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As UEFA General Secretary, Infantino Worked on Behalf of Gulf-Owned Clubs Manchester City and PSG - Alex Livesey/ Getty Images/ Benedikt Rugar/ DER SPIEGEL

Football Leaks As UEFA General Secretary, Infantino Worked on Behalf of Gulf-Owned Clubs Manchester City and PSG

FIFA's Weakened Code of Ethics - President Infantino Intervened Personally - PA/ Benedikt Rugar/ DER SPIEGEL

Football Leaks FIFA's Weakened Code of Ethics - President Infantino Intervened Personally

FIFA President Gianni Infantino secretly worked to weaken the global football organization's code of ethics in several areas. He intervened personally.

Bayern Munich Explored Exit from Bundesliga and Champions League - REUTERS/ New Pool/ Benedikt Rugar/ DER SPIEGEL

Football Leaks Bayern Munich Explored Exit from Bundesliga and Champions League

Germany's leading football team, Bayern Munich, tasked the international law firm Cleary Gottlieb in 2016 with exploring the circumstances under which the club could leave both the country's national league, the Bundesliga, and the Champions League.

A Guide to the New Football Leaks Revelations - Benedikt Rugar/ DER SPIEGEL

Game Over A Guide to the New Football Leaks Revelations

The world of football has reached a crossroads. Self-important functionaries and authoritarian countries are marring the sport with backroom deals and covert plans for a new league. Today, DER SPIEGEL is launching a multi-week series disclosing their secrets.

How FIFA's President Failed To Clean Up Football - PA/ Benedikt Rugar/ DER SPIEGEL

Gianni Infantino How FIFA's President Failed To Clean Up Football

When Gianni Infantino took the helm at FIFA, he promised to rescue football's global governing body from the crisis in which it found itself. Yet thousands of internal memos suggest he is just the latest in a line of despots bending the global organization to their will. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Documents Show Secret Plans for Elite League of Top Clubs - REUTERS/ New Pool/ Benedikt Rugar/ DER SPIEGEL

Dirty Deals Documents Show Secret Plans for Elite League of Top Clubs

A coalition that includes FC Bayern Munich spent months working on plans to create a private league of elite teams behind the backs of associations and other teams. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

How Oil Money Distorts Global Football - Alex Livesey/ Getty Images/ Benedikt Rugar/ DER SPIEGEL

ManCity and Paris Saint-Germain How Oil Money Distorts Global Football

Five years ago, UEFA introduced Financial Fair Play, a set of rules designed to level the economic playing field in European football. But during his tenure as UEFA general secretary, Gianni Infantino went out of his way to ensure that Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain avoided harsh punishment. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Ronaldo's Defense Team Develops a Strategy - MIGUEL MEDINA/ AFP

Rape Allegations Ronaldo's Defense Team Develops a Strategy

It took two weeks, but the legal team seeking to defend Cristiano Ronaldo against rape allegations levelled by Kathryn Mayorga has now settled on a defense strategy. They are seeking to cast doubt on information published by DER SPIEGEL. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

The Woman Who Accuses Ronaldo of Rape - Maria Feck / DER SPIEGEL

Her Name Is Kathryn The Woman Who Accuses Ronaldo of Rape

An American woman claims Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in Las Vegas. Years ago, the soccer star paid her to remain silent. Now, the woman is going public for the first time and filing a complaint against Ronaldo. She possesses a document that could be extremely dangerous for him. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

American Woman Files Complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo - imago/ZUMA Press

Rape Allegations American Woman Files Complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most visible athlete on earth. A woman from Las Vegas says: He is the man who raped her in a hotel in 2009. In the current issue of DER SPIEGEL, she goes public with her accusations for the first time.

Ronaldo's Deepening Trouble with the Tax Man - STRINGER/ REUTERS

Offshore Ronaldo's Deepening Trouble with the Tax Man

As DER SPIEGEL reported in its latest issue, Cristiano Ronaldo used more offshore structures than had previously been known. He dissolved one of them immediately after receiving a request for comment from the newsweekly. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Cristiano Ronaldo Used Offshore Firms in Luxembourg and Jersey - SUSANA VERA/ REUTERS

Football Leaks Cristiano Ronaldo Used Offshore Firms in Luxembourg and Jersey

As an athlete, Cristiano Ronaldo may be in top form, but his financial dealings are looking increasingly bleak. DER SPIEGEL has obtained documents showing that the football superstar was active in more tax havens than previously known. Von Rafael Buschmann und Gunther Latsch

Leo's Secret Society The Shady World of Messi's Charitable Foundation

Documents from the Football Leaks whistleblowing platform have raised serious questions about Lionel Messi's charitable foundations -- from annual reports filed years after the fact to the granting of possibly illegal tax exemptions to donors. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Messi Foundation May Have Issued Illegal Donation Certificates to Barcelona - Alvaro Barrientos/ AP

Football Leaks Messi Foundation May Have Issued Illegal Donation Certificates to Barcelona

Lionel Messi has already been convicted of tax evasion. New reporting by DER SPIEGEL suggests that the superstar's foundation also helped FC Barcelona to save on taxes. It wasn't legal.

FC Barcelona Star Lionel Messi Tax Troubles, an Audit and a 100-Million-Euro Contract

Why is FC Barcelona paying superstar striker Lionel Messi over 100 million euros a year? Confidential documents contain evidence of more tax trouble, a questionable loan and the negotiating tricks employed by Messi's father. By SPIEGEL Staff

Lionel Messi's 100-Million-Euro Contract - LLUIS GENE/ AFP

Football Leaks Lionel Messi's 100-Million-Euro Contract

No football player in the world earns more: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona makes in excess of 100 million euros in a single season. His salary is the subject of documents provided by the whistleblowing platform Football Leaks.

Lionel Messi Paid around 12 Million Euros in Back Taxes - STRINGER/ REUTERS

New Tax Problems Lionel Messi Paid around 12 Million Euros in Back Taxes

Facing what could have been a new round of troubles with fiscal authorities, football player Lionel Messi paid 12 million euros in back taxes at the end of 2016. Documents supplied by Football Leaks show that FC Barcelona ultimately jumped in to cover the superstar's tax debt.

Ronaldo's Tax Tricks Hit the Entire Football Industry - Joosep Martinson - FIFA/ FIFA via Getty Images

'The House Is Burning' Ronaldo's Tax Tricks Hit the Entire Football Industry

Following DER SPIEGEL's Football Leaks revelations, Cristiano Ronaldo could now face trial on tax-related charges. His fans are outraged, while others inlcuding the president of UEFA are furious -- at players' agents, who have dragged the professional sport into the mud. Von Rafael Buschmann, Gerhard Pfeil, Tim Röhn und Michael Wulzinger

How Asian Match-Fixers Are Infiltrating European Football - Tim Röhn / DER SPIEGEL

Tainting the Beautiful Game How Asian Match-Fixers Are Infiltrating European Football

Asian investors are buying into European football clubs, bringing money, new players and hope along with them. But some are engaged in match-fixing, manipulating games and earning millions off crooked bets. They have already infiltrated a number of teams. Von Rafael Buschmann und Tim Röhn

Cristiano Ronaldo's Secret - Daniel Ochoa de Olza/ AP

DER SPIEGEL Exclusive Cristiano Ronaldo's Secret

An American woman goes to the police in Las Vegas. She claims she has been raped by an athlete: global football star Cristiano Ronaldo. What really happened has never been resolved because lawyers settled the case with a payment of $375,000 by the Real Madrid star. By SPIEGEL Staff

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