Rui Pinto, the face behind Football Leaks, has launched a fundraiser: "I fear for my life, help me"
Goal | 02.10.2026 18:56Rui Pinto, a young Portuguese man with a passion for IT and a former history student, went from complete unknown to one of the most controversial and influential figures in world football. In 2015, he founded the platform Football Leaks to expose alleged accounting irregularities in elite European football. Operating under the pseudonym John, he acquired without authorisation millions of files containing emails, confidential contracts and transactions involving various clubs and sports agencies.
