.