The main goal is to educate, train and teach the youngest the same methods that gave the World players such as Cristiano Ronaldo

Sporting Clube de Portugal and the North-American Club New England Revolution, will organize a SummerCamp that is meant to be a huge success.

Aimed at youngsters between the ages of 6 and 14, this SummerCamp will take place in Cumberland, State of Rhode Island and its the perfect opportunity for all those who dream one day to play as the best.

The four days program, (24-27 July), combines history, tradition and Sporting CP train methodology  with the work of the Revolution Academy, one of the best known in the United States. The main goal is to educate, train and teach the youngest the same  methods that gave the World players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo or Nani, among many others.

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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.

Sporting CP's online services suspended for security reasons

Following a global cyber attack which took place on Friday the 12th of May, Sporting Clube de Portugal has decided to suspend its online services for the coming two days.

All services are still running as normal at the Official Clube Store.

Sporting CP apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Pedro Silva, Luís Maximiano, Pedro Empis, Miguel Luís and Pedro Delgado for Portugal

A total of five Sporting CP players will feature in the Portuguese under-20 squad for the coming World Cup, being held from the 20th of May to the 11th of June in South Korea.

Portugal is in Group C, along with Iran, Zambia and Costa Rica.

Squad list in full:

Goalkeepers: Pedro Silva (SPORTING), Diogo Costa (FC Porto) and Luís Maximiano (SPORTING);

Defenders: Pedro Empis (SPORTING), Diogo Dalot (FC Porto), Yuri Ribeiro (Benfica), Rúben Dias (Benfica), Jorge Fernandes (FC Porto) and Ferro (Benfica);

Midfielders: Pedro Rodrigues (Benfica), Florentino (Benfica), Gedson Fernandes (Benfica), Miguel Luís (SPORTING), Pedro Delgado (SPORTING), Xadas (Sp. Braga), Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica), Buta (Benfica) and Bruno Costa (FC Porto);

Forwards: Alexandre Silva (Vitória de Guimarães), José Gomes (Benfica) and André Ribeiro (Zurich).

Sales underway on Tuesday the 28th of March for for the next two Liga NOS home encounters

SPORTING CP vs BOAVISTA FC
LIGA NOS: matchday 28
DATE: 8th of April (Saturday) at 20h30
PRICES: from €5 for Club Members or from €17 for fans
FAMILY TICKET: €21 for 3 people (minimum of 1 Club Member)

SPORTING CP vs SL BENFICA
LIGA NOS: matchday 30
DATE: 22nd of April (Saturday) at 20h30
PRICES: from €35 (exclusively for Club Members)

for the derby each Club Member can purchase two fan tickets. Tickets will not be sold to the general public. Special seats can be renewed until the 10th of April (inclusive), with the possibility of renewing your 20-year seat for for the match. After this date these seats will be put on sale at the Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices.

Club Member fees applicable for both matches: March 2017.

The Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices will be open as usual (from 10h to 20h), with tickets also on sale via the Sporting CP official website.

Bruno de Carvalho meets with CDS-PP Members of Parliament

The Sporting CP president, Bruno de Carvalho, met with Members of Parliament from the CDS-pp party this week, to speak about various initiatives to combat corruption in sport.

"We are hear, above all else, to talk about laws in sport. It is important to keep presenting proposals, especially for a club like Sporting CP that is so involved in training young players. It is important that our law makers understand that everything is related to contracts, protecting athletes and clubs. That is what is needed to make Portuguese football grow even more. It was a good discussion and we will carry on working", said Bruno de Carvalho about the meeting, hosted by the CDS-PP parliamentary leader, Nuno Magalhães.

the Alvalade chief went on to reflect on what is now a series of three meetings with the country's main political parties: "I am really satisfied, because there is now more and more political willingness to get involved with the daily activities of football. This sport cannot be overshadowed by a sub-system. It has to be transparent, true and credible. I think these parliamentary groups feel that, which is excellent."

