by Structured Settlement Watchdog
In "U.S. Steal", Philippe Auclair and Paul Brown, investigative journalists in the football (soccer) space have done a deep dive into SuttonPark's parent company 777 Partners that may be of interest to readers
"Whatever happened to 777 Partners? The company still exists, though their website has gone dark, they are losing court cases, and a former employee has testified under oath accusing them of “stealing” 350 million dollars. Now, one of their creditors wants to tell their story".
U.S. Steal – josimarfootball.com
Who is Phillippe Auclair?
Philippe Auclair (UK) is a football writer, broadcaster and investigative journalist.
He is the England football correspondent for Eurosport.fr and Swiss national radio RTS, and a regular contributor to The Guardian and the Guardian Football Weekly (UK) podcast, for which he specialises in governance issues and the geopolitical dimension of football.
His investigations have been published by Josimar magazine as is the 777 Partners "US Steal" story, Byline Times and on the websites of the Arabic and African services of the BBC. His biography of 1990s Manchester United star Frenchman, Eric Cantona, The Rebel Who Would Be King, was voted 'Football Book of the Year' in both France and the UK, and he won France's 'Scoop Of The Year' award for his investigation into the 'Qatargate' dossier, to which he also devoted two books, published in France and Belgium in 2015 and 2022. He has been investigating the sports betting industry for the past four years as part of a multinational team which won the Investigative Journalism For Europe's Impact Award in 2023 and is now regularly called on as an expert on illegal betting and sports manipulation by the Council of Europe, the Macolin Convention and the UNODC.
Source: Philippe Auclair | Journalismfund Europe
Who is Paul Brown?
Paul Brown is a freelance journo who regularly writes for Josimar, a publication focused on football and its broader implications. Brown has contributed to Reach nationals, The iror, Express and Star,