Journalist - sports, integrity, fixing, MCO, illegal betting, unrecognised countries. 2023 IJ4EU Impact winner
Joined May 2020
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Great privilege to be among fantastic company as one of 3 winners of the #IJ4EU Impact award for the Devil in the Data project that I worked on with @PhilippeAuclair, @JournoAndy and @jckkrr that was published in @JosimarFotball
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Who is behind K8, Atlético de Madrid’s illegal betting sponsor? The road led via the Philippines and Curaçao to Tønsberg.
By Philippe Auclair and co.
josimarfootball.com/2026/10/…
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Grønland er igjen ufrivillig del av nyhetsbildet.
I internasjonal fotball er de fortsatt ute i kulda.
Av @MenarySteve
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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?
By Philippe Auclair and co.
josimarfootball.com/2026/09/…
The number of new clubs making their debut in the modern UEFA Champions League rose in 2026/27 but its diversity really increasing? For the @clubs_union ueceurope.org/post/uec-diver…
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Is European club football becoming more diverse?
UEC’s latest Champions League Diversity Index:
📈 12 UCL debutants — up from 2 last season
⚽ @SabahFCofficial & @vikingfotball are the first debutants in a decade to come through qualifying
📉 Repeat domestic champions: 23 → 18
Encouraging signs. But structural concentration remains — and UCL revenues continue to reinforce domestic advantages.
A genuine shift, or a blip? Time will tell.
Read more 👉 ueceurope.org/post/uec-diver…
#UEC #CompetitiveBalance
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A la sombra de las amenazas de anexión de Donald Trump, el fútbol de Groenlandia lucha por sobrevivir entre las inclemencias del tiempo y el rechazo a un lado y otro del Atlántico.
✍️ @MenarySteve
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Separate on paper: The football network behind Riga FC and Pafos
Riga and Pafos are separate clubs officially, but records show shared links via LF Group, personnel and frequent player movement. It raises questions over UEFA multi-club rules.
balticfootballnews.com/separ…
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Curaçao doesn't just host the offshore betting industry. It powers it☝🏼
617 licences. More than 10,000 betting sites. Fewer than 30 staff to police them🚨
Read Play the Game’s full investigation, directly from Willemstad👇🏼
playthegame.org/news/the-isl…
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The International Cricket Council distributes tens of millions of dollars per year in development funding through a system insiders say is loosely monitored and easily manipulated.
Peter O’Brien reports for Play the Game.
👉playthegame.org/news/greed-a…
@POB_journo
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🚨 ENQUÊTE | Abus sur mineurs : malgré une suspension de la FIFA, un entraîneur exerce toujours en RDC 🇨🇩
Suspendu 20 ans par la FIFA pour abus sur mineurs, il continue pourtant d'entraîner des jeunes à Kinshasa.
✍️ Enquête de @Romain_Molina pour @snewsafrica
Comment est-ce possible ?
Révélations à suivre.
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino has clocked 50,000 km on a private jet during the World Cup group stages.
By @samindrakunti
josimarfootball.com/2026/06/…
Greenland sing their national anthem before their third place play-off with Canton Ticona at the 2026 ConIFA Euros but when will they get to do this agin?
The Top 5 betting operators attracting the most complaints from customers in 2025 at AskGamblers.com are also major sponsors of sport, football and cricket in particular. Do those sports know? Do they care? Probably not
FIFA is embracing the betting industry with troubling consequences in a remorseless attempt to commercialise everything everywhere all at once- for @playthegame_org playthegame.org/news/fifa-s-…
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FIFA’s growing ties to betting operators, prediction markets, and data companies are opening new integrity risks⚠️ Experts warn that football’s global body is commercialising betting opportunities faster than it can police them.
Article by @MenarySteve👇
playthegame.org/news/fifa-s-…
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Popular Norwegian football app FotMob is being used as a platform to advertise illegal betting across the globe.
By @MenarySteve
josimarfootball.com/2026/04/…
Has multi club ownership peaked? Number of linked clubs looks to have fallen for the first time … #MCO linkedin.com/posts/steve-men…
4 games in English women’s Metro Cup cricket were available yesterday with a live stream in India, where betting is largely illegal, on 1xBet. Given clubs are ultimately responsible for this livestream, how is it getting there?
New investigation by Jack Kerr and myself on how shady offshore betting companies linked to porn are exploiting women’s cricket for @playthegame_org
@CricketAcademic
playthegame.org/news/from-po…
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Gambling site promoted by Irish tipster uses ‘fraudulent licence’, says overseas central bank
irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/…