Alvalade electing governing bodies

Sporting CP's members go to the polls this Saturday, electing the club's governing bodies for the next four years.

Voting officially got underway at 09h00, with Luís Francisco the first to cast his ballot after arriving at 07h00.

Presidential candidate Pedro Madeira Rodrigues arrived at 10h30 and he took a moment to share his thoughts: "I think I made the right vote (laughs). I am really happy to see so many people turn out, to help us move past some of the sad moments we have shown to the country in recent years."

At the same time an autography session got underway in the Club Store with João Pinto and Ângelo Girão (roller hockey); João Paulo Pinto and Igor Zabic (handball); and Taciana Lima (judo). Leo and Djô also joined the session just before midday.

At midday General Assembly president Jaime Marta Soares issued his first update: "So far 3,300 people have noted, plus the 4,600 who voted by post."

At 12h37 club member number 1, Salvador Marques, cast his vote.

At 13h32 president Bruno de Carvalho and the head of List B was at the ballot box too.

Bruno de Carvalho presents his presidential bid to packed auditorium

After officially launching his bid to renew his Alvalade presidency, Bruno de Carvalho presented to the club's fans and members this Friday. In front of around 500 people turning out, the current Alvalade president set out his stall for the March elections.

"Four years on, we are proud to say that Sporting CP is on the right track. We are clearly the best prepared candidate to do what is needed and you can see that in the list of people who are with me", said Bruno de Carvalho, continuing: "We have focused on turning fans into club members. We have moved past the 150,000 mark, we have more than 40,000 people in the stadium for every match and we are active in 50 different sports. the new João Rocha Arena we dream about is about to open, we are fighting to modernise football, we have launched a new website."

When asked about the candidacy tabled by Pedro Madeira Rodrigues, the current Alvalade chief highlighted the important steps taken over recent years to heal divisions within the club: "There are no sides at Sporting CP. We all love the club and can all see what the club was and what it is now. One thing always beings us together: Sporting Clube de Portugal."

President Bruno de Carvalho officially openes Sintra Sporting CP Supporters' Club

Bruno de Carvalho travelled out the Sintra Sporting Supporters' Club this weekend, to officially open the doors on the facility which opened during the summer.

"I congratulate the Sintra Sporting CP Supporters' Club. I felt the passion from you all when we arrived today and it is fantastic to see an abandoned building transformed into what it is today. Whatever happens on the 4th of March, Sporting CP will push forward. I am proud to say that we ar ein the top 5 in the world in terms of fans and we have an average of more than 40,000 fans at every game. Our dreams are what should drive us to work harder, just like you all have here", said the Alvalade president at the event.

Sintra Sporting CP Supporters' Club João Afonso Aguiar was more than happy to welcome the Alvalade delegation, noting: "It was time for us to open a place for Sporting fans in Sintra. It was a really enjoyable project. It isn't because we are a few points off the top of the table that we are about to forget what has been done in terms of finance at the club, in addition to the new João Rocha Arena."

Sporting CP scouting hero Aurélio Pereira given Lisbon award

Estádio Universitário de Lisboa hosted a fitting ceremony in tribute to Sporting CP scouting legend Aurélio Pereira this weekend. Alvalade's chief scout was awarded with the Lisbon Municipal Medal for Sports Merit by city mayor Fernando Medina, in a ceremony attended by Bruno de Carvalho and representatives of Sporting CP's various youth sides.

“I think that more important than receiving awards is deserving them. Everything I have done throughout my career was always guided by the club's values and with a lot of respect for young players. That was key in getting the lads to show their qualities. Friendship and respect have always been the most important things to me", said Pereira after the ceremony.

Lisbon mayor Fernando Medina was also on hand to explain the decision behind the award: "It is really fair that the city of Lisbon should give this award. Aurélio Pereira has given a lot to our city and out country, both in terms of training the icons of Portuguese football and in terms of training thousands of young players and passing on the values that make them into better citizens."