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Frederico Varandas, President of Sporting, reminded that Pedro Proença and Reinaldo Teixeira are Benfica supporters

Frederico Varandas responded to the accusations that Sporting controls the main bodies of Portuguese football and made several criticisms of Benfica. The President of the Lions recalled that Pedro Proença and Reinaldo Teixeira are Benfica fans. In addition, the director used irony to refute this idea.

"The current president of the FPF, Pedro Proença, known to everyone, is a Benfica supporter. The current president of the League, Reinaldo Teixeira, whom I did not know until the day he decided to run, I did my homework and was told he was a serious, honest, and professional person, but that he was a Benfica supporter," he began by saying to journalists.

Upon entering the General Assembly of Sporting, the President of the Alvalade Club also pointed to the rest of the federation's board, mentioning "the great Sporting fans Domingos Paciência and Toni," ironically, and also addressed the "vice" Rui Caeiro.

"We find Rui Caeiro, who is indeed a Sporting supporter, but who has an interesting past. He was a vice-president of Bruno de Carvalho and, on the recommendation of our governing bodies, namely the Fiscal Council, his suspension as a member was proposed, something that the members agreed with by 70% of the vote. We can see, quite simply, how everything is 'green' at the FPF," the president once again said ironically.

Frederico Varandas considered that the fact there are no longer "lords" in football "is causing a lot of confusion for certain clubs," and left some advice for the current board and other candidates for the presidency of Benfica: "Since I have been here, there have been seasons that did not go well, but never has the president of Sporting made excuses because of refereeing. Three years ago, with Sporting in fourth place, I said categorically that the fault was only ours. That is the first step to making a club successful and a champion. Be competent and work harder, which helps much more than writing statements," he concluded.

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