The Portuguese hacker whose release of confidential files contributed to the Premier League inquiry into Manchester City will continue receiving witness protection after officials temporarily halted plans to remove him from the scheme. Football Leaks creator Rui Pinto had been due to leave the security programme on Saturday, a move he previously warned would place […]
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Rui Pinto will continue to receive witness protection for now after Portuguese officials paused plans to remove it. The special security programmes commission (CPES) admitted that he should have been allowed to make his case before the original decision was reached. The Manchester City whistleblower may now formally contest the proposed termination of his protection, […]
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Rui Pinto says he is making plans to leave Portugal over concerns for his personal security after being notified that his place in the country’s witness protection scheme is ending. The founder of Football Leaks said he has faced “numerous death threats” and believes there is “a genuine danger of an attempt on my life” […]
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Pinto entered Portugal’s witness protection scheme in 2020 after agreeing to assist investigators and hand over documents acquired through the Football Leaks project. In a post shared on X on Friday, external, he said the termination of his protection on 10 October had placed his life in danger. The 37-year-old said repeated death threats and […]
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More than 10 years after Rui Pinto launched the Football Leaks platform as part of a campaign inspired by the 2015 Fifa controversy, he is once again at the centre of an escalating dispute. The former history student, known for his distinctive spiked hair, once supplemented his income by selling books about the second world […]
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The hacker whose leaked files prompted the Premier League inquiry into Manchester City believes Gianni Infantino should not be involved in football’s future. City were found to have violated Premier League financial regulations across nine years. The club continues to reject any wrongdoing and has until 2 October to lodge an appeal. The Premier League […]
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Rui Pinto, whose disclosure of confidential records helped prompt the Premier League to examine Manchester City’s finances, is set to lose his protected-witness status in Portugal. Documents indicate that the decision to withdraw his protection was made on Wednesday. Pinto has also been advised to limit contact with relatives, remain cautious and stay away from […]
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Pinto created Football Leaks in 2015 with the stated aim of revealing what he called football’s concealed inner workings. Antonio Varela still recalls the website’s debut clearly. The Portuguese reporter was the first journalist approached by Pinto, whose true identity remained secret for several years and who initially used the alias “John”. Varela said that […]
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