Football leaks hacker has threatened to release evidences against Manchester City on their FFP charges.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The hacker Rui Pinto has claimed that he has damning evidence against the English champions, some of which he is yet to hand over to the football authorities. The Portuguese revealed that he has access to thousands of emails of the Cityzens which prove that the club deliberately cheated FFP rules, according to The Sun.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Pep Guardiola’s side, who won their record-breaking fourth consecutive Premier League title in the 2023/24 season, have known for some time that they have 115 Financial Fair Play (FFP) charges hanging over their head. Man City are set to appear before a hearing on their case in November this year.
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID
Speaking to the OffShore-Alert Marbella Conference via video link, Pinto said, “The Man City releases showed amounts of money being paid into by the club that was not mentioned to the football authorities.
“These documents are from part of the Premier League investigation into City. I have now handed five hard drives to French and German authorities with millions of documents, including more on City and I have described what is on each. I am confident they will find criminal relevancy.”
The hacker’s legal representative further added, “We have been approached by investigators to share information regarding Manchester City that has not been released before. We haven’t released the information yet but we have a massive file of Manchester City-related documents that has yet to be released. The files will be published at some point, we cannot say when but we will do it.”
WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER CITY?
The Premier League champions saw Everton and Nottingham Forest facing punishments over breaching the league’s Profit & Sustainability Rules (PSR) in the 2023/24 campaign. They could either face a points deduction of around the 30 mark or could be expelled from the top division.
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