Club carries on the fight for sportsmanship with groundbreaking methodology

Estádio José Alvalade was the stage chosen for the second session of a project launched earlier this year in cooperation with Sporting CP, focusing on integrity and a reducing in violence, discrimination, intolerance and fixing in the world of sports.

The "PsyTool Sport Psychology as a strategic tool for prevention and training on grassroots sports” project will run for 24 months, with the contribution of 15 institutions, including Sporting and the Spanish club Sevilla.

“This is in line with Sporting's history. We want to build up a model of social responsibility which reaches across to athletes and everyone who works with the club. We don't only want to train athletes, but also citizens. We think that sharing our experiences will benefit everyone", explained Sporting's vice-president, Carlos Vieira, at the event.

The thoughts of the Alvalade vice-president where also mirrored by Pablo Olavide: “The objective is to create a model based on sports psychology that can promote fair-play between football players. We think that the education of coaches, parents and players is the most important thing in removing violence from the sport of sport, particularly football."

President Bruno de Carvalho speaks at Sport & Support event in the Italian capital

Bruno de Carvalho was in Rome's Stadio Domiziano this Tuesday to speak about the club's recent success, in a seminar as part of the Sport & Support project.

"A lot of clubs are here and I have come to speak about what we are doing at Sporting, namely through the Sporting Foundation. We are getting involved in the community and we have projects helping more than two thousand children in give schools. We have held seminars, debates, lectures and a lot of other events", opened the Sporting president, after being welcomed to the event by the Lazio representation.

Another issue touched on what Sporting's return to other sports aide from football: "We have turned things around, because Sporting wants to be much more than just a football club. We are showing the greatness of this club. We are the top club in the world in terms of titles won, with more than 20,000, and we are in the top three in terms of European titles, with 24. On top of that, we have 23 athletes in the Olympic Games and four in the Paralympics.We have turned the dream of a new Arena (João Rocha Arena) into a reality, with one million of the ten million cost being paid for by donations from the fans and our members. It surprises people, but we have more than 400 Supporters' Clubs around the world and we have been on all five continents for more than 80 years now."

Also taking part in the event were representatives from: Lazio, Everton, Olympiacos, Frencvaros, Levski Sofia, Apoel Nicosia, Red Star, Racing Club de France, Aalborg, FK Buducnost AD Podgorica and Hask Mladost.

Vice-president Carlos Vieira in interview with Jornal de Notícias

"There is absolutely no obligation at all for us to sell players", guaranteed Sporting's vice-president for finance, Carlos Vieira, in an interview with Jornal de Notícias.

The Alvalade board member proved untroubled by a wealth of financial questions put to him by the daily publication, responding: "The financial restructuring was clear. The first stage was to resolve the financial deficit and to restructure credit, moving a lot of it into medium and long term. The second stage is to get the best out of sporting and its business. The term technical bankruptcy is incorrectly used in the case of sports clubs. Of course their is always going to be a difference between what the squad is worth on the transfer market and what it is worth on the balance sheet. The dynamic that Jorge Jesus has brought in allowed us to seal the biggest television deal ever in December."

Alvalade boss invited to speak at EMCA event in the Italian capital

The president of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Bruno de Carvalho, will be in Rome's Stadio Domiziano this Tuesday to speak about the success of the club at a seminar as part of the Sport & Support project, supported by the Sporting Foundation.

Founded in 2013 and supported by the EMCA (European Multi Sport Club Association), the project is is part of objectives set out by the European Community and will see Sporting take part along side teams including: Lazio, Everton, Olympiacos, Ferencvaros, Levski Sofia, Apoel Nicosia, Estrela Vermelha, Racing Club de France, Aalborg, FK Buducnost AD Podgorica and Hask Mladost.

Bruno de Carvalho on transfer activity so far

Preparations for the coming campaign actually got underway back in January, with the arrivals of Sebastián Coates, Schelotto and Rúben Semedo. The summer transfer window has also seen a wave of activity, with Sporting bringing in Alan Ruiz, Federico Ruiz, Lukas Spalvis and now Petrovic.
 
“The club will present our new signings without making too much noise about it. We are working on a medium to long term project with well defined objectives, starting with keeping our coach, investing in the youth system and bringing in players who can make the difference", opened Bruno de Carvalho in an interview this week, adding: "It was important for us to stabilise things financially so that we can fight for all national competitions and, who nows, maybe some European ones too in the coming seasons."

The press published this week that Sporting had turned down a bit of 80,000,000.00€, to which the Sporting president responded: "In January we were are the top of the league and focused on winning it, so a financial decision wasn't going to change our sports strategy at that time. Taking apart a team fighting for the league so that we could sell an essential player didn't make any sense."

