{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_zxffsvegwso4xiwcg6pa","title":"Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto no longer under witness protection after six years following prison and extradition","title_en":null,"outlets":8,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/manchester-city-whistleblower-rui-pinto-no-longer-a-protected-witness-zxffsvegws","count":9,"items":[{"id":"n_l34wlumyjyle4ya3sb3q","seq":1342393,"kind":"article","title":"Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto has no job or home and now fears for his safety after having witness protection revoked","url":"https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/16890727/man-city-rui-pinto-premier-league-charges-portugal","summary":"MANCHESTER CITY whistleblower Rui Pinto has been left with no job, home or income after Portuguese authorities decided to strip him of his protected witness status. 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Local journalist Miguel Dantas claimed only his lawyer William Bourdon (R) and maybe his father have direct communication with Rui Pinto right now AFP Over a decade after he created the Football Leaks website, Man City have…","published":"2026-10-01T13:05:59Z","seen":"2026-10-01T13:21:42Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-talksport-com-2e2e0a","name":"talksport.com","domain":"talksport.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7679885","name":"Talksport","type":"broadcaster","country":"GB","designations":["radio station"]}},"via":"kite-talksport-com-2e2e0a","topics":["soccer","football","premier league"],"authors":["Joe Brophy"],"story":"st_zxffsvegwso4xiwcg6pa","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5799999833106995,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.4000000059604645,"political":0.17000000178813934},{"id":"n_b7wojxpn3u5fjobov5uq","seq":1094066,"kind":"article","title":"Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto no longer under witness protection after six years following prison and extradition","url":"https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/16884957/man-city-whistleblower-rui-pinto-loses-witness-protection","summary":"RUI PINTO will no longer receive witness protection from the Portuguese authorities. The activist was behind the private documents that were leaked and triggered the Premier League investigation into Manchester City. The Prem has found City guilty of 114 of 115 initial breaches of financial rules despite continuing to plead their innocence. Pinto, 37, had...","published":"2026-10-01T08:46:00Z","seen":"2026-10-01T08:54:30Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-thescottishsun-co-uk-3ecbc0","name":"thescottishsun.co.uk","domain":"thescottishsun.co.uk","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q110863831","name":"The Scottish Sun","type":"newspaper","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thescottishsun-co-uk-3ecbc0","authors":["Henry Tomlinson"],"entities":[{"id":"Q124463206","name":"Rui Pinto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q50602","name":"Manchester City F.C.","type":"org"}],"image":"https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F10%2Ffootball-leaks-whistleblower-rui-pinto-844200715_72f338.jpg?quality%3D90%26","mentions":2,"story":"st_zxffsvegwso4xiwcg6pa","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.1899999976158142,"political":0.28999999165534973},{"id":"n_hqmjyrwxovdv3fhq2ija","seq":1111824,"kind":"article","title":"Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto no longer under witness protection after six years following prison and extradition","url":"https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40547282/man-city-whistleblower-rui-pinto-loses-witness-protection","summary":"RUI PINTO will no longer receive witness protection from the Portuguese authorities. The activist was behind the private documents that were leaked and triggered the Premier League investigation into Manchester City. The Prem has found City guilty of 114 of 115 initial breaches of financial rules despite continuing to plead their innocence. 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The removal of the whistleblower’s protection was decided on Wednesday, according to documents seen by the Guardian. 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