Russia was kicked out of world football after the invasion of Ukraine. Still, at the heart of Uefa’s decision making is Alexander Duykov, the chairman of Gazprom Neft, a company with a private army fighting Ukrainians.

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Fifa has been laundering its reputation through partnerships with UN bodies. WHO and UNHCR are declining to disclose the amount they are receiving from the fund meant to provide remedies to migrant workers.

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Sampdoria is owned by three businessmen from Singapore with deep links to illegal sports operator FUN88. Why would the trio invest tens of millions of euro in a Serie B club with no chance of being profitable any time in the near future?

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How did A-CAP lose control over Genoa and who actually owns the club now? Romanian Dan Şucu’s takeover faces a legal challenge, but is he only a front to hide the real owners?

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In the week that Fifa awarded the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, a group of Bangladeshi workers went on strike over unpaid wages at a luxury resort in Neom. They were immediately fired.

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A gambling operator with links to a Cambodian cyber slavery operation, a drug lord named in the International Criminal Court and a sponsor of five Premier League clubs has folded its UK operation – yet continues to advertise at the stadiums.

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Josimar has obtained evidence that Fifa have paid school tuition for one of Gianni Infantino’s daughters at an expensive private school in Florida. Fifa says this is “standard compensation package of senior executives”.

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A-CAP has always maintained that it was financially able to withstand the demise of 777 Partners. A new ruling by Utah regulators shows it is not the case, something which will alarm all of the football clubs it now controls and has failed to find buyers for.

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The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has made several hundred million dollars on shares in the Swedish gambling technology provider Evolution. The company provides casino games to Asian markets where betting is illegal and is linked to operators involved in human trafficking, money laundering and cyber slavery compounds.

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Declared bankrupt by a court in Curaçao, Leicester City FC sponsor BC.GAME is about to lose its licence. Josimar has discovered that the operator is running one of the largest illegal betting networks in continental Europe. 

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