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Manchester City whistleblower Rui Pinto no longer a protected witness in Portugal
Work provided information concerning City’s finances He called City decision ‘historic for English football’ Rui Pinto, whose leaks of private documents helped to trigger the Premier League’s investigation into Mancheste
Published 30 September 2026 at 19:40 UTC
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What happened
r City’s financial affairs, will no longer be protected as a witness by the Portuguese authorities, it can be revealed. The removal of the whistleblower’s protection was decided on