- Hats off to the genuinely brilliant @byrobdavies.bsky.social - and his ridiculously talented accomplice @simonlock.bsky.social - who for the first time showed us exactly how Roman Abramovich bent the rules at Chelsea FC
- Winners of the Sports Journalism category are @simonlock.bsky.social @byrobdavies.bsky.social @jacobsteinberg1.bsky.social of @tbij.bsky.social and @theguardian.com for their joint work “exposing the less salubrious machinations behind the lucrative world of football” #BritishJournalismAwards
- Here's a reminder of the highlights of a year of painstaking work unpicking a hidden money trail that led from Russia to the Premier League, involving reporters from across the @theguardian.com and @tbij.bsky.social and many others in the #CyprusConfidential collaboration
- First, where the cash came from... www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
- Then there was Abramovich's secret bankrolling of Dutch club Vitesse. The revelations led to points deduction, relegation, and a fine for the accountant BDO...hat tip also to the Guardian's David Conn here... www.theguardian.com/world/2023/m...
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- Then there were the secret offshore payments to agents and executives, apparently in breach of the financial fair play rules... currently under investigation by the Premier League, which should get on a publish its findings www.theguardian.com/world/2023/n...
- And finally, the young players who signed away their futures using a type of contract so exploitative it was banned www.theguardian.com/world/2023/n...
