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A Game of Secrets

In a Lisbon courtroom, a young man stands accused of having stolen thousands of confidential documents to expose professional football’s deepest secrets. Through the trial, his spectacular revelations are unfolded, giving new insights into the hidden forces controlling a game gone billion-dollar industry - where 700-percent profits and parties on private islands are part of the business model.

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So I reply, "Okay, looks real.
Do you have more?" - A Game of Secrets

So I reply, "Okay, looks real. Do you have more?"

That is how I got 20 gigabytes
of information. - A Game of Secrets

That is how I got 20 gigabytes of information.

It was an exchange of e-mails between
a highly respected referee - - A Game of Secrets

It was an exchange of e-mails between a highly respected ref...

Most shocking was a list of phone numbers,
addresses - - A Game of Secrets

Most shocking was a list of phone numbers, addresses -

Their lovers, girlfriends,
ex-girlfriends. - A Game of Secrets

Their lovers, girlfriends, ex-girlfriends.

This referee's girlfriend,
the daughter of that guy and so on. - A Game of Secrets

This referee's girlfriend, the daughter of that guy and...

It can be used
to manipulate the referees. - A Game of Secrets

It can be used to manipulate the referees.

We were facing colossal fraud. - A Game of Secrets

We were facing colossal fraud.

I knew that the material we had
was explosive. - A Game of Secrets

I knew that the material we had was explosive.

Should I go to the police? - A Game of Secrets

Should I go to the police?

Or make it public? - A Game of Secrets

Or make it public?

...those were referees who were
at the service of Benfica. - A Game of Secrets

...those were referees who were at the service of Benfica.

This is a referee corruption scheme
in favour of Benfica. - A Game of Secrets

This is a referee corruption scheme in favour of Benfica.

Over the course of six months,
we revealed e-mails - - A Game of Secrets

Over the course of six months, we revealed e-mails -

Benfica wanted me arrested live on tv,
while I was reading the material on air. - A Game of Secrets

Benfica wanted me arrested live on tv, while I was reading t...

These are phone numbers I've blocked - - A Game of Secrets

These are phone numbers I've blocked -

Eventually, my family and I had to move
because of that. - A Game of Secrets

Eventually, my family and I had to move because of that.

I thought, "Who's sending me this?
A hacker?" - A Game of Secrets

I thought, "Who's sending me this? A hacker?"

I never learned who was sending me this.
I asked, but the person didn't reply. - A Game of Secrets

I never learned who was sending me this. I asked, but the pe...

This person was highly critical
of the football world. - A Game of Secrets

This person was highly critical of the football world.

This Doyen Group were clearly - - A Game of Secrets

This Doyen Group were clearly -

We wanted to know more about them. - A Game of Secrets

We wanted to know more about them.

I got 20 minutes with Nélio, who I was
really looking forward to talking to. - A Game of Secrets

I got 20 minutes with Nélio, who I was really looking forwar...

He was the front man for this business. - A Game of Secrets

He was the front man for this business.

Sharp-suited, shiny shoes, good teeth. - A Game of Secrets

Sharp-suited, shiny shoes, good teeth.

I asked him at the time,
"Who are your investors?" - A Game of Secrets

I asked him at the time, "Who are your investors?"

Someone called me and pointed me
to this website. It came out of nowhere. - A Game of Secrets

Someone called me and pointed me to this website. It came ou...

It was strange. - A Game of Secrets

It was strange.

Once Football Leaks happened,
one of the stories - - A Game of Secrets

Once Football Leaks happened, one of the stories -

There was a holding company in Malta - - A Game of Secrets

There was a holding company in Malta -

For me it was like, "God,
we've been looking for this for years!" - A Game of Secrets

For me it was like, "God, we've been looking for t...

And we did it in Portugal
because the website was in Portuguese. - A Game of Secrets

And we did it in Portugal because the website was in Portugu...

The day they filed it to the authorities - - A Game of Secrets

The day they filed it to the authorities -

At a certain point in time,
the people behind Football Leaks stopped - - A Game of Secrets

At a certain point in time, the people behind Football Leaks...

And they gave the exclusive
to Der Spiegel. - A Game of Secrets

And they gave the exclusive to Der Spiegel.

We got a call from Der Spiegel
who told us: - A Game of Secrets

We got a call from Der Spiegel who told us:

Everything from e-mails, contracts,
pictures, video, spreadsheets. - A Game of Secrets

Everything from e-mails, contracts, pictures, video, spreads...

Nobody knew how many documents
there were - - A Game of Secrets

Nobody knew how many documents there were -

So it created quite a sense of fear
in the football world. - A Game of Secrets

So it created quite a sense of fear in the football world.

These stories showed
the structures built - - A Game of Secrets

These stories showed the structures built -

They suggested that there was
an element of potential tax evasion - - A Game of Secrets

They suggested that there was an element of potential tax ev...

Coaches, players and agents
used fiscal planning - - A Game of Secrets

Coaches, players and agents used fiscal planning -

There was Lionel Messi's tax affairs. - A Game of Secrets

There was Lionel Messi's tax affairs.

José Mourinho at the time.
Cristiano Ronaldo was involved. - A Game of Secrets

José Mourinho at the time. Cristiano Ronaldo was involved.

It attracted the attention
of tax authorities across Europe. - A Game of Secrets

It attracted the attention of tax authorities across Europe.

