A Norwegian Affair

Einar Bredo Johansen, former head of operations in Norway for Scandinavia’s leading gambling company, Betsson, is named in the Curaçao Gaming Authority filings as the owner and CEO of K8, Atlético de Madrid’s illegal betting sponsor. K8’s office in Makati, Philippines, was raided by local police last year.

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You’re Manchester City and we know what you are

The City case should be a starting point for naming and understanding the ways in which football has been colonised by economic and political power and how we might resist them.

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Private Ryan

Records from the Curaçao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League’s most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is “Ryan Li” really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a front?

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Makhzen

A Fifa council member, the man behind Morocco’s ascendancy in world football and arguably the ultimate powerbroker in African football, Fouzi Lekjaa has made a shift in domestic politics. Is this a first step toward the prime minister’s office?

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In Curaçao We Trust

A Curaçao-licensed  bookmaker that produced sponsored content for PornHub claims Francesco Totti as an ambassador – and the  honorary consul for Denmark is the managing director of the trust behind it.

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The Magic Johnson mystery

Chelsea co-owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly are trying to sell. But a federal investigation into Walter involves a company long tied to sporting icon Magic Johnson, who owns football teams of his own.

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