FC Porto to meet Culture, Youth and Sport minister on Wednesday after handball derby incidents | OneFootball

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·1 April 2026

FC Porto to meet Culture, Youth and Sport minister on Wednesday after handball derby incidents

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FC Porto will be received by the minister for Culture, Youth and Sport on Wednesday afternoon. A similar meeting is planned for Sporting after incidents in the clubs' handball derby, according to O Jogo.

The meetings concern those incidents, among other matters. Sporting had complained of an intense odour in the dressing room.


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Porto informed the minister it had conducted an internal audit of its procedures and has everything documented.

The club also welcomed news of the public prosecutor's involvement, saying it felt completely at ease about the facts being established.

André Villas-Boas and Mário Santos, the club's director general for sports, are due at the minister's office at 17:30.

Source: O Jogo

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