Manchester City whistleblower Rui Pinto to remain under police protection

Pinto’s lawyers recently denounced irregularities in the proceedings, highlighting the real threats facing their client.Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026Computer hacker Rui Pinto, the man behind the Football Leaks website that helped trigger the Premier League probe into Manchester City’s finances, will remain under police protection, Portuguese authorities confirmed.Pinto obtained private documents that showed City broke league rules from 2009 to 2018. An independent commission found City guilty of all but one of 115 charges brought against them over breaches of Premier League financial rules.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man Utd and Spurs managers brace for ‘El Sackicko’ – all to knowlist 2 of 4Ronaldo returns after Portugal quarrel to score in Al-Nassr winlist 3 of 4Man City whistleblower Pinto says he ‘received death threats’ over leakslist 4 of 4Manchester City appeal Premier League financial breach rulingend of listHis witness protection measures, which were due to end on Saturday, October 10, will now remain in effect pending a new decision, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.A previous resolution was nullified because Pinto had not been “duly info...