“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
Clubs risk match-fixing scandal, bankruptcy and closure following Chinese agent's investments in teams
19 November 2018 | Romania, Ireland, Czech Republic, Portugal
The Cypriot Deception
Referees reveal how they fix off-season football matches in Cyprus
19 November 2018 | Cyprus, Romania
A Russian Oligarch in the Court of Monaco
Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and his entourage are suspected of corrupting a micro-state on the French Riviera
16 November 2018 | Monaco
The Fund Always Wins