Vieira unafraid, renews attack on Proença: controls referees | OneFootball

Luís Filipe Vieira once again made accusations against the President of the Portuguese Football Federation, Pedro Proença. The former top leader of the Clube da Luz recently announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the Eagles in an interview given to CNN/TVI last Tuesday, August 19. He also promised a significant return to Benfica.

"The president of the Portuguese Football Federation at the moment in professional football says nothing to anyone. I didn't make any accusation against the Federation, I made one against Pedro Proença and I confirm everything I said and there's still more to say. All the presidents are eager for me to enter football so they can lose their fear, because that man introduced fear," Luís Filipe Vieira began to explain.

The former President of Benfica continued: "It's as if he performed a miracle... but there are clubs on the brink of bankruptcy. There are clubs in the Second League that cannot survive. Other historic ones have been relegated, which I helped like Boavista, Belenenses, Vitória FC... Due to licensing vices."

"If we're talking about Pedro Proença, let's go all the way. It doesn't bother me at all. He implies, to other presidents, that he controls the refereeing. The first thing I will do is lead the television rights," said Luís Filipe Vieira, regarding the President of the Portuguese Football Federation.

Finally, the former President of Benfica, where he won seven national titles, spoke about the internal situation of the Clube da Luz: "There are people who will have to leave the club immediately. I'm not talking about Bruno Lage. I'm talking about people inside Luz and Seixal. To give you an example, I never admitted a friend to Benfica. Benfica is a club of friends, plus Pedro Proença's friend. I don't know if he's also partisan. I have nothing against the PSD, even the mayor was available to go and set up that whole scenario. A project that wasn't even approved. With me, it wouldn't happen."

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