Pedro Silva, Luís Maximiano, Pedro Empis, Pedro Delgado and Ronaldo Tavares feature in Emílio Peixe's list

Sporting CP goalkeepers Pedro Silva and Luís Maximiano, the defender Pedro Empis, midfielder Pedro Delgado and the forward Ronaldo Tavares all feature in the latest Portugal under-20 squad list.

Emílio Peixe's side will take on South Korea on January the 25th of January at 15h00, as part of preparations for World Cup 2017.

Diogo Brandão, Rafael Lourenço, Tomás Correia, José Tiago all named

For Sporting youngsters have been called up to the national squad training camps taking place on the 6th and 7th of June, in preparation for the coming European Championships.

For the under-20's, Diogo Brandão, Rafael Lourenço and Tomás Moreira feature, while José Tiago has been named for the under-17's.

Igualdade a uma bola no segundo particular realizado hoje em Melgaço

Portugal's under-20's were held by Holland in a friendly this week, hosted in the Melgaço Sports Complex.

Sporting youngster Ivanildo Fernandes again featured in Edgar Borges' starting line-up, while Jorge Silva was introduced in the second-half for Hildeberto Pereira. After a goalless first-half, Zakaria El Azzouzi netted in the 48th minute, before Romário Baldé leveled 16 minutes from time.

Almost 10% of players making the jump from international youth football come from Sporting

A study by national under-21 assistant coach Alexandre Silva officially proves that Sporting is the club that has provided most players to the national under-20 and under-21 squads, with a total of  9.8%. Benfica and Porto trail behind Alvalade, with 7.2% and 7.1% respectively.

The results of the study are once again a show of quality from Sporting's youth system, at an age that the Portuguese Football Federation sees as decisive.

The same study also highlights Sporting's role in the under-15 to under-19 squads, with Alvalade dominating with 22.3% of all players provided.

First under-20 training camp of the year

Goalkeeper Pedro Silva, the defender Ivanildo Fernandes and the midfielder Rafael Barbosa have all been called up by Edgar Borges for the first under-20 national football team training camp of the year, being held in Rio Maior.

The squad will gather at 14h30 on Monday for a total of four training sessions.