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Steve Menary

@menarysteve

Journalist - sports, integrity, fixing, MCO, illegal betting, unrecognised countries. 2023 IJ4EU Impact winner

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The Cricketer (@thecricketermag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The recent concerns over a number of T10 matches illustrate the increasingly close – and increasingly unhealthy – relationship between betting and cricket, which reaches far deeper than many realise" | ✍️ Steve Menary thecricketer.com/Topics/premium…

Josimar (@josimarfotball) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New tube. We have launched a YouTube-channel to present our investigative pieces in a new format. First out is ⁦Andy Brown⁩: Who’s the man in the VIP seat close to PM Keir Starmer and why won’t Wolves disclose his name? youtu.be/BFkBiyNN5xs

Marshall Islands Soccer Federation (@soccerfedmi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚽️The Marshall Islands - the last nation on earth without a team - will play our first-ever football match Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮 Guam 🇬🇺 Turks & Caicos 🇹🇨 August 2025 🇺🇸 You can help us... kickstarter.com/projects/first…

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In May 2024, Greenland applied to join Concacaf. After being ignored for months, a meeting was scheduled in Miami on February 27 then postponed and moved to London for today. It’s now been postponed again. Hard to believe wider factors not at play.

Fair Game (@fairgameuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚽ Clubs are still collapsing. Why? At #FGC25, author & journalist Steve Menary joins Day Two to unpack the recurring issues behind club failure – and what we must do to fix them. 🗓️ 28–29 May | AFC Wimbledon 🎟️ £150 early bird until 25 April 👉 buff.ly/SadTGoU

⚽ Clubs are still collapsing. Why?

At #FGC25, author &amp; journalist <a href="/MenarySteve/">Steve Menary</a> joins Day Two to unpack the recurring issues behind club failure – and what we must do to fix them.

🗓️ 28–29 May | <a href="/AFCWimbledon/">AFC Wimbledon</a>
🎟️ £150 early bird until 25 April
👉 buff.ly/SadTGoU
Play the Game (@playthegame_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚽️ The multi-club ownership (MCO) model is booming - and breaking. 400 clubs. 147 MCO groups. But behind the numbers: financial collapse, shady investors, sidelined fans. Steve Menary investigates the cracks in the system for Play the Game 🔗 playthegame.org/news/football-…

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A hidden web of ownership is entangling football. The latest investigation by @menarysteve shows how multi-club ownership (MCO) conceals control and enables money laundering, match-fixing, tax evasion, and trafficking. playthegame.org/news/the-hidde…

A hidden web of ownership is entangling football.

The latest investigation by @menarysteve shows how multi-club ownership (MCO) conceals control and enables money laundering, match-fixing, tax evasion, and trafficking.

playthegame.org/news/the-hidde…
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The rise of untraceable power through MCO in football reshapes the game through: ⚠Complex global ownership webs ⚠Silent investors in rival clubs ⚠Little transparency or oversight Who really owns your club? Read the article 👇 playthegame.org/news/water-thr…

The rise of untraceable power through MCO in football reshapes the game through:

⚠Complex global ownership webs
⚠Silent investors in rival clubs
⚠Little transparency or oversight

Who really owns your club?

Read the article 👇

playthegame.org/news/water-thr…
Fair Game (@fairgameuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A Fairer Future for Future 15 Workshops 5 Panels 3 Keynote speakers 2 Days 1 Conference 📆 28-29 May 📍 AFC Wimbledon 👇 Get tickets now fairgameuk.org/fairgameconfer… Steve Menary World Soccer

A Fairer Future for Future

15 Workshops
5 Panels
3 Keynote speakers
2 Days
1 Conference

📆 28-29 May
📍 AFC Wimbledon
👇 Get tickets now 
fairgameuk.org/fairgameconfer… 

<a href="/MenarySteve/">Steve Menary</a> <a href="/WorldSoccerMag/">World Soccer</a>
Josimar (@josimarfotball) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New. Russian gambling operators are offering live betting on Ukrainian football matches – often thanks to data from Uefa’s long-term integrity partner, Sportradar. By Sam Kunti, Jack Kerr, Steve Menary, Philippe Auclair and Andy Brown josimarfootball.com/2025/05/20/pla…

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New. 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 Steve Menary and P Auclair josimarfootball.com/2025/06/10/gam…

Union of European Clubs (UEC) (@clubs_union) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 New entrants in the #UEFA UEFA Champions League are at their lowest level in 14 years 📊 Find out more about competitive balance in European club football with the #UEC's UCL Diversity Index 2025/26, created by independent journalist Steve Menary ueceurope.org/post/ucl-diver…

Andy Brown (@journoandy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1xBet. The world’s biggest bookmaker. Also illegal, and a major sponsor of sport, including #FCbarcelona and @fiba.basketball. Its founders have been removed from Russia’s ‘wanted’ list, and it donates to Russia’s military effort…

Matt Slater (@mjshrimper) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not long ago, Paul Conway was the face of a large group of US/Chinese investors that owned stakes in 7 European football clubs. In 2024, one of those clubs, KV Oostende, went bust. Today is his 39th in a Spanish jail as he fights extradition to Belgium. nytimes.com/athletic/64536…

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New. 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 Philippe Auclair josimarfootball.com/2025/07/21/run…

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New. 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 Andy Brown josimarfootball.com/2025/07/22/bel…