Criminal or saviour? Rui Pinto abandoned by Portuguese authorities after Manchester City leaks
Man whose leaks of private documents prompted the investigation into City has been advised not to return home, contact family members or visit crowded places. More than a decade after Rui Pinto set up the Football Leaks website in a crusade triggered by the Fifa scandal in 2015, he finds himself in the middle of a growing storm.
— The Guardian — Football, publisher's words · Read the original ↗
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9 outlets · first-seen order- +0 min
The Guardian — FootballEN · GBBroke it
Criminal or saviour? Rui Pinto abandoned by Portuguese authorities after Manchester City leaks
- +18 h 48 min
A BolaPT · PTRepeats
Fim da proteção a Rui Pinto chega em plena polémica com o Manchester City
- +19 h 17 min
The Athletic (NYT)EN · USOwn reporting
- +19 h 46 min
Mirror FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Rui Pinto: The Man City whistleblower still fearing attacks 10 years after breaking scandal
- +20 h 49 min
Gazeta SporturilorRO · ROOwn reporting
- +22 h 25 min
VoetbalPrimeurNL · NLRepeats
Manchester City-klokkenluider luidt noodklok: 'Zijn situatie is nu kritiek'
Cites The Telegraph
- +23 h 32 min
Mundo Deportivo — FútbolES · ESOwn reporting
El 'hacker' que destapó el 'caso Manchester City' denuncia "amenazas de muerte"
- +23 h 51 min
Dagbladet SportNO · NORepeats
- +1 d 1 h
Foot MercatoFR · FROwn reporting
La technique du hacker Rui Pinto pour pirater les serveurs de Manchester City a été révélée
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