Meet the man who downed Man City: Football Leaks hacker Rui Pinto is still in prison
Manchester City's two-year ban from the UEFA Champions League for breaking Financial Fair Play rules was revealed by the most unlikely of detectives.
Rui Pinto is a Portuguese hacker who worked out of his home under another name. His revelations sent shockwaves through the world of football after he gained access to team emails and giving them to the media.
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Pinto spent three years sending confidential information in 70 million documents from top club officials to magazine in Germany, Der Spiegel.
The Football Leaks scandal has seen the 31-year-old sent to prison, where he remains awaiting a court case for his crimes.
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