Football Leaks: Assessing the impact of the whistleblower website on the sport
When Julian Assange launched Wikileaks, his goal was simple: to uncover government misconduct around the world and publish the information certain institutions didn't want the public to see.
The people behind Football Leaks, which started up in earnest last September, remain anonymous. But they claim they're fighting for transparency in a sport they love. They're making a lot of enemies in the industry, and their only correspondence with traditional media has come by way of email. Phone calls and meetings in person are off limits.
And so began the battle and the debate over the whistleblower website, and whether its approach is in the same spirit as Assange's. Here we recap what exactly has happened so far, and assess the consequences of the leaks, with more and more released daily.
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