{
  "id": 11508610,
  "title": "Man City whistleblower to lose witness protection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/man-city-whistleblower-to-lose-witness-protection",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T19:26:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/man-city-whistleblower-lose-witness-192619448.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Football Leaks founder Rui Pinto, the whistleblower who released confidential documents that led to Manchester City's investigation, is set to lose his witness protection despite his fears of assassination. Pinto, a 37-year-old Portuguese computer hacker, agreed to cooperate with authorities and provide files obtained through the Football Leaks operation. However, the decision to terminate his participation in the program on October 10 has left him in a \"life-threatening situation\" due to multiple death threats and a serious risk of assassination.",
  "summary": "Portuguese computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City set to lose his witness protection despite fears for his life.",
  "key_points": [
    "Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto set to lose witness protection",
    "37-year-old Portuguese computer hacker agreed to cooperate with authorities",
    "Multiple death threats and assassination risk leave him in life-threatening situation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Man City whistleblower facing 'dire consequence - lawyers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/man-city-whistleblower-facing-dire-consequence-lawyers",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:43:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto facing 'dire consequences' - lawyers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/man-city-whistleblower-rui-pinto-facing-dire-consequences-lawyers",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:51:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Man City whistleblower set to lose protection amid fears for life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/man-city-whistleblower-set-to-lose-protection-amid-fears-for-life",
        "published": "2026-10-02T19:26:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}