Russian mafia infiltrating football clubs, says Europol
Portuguese and European police say they have broken up a cell of an important Russian mafia group that allegedly laundered money through European football clubs.
The group identified EU football clubs in financial distress and infiltrated them with benefactors who brought much-needed cash, according to Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency.
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