Benfica join Sporting, Porto in FPF demands, Rui Costa to meet Proença | OneFootball

Rui Costa will be meeting with Pedro Proença, leader of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) next Friday. Alongside the President of Benfica will be Frederico Varandas, André Villas-Boas, and António Salvador, counterparts from Sporting, Porto, and Braga, respectively.

According to information reported by the newspaper Record, the meeting, which will take place at the Cidade do Futebol, was demanded by the Presidents of the four national clubs, and aims to discuss the existing protocol between the federation and Liga Portugal, as well as the normalization of relations with the League.

In addition to these two points, Benfica, Sporting, Porto, and Braga, through their Presidents, are also demanding the payment of 30 million euros related to revenues from international league betting. According to the national press, these were, in fact, commitments made by Pedro Proença during his campaign for the FPF elections.

The Portuguese newspaper also explains that in this meeting only the four biggest national clubs will participate, due to the conversations that took place during the campaign, which followed the same format. Benfica, Sporting, Porto, and Braga believe that now is the time to return to the table and finally discuss these topics.

Furthermore, the top four finishers from last season admit they may open these meetings to the leaders of other Portuguese football clubs, but since the matter concerns promises made to these clubs, the participants decided that this conversation should take place in this format. The meeting between Rui Costa, Frederico Varandas, André Villas-Boas, and António Salvador comes at a time when the atmosphere is tense in national sports, which further increases the significance of the meeting with Pedro Proença - who recently lost an important member to the Clube da Luz.

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