Charity event lets you live the dream in Alvalade

Building on 2015's enormous success, the Sporting Foundation will once again organise a charity match in Estádio José Alvalade, giving the fans a chance to play on the Sporting pitch.

The event is scheduled for Saturday the 14th of May, with two matches set (at 15h00 and 20h300).

Find out more here here.

All funds raised will be donated to the Sporting Foundation.

Alvalade the focal point of massive food donation

The Sporting Foundation sponsored a food collection this Sunday, in support of the brave firemen and women who are fighting against wildfires around the country, most notably in Pedrógao Grande.

In two and a half hours more than 200 people made their way to Alvalade ready to help. A total of half a ton of fruit was donated, including 250kg of bananas, more than 200kg of oranges and 50kg of apples.

Also gathered were 600 litres of water, 50 litres of milk and 2,500 energy bars.

There was also no shortage of medical supplies, with donations coming in of saline and creams of treating burns.

Sporting CP statement following wildfires in Pedrogão Grande

Sporting Clube de Portugal shares the most sincere condolences for the family friends and loved ones of the victims of the wildfires in Pedrogão Grande.

While we are aware that anything we can do at this difficult time will always be just a small gesture, the Sporting Foundation and the club are fully available to support the victims of the wildfires and the firemen and women battling them.

Charity event returns to the Portuguese capital

Estádio José Alvalade will once again host Football Aid this year, this time taking place on the 26th of May with two matches.

Football aid is a charity initiative in partnership with the English Premier League and has already organised around 500 events with teams including Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona.

As usual fans will have the chance to play in Alvalade for a fee that will be fully donated to charity.

Mary Saleh and Bushra Shhadah live the dream with an invitation from Sporting CP and the Sporting Foundation

Tuesday was a day to remember for the two Syrian students, Mary Saleh and Bushra Shhadah, who studying Sports Events Management and Organisation. The pair travel to Europe every two months and on one such visit they met Sporting CP's Sílvia Saiote.

The coordinator of Sporting CP's Olympic department explained how the visit to Alvalade came about: "The opportunity came through Sporting CP and the club's foundation took on the project. Mary Saleh and Bushra Shhadah are studying as part of a project that I am also involved in, called the “Tasem Program”. It is really hard to get visa in Syria, but fortunately they came to Europe and we were able to take advantage of one of their study visits for them to travel from Rome to Lisbon to watch Sporting CP play Paços de Ferreira.”

“Our intention was to fulfill a dream that the two girls had. As part of our course i showed them some photographs of the club and they were fascinated. They said straight away it would be great to come and see the stadium. They didn't ask me for anything at all and the opportunity came after taking with Celine Cepa, José Quintela and Rui Caeiro. Throughout this week they will try trampolining, take part in the ladies' football training and a load of other activities linked to Sporting CP. This club is an example in not only the sports world, but in society in general."

Sporting Foundation director Celine Cepa also shared her thoughts on the experience: "It will be an unforgettable experience for them. Sporting CP is about much more than football. It is a group of people, feelings, values and sports and I think the two girls will see that. They have visited our facilities and they will also have the chance to try out a few sports. At the end of the week I am sure they will want to come back."

Mary Saleh played football from 2004 to 2011 and she was keen to share her opinion of the initiative: "We met Sílvia Saiote in the Tasem Program. A few weeks ago she surprised us and invited with an invitation from Sporting CP to visit Lisbon and the club. When Sílvia we couldn't believe it. I phoned my family straight away to tell them, it was incredible. Today we visited the museum, the stadium, I honestly don't know what to say. Sporting CP is one of the top clubs in Europe and have seen some of the players and I know about players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Luís Figo. It is going to be an incredible week. We will try some sports and live the dream."

Bushra Shhadah, who is skilled with the bow and arrow, also spoke about the experience: "It is incredible to be here, I am living a dream. This club is huge and I am really grateful to Sílvia Saiote and the people who have made this possible. I can't explain how I feel right now, I am really happy. I never imagined it would be possible to be inside such a big stadium. This has been a great experience and this is still the first day."

More than 5500 fans attend open session in Estádio José Alvalade

The Sporting Foundation took the lead in promoting a charity training session this Wednesday, with the professional football team being put through their paces in front of 5500 fans in Estádio José Alvalade. The fans responded in kind to the gesture, contributing 8000 presents for those most in need.

"Thank you for participating today, as part of the Sporting family. Happy holidays and a happy new year", said coach Jorge Jesus to the fans after the session.

Alvalade beach soccer legend, Madjer, was also in Alvalade. "We made a point of bringing a little something along today. Attitudes off the pitch are what make the difference", said the beach soccer skipper.

Session open to all club members and fans

Sporting Clube de Portugal's professional football squad will hold an open-door training session in Estádio José Alvalade at 17h00 on Tuesday the 27th of December.

The session is open to all club members and fans, with presents also being given to the younger generations by the Sporting Foundation.

Gates will open at 16h00.

Alvalade to host yet another good cause in the run up to Christmas

The Sporting Foundation has once again teamed up with charity as part of the festive season, this time organising the collection of donated goods.

The initiative gets underway on the 12th of December and will run through until the 18th of December.

You can donate your items to the Sporting Foundation from 16h00 to 20h00, in the Alvalade Multisport Centre.

Obikwelu, Marco Fortes, Marta Onofre, Diogo Ganchinho and Taciana Lima at D. Estefânia Hospital

The Sporting Foundation have Science4You teamed up to take a group of athletes to Lisbon's D. Estefânia Pediatric Hospital. The Alvalade heroes were of course happy to oblige, handing out presents and mixing with their fans.

Explaining how the visit came about, Sporting Foundation head Celina Cepa proved happy with the results: "This was our first activity in the build up to Christmas. We put a few months of planning into this and teamed up with Science4You and the D. Estefânia Hospital was happy to have us. We brought smiles to the kids' faces and it was a really emotional experience for everyone."

Science4You representative João Ferreira was also pleased to help and is eager to get the company involved more often: "We were invited by the Sporting Foundation and we took on the challenge of helping where we could. It was a great experience and we want to repeat it."

Young Sporting fan gets the new season underway

He might be just five years old, but he has already captured the hearts of every Sporting fan with his brave fight against cancer. Dressed in a full Sporting strip, Francisco signed his first contract with the club in a ceremony with president Bruno de Carvalho.

"We have the pleasure of signing Francisco, whose job it is to kick off the first match of the season", said Bruno de Carvalho, going on to speak about Alvalade's latest signing: "He is the big signing of the night. He is a big name who will show everyone what Sporting is all about. The club is 110 years old and it is with people like Francisco that we will easily last another 110.

The dream was complete when little Francisco led the team out in front of 30,000 fans and made his way to the centre spot to get the game underway.