Cristiano Ronaldo
had to go to court in Madrid - - A Game of Secrets

Cristiano Ronaldo had to go to court in Madrid -

I was in Madrid to watch this trial. - A Game of Secrets

I was in Madrid to watch this trial.

It was a very intense day
with a lot of information. - A Game of Secrets

It was a very intense day with a lot of information.

There was a lot of confusion
and excitement. - A Game of Secrets

There was a lot of confusion and excitement.

The world's best player was in court,
not knowing what could happen. - A Game of Secrets

The world's best player was in court, not knowing what ...

He will pay 19 million euros - - A Game of Secrets

He will pay 19 million euros -

I can imagine the fear that gripped world
football as these leaks were coming out. - A Game of Secrets

I can imagine the fear that gripped world football as these ...

Who's gonna be next?
Because this did have consequences. - A Game of Secrets

Who's gonna be next? Because this did have consequences...

I was in my house in London. - A Game of Secrets

I was in my house in London.

It was very early in the morning - - A Game of Secrets

It was very early in the morning -

Would you mind reading out the e-mails? - A Game of Secrets

Would you mind reading out the e-mails?

The first e-mail... - A Game of Secrets

The first e-mail...

"The leak is much bigger
than you can imagine ..." - A Game of Secrets

"The leak is much bigger than you can imagine ..."

"All this and much more can appear online.
Surely you shouldn't want that, right?" - A Game of Secrets

"All this and much more can appear online. Surely you s...

You don't want a guy inside your house,
removing your things in your bedroom - - A Game of Secrets

You don't want a guy inside your house, removing your t...

He continued, "I have no interest
in harming you or your collaborators." - A Game of Secrets

He continued, "I have no interest in harming you or you...

And his immediate reply was very short
as well. "A generous donation - - A Game of Secrets

And his immediate reply was very short as well. "A gene...

You start to think,
"What information does he have?" - A Game of Secrets

You start to think, "What information does he have?&quo...

But to make this even more bizarre,
he said to us: - A Game of Secrets

But to make this even more bizarre, he said to us:

How can lawyers be involved
in extortion - - A Game of Secrets

How can lawyers be involved in extortion -

Artem Lobuzov presented his own lawyer. - A Game of Secrets

Artem Lobuzov presented his own lawyer.

And a meeting was arranged - - A Game of Secrets

And a meeting was arranged -

The term "super agent" is made up by the
press. I'm not quite sure what it means. - A Game of Secrets

The term "super agent" is made up by the press. I&...

If you ask me personally,
I'm a super person, so... - A Game of Secrets

If you ask me personally, I'm a super person, so...

The role of agents in football
is a controversial one. - A Game of Secrets

The role of agents in football is a controversial one.

They are the oil of the transfer industry
that has grown to seven billion dollars. - A Game of Secrets

They are the oil of the transfer industry that has grown to ...

As far as I can tell, you are
the most successful agent in the world? - A Game of Secrets

As far as I can tell, you are the most successful agent in t...

I haven't counted other people's money,
but numbers-wise - - A Game of Secrets

I haven't counted other people's money, but number...

There are a handful of these people - - A Game of Secrets

There are a handful of these people -

They will start with Pini Zahavi,
Mino Raiola - - A Game of Secrets

They will start with Pini Zahavi, Mino Raiola -

They determine where some
of the best talent ends up. - A Game of Secrets

They determine where some of the best talent ends up.

Gareth Bale is the one I'm best known
for being associated with - - A Game of Secrets

Gareth Bale is the one I'm best known for being associa...

It just propelled us to the very top. - A Game of Secrets

It just propelled us to the very top.

For the agents who have spent decades
earning huge amounts of money - - A Game of Secrets

For the agents who have spent decades earning huge amounts o...

Football Leaks showed - - A Game of Secrets

Football Leaks showed -

One of the most significant stories
in Football Leaks - - A Game of Secrets

One of the most significant stories in Football Leaks -

...and the amount of money
that went to Paul Pogba's agent. - A Game of Secrets

...and the amount of money that went to Paul Pogba's ag...

It showed that he was paid tens of
millions of euros for his role in this - - A Game of Secrets

It showed that he was paid tens of millions of euros for his...

That just seems absolutely insane. - A Game of Secrets

That just seems absolutely insane.

Mino made quite a lot of money.
Does that make him greedy? - A Game of Secrets

Mino made quite a lot of money. Does that make him greedy?

I don't think so.
It makes him quite clever. - A Game of Secrets

I don't think so. It makes him quite clever.

Every fan in the world wants their team
to have the best players. - A Game of Secrets

Every fan in the world wants their team to have the best pla...

They should be thankful to the agent
for getting them. - A Game of Secrets

They should be thankful to the agent for getting them.

Would you go as far as to say that you
don't care about what fans think of you? - A Game of Secrets

Would you go as far as to say that you don't care about...

Nélio Lucas was communicating
with this Artem Lobuzov for several weeks. - A Game of Secrets

Nélio Lucas was communicating with this Artem Lobuzov for se...

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In a Lisbon courtroom, a young man stands accused of having stolen thousands of confidential documents to expose professional football’s deepest secrets. Through the trial, his spectacular revelations are unfolded, giving new insights into the hidden forces controlling a game gone billion-dollar industry - where 700-percent profits and parties on private islands are part of the business model.

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Director: Niels Borchert Holm

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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