Five Violins Trophy stays in Alvalade after convincing showing against Wolfsburg

Sporting continued their pre-season preparations with a solid showing against Wolfsburg this Saturday, on an evening which saw new signing Marcelo Meli presented to the fans.

Jorge Jesus pulled out the big guns for the encounter, including his four Euro 2016 winners (Rui Patrício, Adrien, João Mário and William Carvalho), along side Schelotto, Sebastian Coates, Rúben Semedo and Marvin Zeegelaar in defence, Bruno César down the left and Bryan Ruiz in support of Islam Slimani.

Although no clear chances materialised in the opening stages, Sporting CP's dominance was obvious, pushing the pace as had been promised by Jorge Jesus in his pre-match press conference. With Wolfsburg struggling to find their footing, a goal was inevitable and who else but Islam Slimani to open the scoreboard, with the Algerian slotting from close range after a pass from Bruno César and a fatal error by Dante that left Slimani unmarked.

It was just the first of three probes forward by the Brazilian midfielder, the next of which came through an effort from range that finished just wide. César broke into the area with a daring run four minutes after the half-hour mark and looked to be through on goal, before being brought down by Trash for a penalty. Spot kick specialist Adrien Silva obliged with the conversion, doubling Sporting's lead over a largely helpless looking German side.

At the back Rúben Semedo and Coates did a fine job at mopping up the odd Wolfsburg attack in the first-half, however Rui Patrício was called into a brilliant stop just before the break from a shot from outside of the box by Ricardo Rodríguez.

Jesus rang the changes at the break at the total of 10 substitutions made by the Sporting boss had the inevitable effect of taking the sting out of the game. First off was João Mário, for the introduction of Iuri Medeiros, before Adrien and Slimani were replaced by Palhinha and Alan Ruiz.

Ten minutes later Zeegelar and Schelotto switched out with Jefferson and João Pereira.

Wolfsburg made the most of the opportunity to get back into the game and started to test Patrício, particularly after a wave of five changes in the 76th minute: Ruben Semedo, William Carvalho, Bryan Ruiz, Bruno César and Coates off for Ewerton, Aquillani, Podence, Matheus and Naldo.

Wolfsburg did grab a consolation goal 12 minutes before time, but it was a deserved win for Jesus' side to keep the Five Violins Trophy in Alvalade.

Two teams exchange shirts and discuss developments between both clubs

The Sporting and Villarreal president met up with the Badajoz and local city council counterparts this week ahead of the Iberian Trophy kick-off on Tuesday night, in a show of fair-play.

Bruno de Carvalho used the opportunity to highlight the links between Sporting and Villarreal, including with the singing of the Chilean international, Matías Fernandez.

"You can always count on the support of Sporting Clube de Portugal", guaranteed Bruno de Carvalho.

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.

Alvalde first Portuguese club to take part in electronic sports

Following the likes of Besiktas, Schalke 04, West Ham, Valencia Manchester City and Santos, Sporting CP is the latest (and first Portuguese) club to take part in eSports as an official club sport. 

President Bruno de Carvalho was in the Artur Agostinho Auditorium for a press conference to unveil the club's plans, involving the creation of a department that will be headed up by Márcio Figueiredo and Pedro Silveira

Sporting has already made a big move into the sport, bringing in the FIFA 2011 world champion Francisco Cruz (known as Quinzas)

“This is a golden opportunity. I want to win", said Quinzas about the move.

Goalkeeper follows Adrien with local council tribute

The Leiria Municipal Council will make a tribute to the European champion Rui Patrício with the city's medal.

“The tribute is not only for his performance in the European Championships, but also for his entire sports career and his representation of the values of this council", explained the council's vice-president, Gonçalo Lopes.

As well as being the Goalkeeper of the Tournament for Euro 2016, Rui Patrício is also Sporting's most capped player for Portugal.

Colombian forward arrives on loan for Sporting B

Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement with Atlético Nacional for the loan of the player Leonardo Ruíz for the 2016/17 season, with an option for a permanent transfer.

Sporting SAD wishes Leonardo Ruiz the best of professional and personal success.

Sporting to host O. Lyon in Alvalade this Saturday

Tickets for this season's official presentation match, which will see Alvalade host O. Lyon on Saturday the 23rd of July. Tickets are priced from 11€ to 25€ for Club Members and from 15€ to 37€ for fans.

This match is included in the Gamebox 2016/2017 package.

Jesus and Carvalho hosted by Swiss-based fans

President Bruno de Carvalho and Jorge Jesus paid a special visit to the Sion Sporting Supporters' Club this Sunday, where they were received in a euphoric atmosphere by dozens of fans eager to meet their leaders. The two Alvalade helmsmen also took the opportunity to give the Supporters' Club a shirt signed by the entire squad.

“It is nice to see this kind of passion for the club and it makes us do even better. This is what we live for. Sporting is a huge family and we want to win in every sport", said the sporting president at the event, before enjoying a hosted dinner at the club.

Bruno de Carvalho on the 10 Sporting Academy graduates in Portugal's Euro winning side

Writing in an opinion article Jornal de Notícias this week, President Bruno de Carvalho reflected on Sporting's contribution to Portugal's Euro 2016 squad.

“In Paris the national team wrote the most brilliant page in its history and we should all look at what they did as an example", opened the Alvalade chief, adding the inevitable word on Sporting's contribution to the squad: "It was Cristiano Ronaldo's drive, the safety given by Rui Patrício, the speed of Cédric, the calm of José Fonte, the stability of William, the dedication of Adrien, the balance of João Moutinho, the intelligence of João Mário, the virtue of Nani and the irreverence of Quaresma, together with the solidity of Pepe, the depth of Raphael Guerreiro, the suddenness of Renato and the inspiration of Éder that led to us hearing our national anthem in the end."

Bruno de Carvalho writes article for Semanário Ecclesia

One of the most recurrent themes discussed by Sporting in recent years has been ethics in sport. On the same subject, Bruno de Carvalho was invited to write for the Semanário Ecclesia digital edition this week.

"Sporting CP makes a point of taking on its role in society, fighting for sportsmanship and transparency in sport", began the sporting president in his piece, going on to add: "The club has developed various proposals for the improvement of football, presented not only to national bodies but also to international ones such as UEFA, FIFA and ECA...We are really happy about the approval of the yse of the video-referee for a trail period announced by FIFA, as well as the use of goal line technology in the European Championships and Champions League next season."

Read the full article here.