Rui Pinto, the Portuguese hacker who leaked the documents which kickstarted the Premier League investigation into Manchester City, has now put FIFA President Gianni Infantino in his crosshairs with a series of staggering accusations against a figure he described as “a cancer on football.”
It was a phishing email Pinto sent to a senior official at City in January 2017 that breached the club’s servers, giving him access to thousands of emails that paved the way for the current seismic events. After allegations inspired by these leaks came to light, the Premier League launched an investigation into City’s finances which has belatedly resulted in an independent commission finding the club guilty of more than 100 breaches.
