The key individuals WHO’S WHO?

JOSE MANUEL FRANCISCO

A director of football with Atletico Clube de Portugal and also named as one of the directors of the company Callaview which is registered at Athlone Town Stadium and ‘was set up to aid the management of club’s first team affairs’.

MARC FOURMEAUX

French agent now director of first-team operations at Athlone and also one of the directors of Callaview. Understood to be conduit to Athlone’s investors.

RICARDO MONSANTO

The Portuguese replaced Colin Fortune as manager after two games this season but left the club after seven defeats in eight.

IGORS LABUTS

Latvian goalkeeper previously played for Atletico CP and is Athlone’s No1. Cited by UEFA as having played in 17 suspicious games. No disciplinary action in relation to any of these games.

RICARDO CRAVO

Manager of Atletico CP’s second team last year. He joined Athlone when Monsanto was in charge for the game against Longford Town which alerted UEFA to ‘irregular betting patterns’.

ERIC MAO

The Chinese businessman is owner of Atletico CP in the Portuguese third division.

KIRILS GRIGOROVS

The defender has played in the same number of suspicious games as fellow Latvian Labuts which came under UEFA scrutiny with no disciplinary action taken.

DRAGOS SFRIJAN

Romanian midfielder joined Athlone and played in four games which UEFA told FAI about in confidential report. No disciplinary action was taken.