Alvalade president speaks with journalists at event showcasing new Alvalade pitch

Estádio José Alvalade opened its doors to the public this Thursday, giving the fans the chance to catch a glimpse of how the planting of a brand new pitch and a refit of the executive boxes in progressing.

The sporting president took advantage of the gathering to announce that next season's presentation game will take place on the 23rd of July against Lyon, before the hosting of the Five Violins trophy seven days later against Wolfsburg.

“We are stronger and more ambitious, because of the excellent work we have been doing. The way we involved last season during the work we do on a weekly basis shows that we are closer to where we want to be now. We can't wait for the season to start", said Bruno de Carvalho.

European governing body publishes article on conference hosted in Lisbon

UEFA has ran a news piece on an event organised by Sporting CP, focusing on the development of treatments and the prevention of injuries. also taking part in the conference were representatives from Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Porto, Manchester United, Juventus, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma, Paris Saint-Germain, Galatasaray, Basel, Anderlecht, Maribor and Atlético de Madrid.

The UEFA Elite Club Injury Study talks provide clubs and football associations with the opportunity to exchange know-how in how to best treat their players and in how to avoid injury in nthe first plce. The stidy was launched in 2001 and is coordinated by the president of UEFA's Medical Committee, Jan Ekstrand.

"Elite club doctors and medical experts from across Europe have joined UEFA in Lisbon for the latest UEFA Elite Club Injury Study seminar, which centred on developments and experiences in dealing with player injuries during the past season. Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted the gathering in the Portuguese capital", notes the article on the UEFA official website.

Bruno de Carvalho speaks about Slimani suspension at dinner organised by Sporting Foundation

Bruno de Carvaho took part in a charity dinner organised by the Sporting Foundation and the Capulana Association this weekend, hosted in the Aldeia dos Capuchos Hotel. Speaking about the event, the Alvalade president reaffirmed Sporting's commitment to helping those in need: "I was born in Mozambique and I am really happy with having the Sporting Foundation help institutions over there. It is really important for Sporting to understand the important mission we have not just in Portugal, but around the world too. We have to show that we are here to help, not just in terms of sports but also socially."

The Sporting boss also made the most of his time with gathered radio journalists to speak about the re-election of Fernando Gomes as president of the Portuguese Football Federation: "Yesterday I was clear. I see a lot of things I agree with in the mandate that was given today, especially those which touch on discipline and refereeing. That is something that Sporting has been pushing for. I am however saddened with seeing people such as Manuel Santos Serra carry on and I am worried about decisions which I think are a bit knee-jerk, such as the Slimani punishment and the vouchers issue nothing being followed up. Those decisions don't make sense."

Bruno de Carvalho also had a word to say about Vítor Pereira, former president of the Refereeing Council: "I worry, but we do not have the capacity to get people back on track. A lot of decisions which were taken were not good for Portuguese football. All that I am hoping for now is that Vítor Pereira, who finally stepped down, does not receive any awards. Referee nominations for matches made no sense at all and I do not want to see Vítor Pereira rewarded with a place at UEFA or the Refereeing Academy. Let's hope that he is moved away from football once and for all. Those who like true sport and transparency certainly will not miss him."

Alvalade veteran side to take on two local sides over the weekend

Manuel Fernandes, Fernando Mendes, Romeu, Jorge Cadete and Litos landed in Switzerland this Friday afternoon for a three-way tournament over the weekend.

Under the command of coach Vítor Esmoriz, Sporting CP was given a fantastic welcome on arriving on Swiss soil and traveling to the Sion Supporters' Club for a hosted lunch.

Sporting will take on Sierre and a local side from Valais over the weekend.

Results published from January to March

Sporting SAD reported a positive operating result of one million euros from January to March, having however accumulated a loss of 17.1 million euros in the first nine months of the 2015/2016 season due to a decision by the Swiss Court of Arbitration which ordered the provision of a total of 14.4 million euros. Without this impact on non-current expenditure, brought about by the case with Doyen relative to the sale of the player Rojo, the result would have been a 2.7 million euro loss.

The current season saw an increased investment by Sporting SAD in technical staff and players, in order to provide for a greater margin for negotiation with sponsors and for television rights, given that the the main sponsorship contract with the main team finished in 2014/2015 and that television rights for league home games were to be negotiated.

The biggest sponsorship and television rights deal in Portuguese football was agreed in 2015, with NOS and PPTV, together with direct qualification for the Champions League, clearly justifying an increased investment.

The current result is also effected by the decision of the Board of Administration to maintain the sports rights of athletes and, consequently, economic rights of players considered as fundamental. Due to this decision and in light of investments in the team, further expenditure has been registered relative to personnel.