Portugal to face Gibraltar (friendly) and Switzerland (World Cup qualifier)

Rui Patrício, William Carvalho, Adrien and João Mário all feature in Fernando Santos' squad for two coming fixtures.

Portugal will take on Gibraltar next Thursday, before facing Switzerland on the 6th of September in a World Cup qualifier.

Goalkeepers

- Rui Patrício (Sporting CP)
- Anthony Lopes (Lyon)
- Eduardo (D. Zagreb)

Defenders

- João Cancelo (Valencia)
- Cédric (Southampton)
- Pepe (Real Madrid)
- Bruno Alves (Cagliari)
- José Fonte (Southampton)
- Luís Neto (Zenit)
- Raphael Guerreiro (B. Dortmund)
- Eliseu (Benfica)

Midfielders

- William Carvalho (Sporting CP)
- Danilo (FC Porto)
- João Moutinho (Monaco)
- Adrien (Sporting CP)
- André Gomes (Barcelona)
- João Mário (Sporting CP)
- Renato Sanches (Bayern Munich)

Forwards

- Rafa Silva (Sp. Braga)
- Bernardo Silva (Monaco)
- Nani (Valencia)
- Quaresma (Besiktas)
- Éder (Lille)
- André Silva (FC Porto)

Alvalade keeper visits museum with family

The new-look Sporting Museum hosted the Alvalade shotstopper Rui Patrício this week, in a visit that saw the Euro 2016 winner accompanied by his family.

Sporting Museum Director Ricardo Serrado was on hand to comment on the visit: "It was a surprise and an honour for us to have such an important Sporting figure here with us."

Trails to take place this Sunday at the Sporting Academy

Sporting Clube de Portugal will be holding trails for its female football squad this Sunday, at the Sporting Academy.

Due to high demand, trails will be limited to the first 150 ladies, born from 2001 to 2003. Those interested in taking part are encouraged to arrive as early as possible, with the session scheduled to start at 13h30.

Ticket news for Liga NOS matchday two

Tickets for Liga NOS matchday 2, between Futebol Clube de Paços de Ferreira and Sporting Clube de Portugal, will go on sale at the Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices as follows:

THURSDAY | Gamebox 2016/2017 holders (from 10h to 20h)
FRIDAY | Club Members (from 10h to 20h)
SATURDAY | General public (from 10h to 13h)

A valid Gamebox or Membership card must be shown for the first two days of sale (with July 2016 paid. Each card is valid for 1 ticket and each person may bring a maximum of 4 cards.

The match will be played at 18h15 on Saturday the 20th of August in Estádio Capital do Móvel, with away tickets for the South Goal End and priced at 13€ each.

Bruno de Carvalho in Sporting TV exclusive ahead of I Liga kick-off

Transfers, expectations, objectives, the press. All topics touched on by president Bruno de Carvalho in an exclusive interview with Sporting TV this week, marking the start of the new I Liga campaign.

The Alvalade helmsman opened with an analysis of how preparations for the start of the season are progressing: "The players are a bit unsteadied. We are managing an institution of course, but more than anything we are managing people. Finding a balance between finances, sports objectives and emotional expectations isn't easy, but we are here and that is our job. We are keeping calm in the transfer market and we know how important certain decisions will be."

With Teo and Barcos out on loan, some would suggest that Sporting will need to bring in an extra frontman. “The injury that Spalvis picked up messed things up a bit. We will have to work around it, probably for the entire season. We don't need to sell anyone, but we are open to good business opportunities as long as they don't damage our objectives.

Sporting has been building up powerful squads across a whole range of sports in the battle for titles on the European stage. In the case of football, Bruno de Carvalho was clear: "We want to do better than last season, which means winning the league. That is our objective. We want to win the Portuguese Cup as well and to have a good run in the Champions League. If we get through the group stage, then anything is possible."

Fans invited to visit the João Rocha Arena to see how work is progressing

Sporting will open the João Rocha Arena to the fans this Saturday before the I Liga matchday 1 encounter with Marítimo.

The event will be attended by president Bruno de Carvalho and various players, with gathering ahead of the visit taking place next to Gate 2.

Sporting CP to face Betis and Nice on Thursday and Friday of this week

Sporting's pre-season will continue in the Algarve this week, with an encounter against the Spanish side Betis on Thursday (20h) and the French side Nice on Friday (20h30). Tickets are on sale at the usual sales points (FNAC, Worten, CTT, Sport Zone, Garvetur, Sporting Supporters' Club/Algarve) and will be on sale at Estádio Algarve on matchday.

Tickets are priced at 10€ for the West Goal End and 20€ for the West Stand. Children under the age of three cannot enter the stadium, while children from the age of 3 to 12 can enter free of charge.

You can now busy your Sporting gear in the Vasco de Gama Shopping Centre

A second Official Club Store has opened in the Vasco de Game Shopping Centre. The stand is next to the main entrance next to the Gare do Oriente bus station and is designed to reach as many fans as possible.

Ledman LigaPro to get underway this weekend

Sporting B will host Portimonense at 16h00 this Saturday, on Ledman LigaPro matchday 1. The Nacional 4 road, which passes the Sporting Academy, will be reduced to a single lane for the match starting from 13h30 and reopening again at 16h30.

Taciana Lima heading to Rio 2016 in a Sporting committee of four

Sporting will be sending a total of four judokas to Brazil for the Olympic Games: Joana Ramos, Jorge Fonseca and Sergiu Oleinic for Portugal and Taciana Lima, who was born in Brazil but will represent Guinea-Bissau.

Speaking with the Sporting Journal about the coming event, Lima is setting the bar high: "We expect the best. It will be a tough fight to finish in the top four, but I have worked hard for it. I want to get there and who knows, maybe I can even win a medal."