Leonino
·24 August 2026
Rodrigo Roquette on Varandas and Sporting: only if you want to fall

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·24 August 2026

Rodrigo Roquette publicly reacted to Frederico Varandas’ recent statements and did not hold back in commenting on Sporting’s current situation. Through social media, the well-known Sporting supporter left a message praising the way the Club’s top leader has been responding to the controversies that have emerged in recent times.
"Sporting’s President is very effective at tearing apart narratives and exposing liars, but honestly I don’t even think it’s necessary. The shady strategies of certain clubs, media outlets and talking heads are so basic that only those who want to fall for it do. Keep trying…", he wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter).
The reaction came after Frederico Varandas addressed an audio recording related to alleged comments about Sporting players. The Sporting president played down the content and used an ironic comparison to explain his position. "Audio recordings from an idiot... It’s like me saying: I had dinner with Angelina Jolie and Cindy Crawford and then I was deciding which one it would be. But then, let me inform you, I gave neither of them a chance. The bachelor party never existed," he said.
The executive went even further by ironically anticipating new stories during the final days of the transfer window, even mentioning a possible episode involving Suárez. "But maybe, since there is still some time before the window closes, we’ll still have a week in which we read that Suárez stole a teammate’s girlfriend", he said.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.
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