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For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine.

By @samindrakunti.bsky.social and @bobbyperu.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...

@begovicmarko.bsky.social and I teamed up to write this new report on the growth of offshore betting regulators which facilitate illegal betting and match fixing ifhaonline.org/default.asp?...

Important new research from Steve Menary on the increase in relationships between betting companies and leading cricket teams, tournaments & players post-Covid.

Have a read below ⬇️⬇️

Cricket is being flooded by betting companies targeting South Asia .. where betting is largely illegal. New research showing how big the problem is for @playthegame-org.bsky.social
@cricketacademic.bsky.social www.playthegame.org/news/new-res...

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Money-laundering, scamming, cyber slavery compounds and appalling human rights abuses are no obstacles for Premier League clubs looking for betting partners – or the UK regulator.

By @philippeauclair.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/07/29/p...

Not the only bit of a disused stadium in Tangier! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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Uefa’s integrity partner Sportradar consistently claims that it doesn’t sell data to unlicensed gambling operators. But its annual report states that it generates significant revenue from unlicensed gambling.

By @journoandy.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/07/22/b...

Sportradar always claim to protect the integrity of the game.

In reality, they are the baddies.

Latest with @philippeauclair.bsky.social, @journoandy.bsky.social,
@stevemenary.bsky.social and Jack Kerr.

josimarfootball.com/2025/07/22/b...

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Leicester were set to unveil their kit for the new season last week, but the announcement was postponed. Was it because their new sponsor KBET is a hitherto unknown – and illegal – online bookmaker?

By @philippeauclair.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/07/21/r...

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Sanctioned? Fined? Banned? Not a problem if you’re a sports betting company eager to do business. Illegal bookmakers linked to Premier League clubs recently set up stalls at a gambling conference in London.

By @philippeauclair.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/07/07/b...

You may have noticed ‘Flabet’ at the Club World Cup.

Here’s the story of Flamengo’s shirt sponsor.

For @josimarfootball.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/07/03/f...

Preseason friendlies are now an excuse for major clubs to jet around the world looking for new sponsors and fans - for @sportingintel.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/sporting... @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social @fbandclimate.bsky.social

Just two clubs will make their debut in the UEFA Champions League in 2025/26. The door is neary closed, the Super League almost here … For the Union of European Clubs www.ueceurope.org/post/ucl-div...

MCO problems keep on coming: UEFA investigating potential conflict of interest between participation of DAC 1904 from Slovakia and Hungary’s ETO, which is subject to “legal proceedings”

Two decades ago I started writing this book. Gibraltar & Kosovo made it into FIFA but Greenland’s treatment by football’s governing bodies is a total disgrace. What are these organisations for other than to cosy up to dictators and sell out football? Greenland = The Original Outcasts

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Declared bankrupt in Curaçao for not paying punters, BC.GAME, main sponsor of Leicester City FC in the 2024/25 season, moved jurisdiction. But the company behind BC.GAME does not exist.

By @stevemenary.bsky.social and @philippeauclair.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/06/10/g...

We have one month to save @josimarfootball.bsky.social. If you can help, please do. 🙏

josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a...

€173 to fix a match!

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Russian gambling operators are offering live betting on Ukrainian football matches – often thanks to data from Uefa’s long-term integrity partner, Sportradar.

By @samindrakunti.bsky.social, @jackkerr.bsky.social, @philippeauclair.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/05/20/p...

Extraordinary news. TGP Europe, the company which enabled dozens of illegal Asian-facing sports betting operators to be registered in Great Britain - and sponsor PL clubs - has surrendered its licences. Good riddance.

www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-regis...

The GB football team at the 1936 Olympic tournament all refused and gave the military eyes right instead