Samindra Kunti is a reporter, who investigates FIFA, the gambling industry and labour abuses in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. 

He writes for Josimar, World Soccer, Le Matin and Forbes, and contributes to the BBC. Sam is the author of the ‘Brazil 1970 - How the Greatest Team of All Time Won the World Cup’ (2022). The book explores the sporting merits and historical backdrop of that victory. In the United Kingdom, it got shortlisted for Football Book of the Year. Sam is a graduate of Leuven Law and Columbia University. 

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Basic information

Name
Samindra Kunti
Title
Reporter
Expertise
Migrant Workers Abuse, Betting Industry’s Connection to Football, FIFA
Country
Belgium
City
Leuven
Links

Supported projects

Under the Radar in Russia

  • Armed conflict
  • Corruption
  • Sport

KYIV- This investigation examines how Russian sports betting platforms continue to offer live betting on Ukrainian football matches — including games held near active war zones — with data that can largely be traced back to Sportradar, a company that simultaneously promotes itself as a guardian of sporting integrity and serves as UEFA’s official data partner. 

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Football’s Carbon Footprint: Burning Up the Planet

  • Climate
  • Environment
  • Sport

LONDON – This is a cross-border investigation by five journalists into how the world’s most popular sport is creating a huge carbon footprint and relying on the fossil fuel industry in a never-ending search for more money and more fans.

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Play Local. Fix Global.

  • Corruption
  • Sport

OSLO - Every weekend, across, Europe, hundreds of thousands of footballers play local football for fun. 

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Samindra Kunti