Soccer / Football · BBC Sport

Who is hacker whose revelations led to Man City charges?

Published by BBC Sport on September 25, 2026 at 11:55 AM ET

Rui Pinto is the convicted computer hacker whose revelations led to Manchester City facing Premier League charges of alleged financial rule breaches. But who is he?

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