The Lions were drawn in Group E and are set to play against Arsenal, Qarabag and Poltava

The Europa League draw dictated, held this Friday in Monaco, dictated that Sporting Clube de Portugal falls into Group E, together with Arsenal, England (pot 1); Qarabag, Azerbaijan (pot 3); and Poltava, Ukraine (pot 4). In a total of 48 clubs, the Lions - the only Portuguese team in the competition - will fight for a place in the final that will take place on the 29th of May 2019 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Dates:

1st Match –20th September

SPORTING CP-Qarabag

2nd Match –4th October

Vorskla Poltava-SPORTING CP

3rd Match –25th October

SPORTING CP-Arsenal

4th Match –8th November

Arsenal-SPORTING CP 

5th Match –29th November

Qarabag-SPORTING CP

6th Match – 13th December

SPORTING CP-Vorskla Poltava

Joel Campbell signs in at Alvalade to bolster Sporting's attacking options

Joel Campbell, 24, will represent Sporting for the rest of the current campaign.

Speaking with the Sporting Journal after agreeing a loan move to Alvalade from Arsenal, the Costa Rican forward proved happy with the deal: "I am here to win the league! I want to pay back the confidence people have shown in me. Of course I spoke with Bryan Rui, who told me a lot of good things about the club, but it was the support of the president and coach that made me take this decision. I will work as hard as I can and results will speak for themselves. I know what I can do and I hope everything goes well here."

Joel Campell arrives on loan from Arsenal

Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement with Arsenal Football Club for the loan of the player Joel Campbell for the current sports season.

Sporting SAD wishes Joel Campell the best of professional and personal success.

South African city to host international under-19 tournament

The South African city of Durban will host the DURBAN U19 international football tournament from the 27th to the 7th of August, with teams including Arsenal, Rangers and Sporting in action.

Sporting will initially face Golden Arrows, Arsenal and KZN Academy and could go on to face TP Mazembe, Fluminense, SA U19 or Rangers should the Alvalade youngsters progress to the next round.  

DURBAN U19 fixtures:
 

Golden Arrows x Sporting CP – 27th of July at 16h;

Arsenal x Sporting CP – 30th of July at 16h30;

KZN Academy x Sporting CP – 1st of August at 16h30.