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Steve Menary

@stevemenary.bsky.social

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Journalist - sports integrity, match fixing, illegal betting, multi club ownership, football in unrecognised countries. Joint winner of 2023 IJ4EU Impact Award for investigative journalism

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@samindrakunti.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 2:19 PMReposted by @stevemenary.bsky.social

Time to brush up your Norwegian!

In the latest issue of @josimarfootball.bsky.social, @philippeauclair.bsky.social writes about Marseille, @stevemenary.bsky.social details Greenland's struggle for recognition and I reported on club ownership in Belgium.

šŸ‘‰ josimar.no/artikler/utg...

@stevemenary.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 6:58 PM

Four penalties in an U21 friendly between North Macedonia and Russia! All perfectly normal, nothing to see here 🤫 sportmanija.mk/vo-mech-za-i...

@stevemenary.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 5:27 PM

Maybe austerity is why Caribbean cricket is swamped by ads for illegal betting companies?

@josimarfootball.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 12:40 PMReposted by @stevemenary.bsky.social

New! Ny!

Records from the CuraƧao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League’s most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is ā€œRyan Liā€ really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a front?

By @philippeauclair.bsky.social and co.

josimarfootball.com/2026/09/25/p...

@stevemenary.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 3:29 PM

The number of clubs making their debut in the modern Champions League in 2026/27 has risen, but is diversity really increasing? For the Union of European Clubs www.ueceurope.org/post/uec-div...

@stevemenary.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 9:42 AM

What really happened at the EUT20 in Belgium, reporting from the ground. Illegal betting involved obvs …. For @nightwatchmanxi.bsky.social

@stevemenary.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 10:27 AM

Is the Premier League’s love affair with illegal betting companies going to change? The Government is trying. For @wsc.co.uk

@playthegame-org.bsky.socialSep 1, 2026, 11:13 AMReposted by @stevemenary.bsky.social

CuraƧao doesn't just host the offshore betting industry. It powers itā˜šŸ¼

617 licences. More than 10,000 betting sites. Fewer than 30 staff to police them🚨

Read Play the Game’s full investigation, directly from WillemstadšŸ‘‡šŸ¼

www.playthegame.org/news/the-isl...

@philippeauclair.bsky.socialSep 1, 2026, 11:37 AMReposted by @stevemenary.bsky.social

Publication day for @stevemenary.bsky.social, @samindrakunti.bsky.social, @matthijsvndam.bsky.social, Jack Kerr and I, who have spent months investigating CuraƧao, the island that drives the world's illegal betting for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, @playthegame-org.bsky.social and @trouw.nl.

@stevemenary.bsky.socialJul 9, 2026, 9:00 AM

Great piece of work by @pobjourno.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social on cricket governance @cricketacademic.bsky.social www.playthegame.org/news/greed-a...

playthegame.orgHow cricket's 55 million USD development fund gets gamedThe International Cricket Council distributes tens of millions of dollars per year in development funding through a system insiders say is loosely monitored and easily manipulated.
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