Al Jazeera investigation into football clubs + money laundering

[Dr. Gonzo]

https://www.ajiunit.com/article/investigation-reveals-how-football-can-be-used-to-launder-money/

they also made this youtube documentary:

The article is pretty damning for certain individuals (Christopher Samuelson's career should be going down in tatters after this, let's see if it does). It details how they have a set of "fake criminals" seeking to get around the EFL's Fit and Proper rules by using a club as a front for money laundering.

But it's an interesting look into the corruption in football going on right under our noses, and the ultra-wealthy that seek to profit off criminal behavior while pretending as though they're squeaky clean and totally legitimate.

[Smiley Culture]

Unsurprising, really, isn’t it? You have to ask questions why clubs like Morecambe, Macclesfield Town, Leyton Orient, Swindon Town and Oldham Athletic are being bought by foreign investors. For the most part, clubs like that are small, community clubs with little history behind them, so it always seems fishy that they’re being brought and then unsurprisingly, they’re in the mud a few years later. You then have people doing dodgy things on a grander scale, through the likes of Charlton Athletic and then clubs like Grimsby Town, who nearly fell into this trap when a convicted fraudster started turning up to games and be linked with the club.