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Football website which leaks information
Football Leaks was a leak in association football revealing "murky" financial transactions in the world of European professional football and exposes the tax tricks employed by some of the continent's biggest stars. It began with a series of investigations published in December 2016 and November 2018 by media partners of the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), such as Der Spiegel, Mediapart, El Mundo, Expresso, Falter, L'espresso, and Le Soir.
More on Wikipedia ↗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.
More on Wikipedia ↗Association football club in England
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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The computer hacker who released documents which helped trigger the Premier League investigation into Manchester City will remain under witness protection after authorities in Portugal suspend the decision to end it.
Pinto's lawyers recently denounced irregularities in the proceedings, highlighting the real threats facing their client.
Whistleblower Rui Pinto has been placed back into witness protection in Portugal following threats linked to his role in the Manchester City leaks case.