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When an apparent fraudster impersonated a famous football agent and asked FC Barcelona for 1 million euros, sources say the club attempted to send the money. Though the payment was eventually blocked, experts worry the incident is a sign that football remains vulnerable to corruption despite repeated calls for stronger oversight.

Antonio Baquero and Angus Peacock (OCCRP), Andreas Cosma (CIReN) , Sique Rodriguez and Adrià Soldevila (Cadena Ser), Siem Eikelenboom (Follow the Money), Bastian Obermaier (Paper Trail Media)
17.10.2024
FC Barcelona Almost Scores Own Goal in Lewandowski Transfer Scam

For years the absence of transparency in media ownership in the Republic of Cyprus has held the country’s global media pluralism ranking much lower than would be expected of a European Union member state and, more importantly, has tainted the integrity of the journalism produced.

CIReN
23.09.2024
Who Owns the Media?

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