FC Porto lodge complaint against Frederico Varandas over defamatory remarks | OneFootball

FC Porto has filed a complaint against Frederico Varandas, president of Sporting, with the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation. According to the newspaper Portal dos Dragões, the Dragons’ initiative is related to the statements made by the Lions’ leader after the match against V. Guimarães on December 23, a game that ended with the national champions winning 4-1.

Immediately after the match, in the mixed zone of Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Frederico Varandas criticized Portuguese refereeing, pointing the finger at rivals and the presidents who led them for decades. “For decades, refereeing was not independent, it had an owner. FC Porto and Benfica. Decades. With names. Pinto da Costa, Luís Filipe Vieira. I am 46 years old, you are from my generation and we grew up like this,” said the Lions’ leader.

According to our newspaper, FC Porto officials were surprised by the lack of intervention from the Disciplinary Council of the FPF and the Portuguese Football Referees Association regarding Frederico Varandas’ statements.

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