The computer hacker who tried to take down Man City
BBC Sport travelled to Portugal to find out more about Rui Pinto - the computer hacker who sparked the Manchester City investigation.
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Notable Quotes
"Rui was a perfectly normal pupil. He was nice, with his spiky hair, he was quite sociable but not extrovert."
— Mario Falcao , Academic
"We were very surprised. We weren't imagining anything like this could happen."
— Mario Falcao , Academic
"It was a common day of September 2015. I was at the news room at Record and I got an email from Football Leaks."
— Antonio Varela , Journalist
Key People
Antonio Varela is a Portuguese journalist who was the first person contacted by Rui Pinto regarding Football Leaks.
Mario Falcao is a former geography teacher of Rui Pinto.
Rui Pinto is the convicted computer hacker whose revelations led to Manchester City facing Premier League charges of alleged financial rule breaches.
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BBC Sport travelled to Portugal to find out more about Rui Pinto - the computer hacker who sparked the Manchester City investigation.
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