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Radio 5 Live,20 Feb 2025,35 mins

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Man City are dominating English football, but journalists in Germany are raising question marks about how they achieved their success. Christoph Winterbach, a reporter for Der Spiegel, tells the story of Rui Pinto, the Football Leaks emails, and the revelations that followed. Football on Trial is a Tortoise Media production for BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live. Host: Clive Myrie Writer: Xavier Greenwood Producer: Xavier Greenwood, Andrew Butler Original music: Tom Kinsella Sound design: Tom Kinsella, Karla Patella, Tom Burchell Development producer: Jess Swinburne Editor: Jasper Corbett

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