Football Leaks in Cross-Border Legal Battle
Football Leaks whistleblower Rui Pinto faces extradition to his home country of Portugal, following a criminal complaint by a secretive Kazakh family
08 March 2019 | Budapest, Bucharest
Plot to Channel Russian Millions to Italy’s Ruling Lega Party
A new book claims figures close to Russian and Italian leaders planned to siphon €3 million from state energy deal to finance Lega's electoral campaign
22 February 2019 | Italy, Moscow
European Prosecutors Launch Judicial Cooperation on Football Leaks Data
Prosecutors from nine countries are joining forces to share and examine the biggest data leak in history
19 February 2019 | The Hague
“I never acted with the aim of getting money, but for the public interest”
Outed as the source of the Football Leaks revelations, Rui Pinto talks about his life, his work and its impact on the industry behind the beautiful game
01 February 2019 | Budapest
"This story has its origins in a love for football"
William Bourdon, lawyer for Rui Pinto, named as the whistleblower for Football Leaks, opens up on this exceptional case
25 January 2019 | Budapest
“Football Leaks Whistleblower” arrested in Hungary collaborated with French prosecutors
30 year-old Portuguese Rui Pinto is under house arrest pending a decision to extradite him to Portugal to face criminal charges
18 January 2019 | Budapest
Turkish Football Federation admits knowledge of €4 million payments with unregistered agents
Agent fees from Turkish clubs goes to foreign and Turkish intermediaries, as well as to offshores
06 December 2018 | Turkey
Paul Phua: The Gambler of Montenegro
How poker star, online betting king and suspected member of the Chinese Triads, Paul Phua, won over the Adriatic country
27 November 2018 | Montenegro, San Marino, China
Eric Mao: the Asset Stripper of European Football