Rui Pinto, the author of “Football Leaks”, again in the dock in Lisbon

Already convicted in Portugal and France for computer hacking, Rui Pinto (36 years old), the author of “Football Leaks”, namely revelations on the underside of football business, finds himself once again, this Monday, on the bench accused in Lisbon. In this trial which is due to open at 2 p.m., the Portuguese will have to answer for 242 alleged acts of illegal access to the mailboxes of several clubs in his country, including Benfica Lisbon, of the national football league, of companies of lawyers and even magistrates or the tax authority.