Sporting board reveals reason behind multi-million euro bond issue | OneFootball

Francisco Salgado Zenha explained the bond issuance - valued at 225 million euros - already previously announced by Sporting. Through social media, the vice-president of the Alvalade Club assured that "this moment marks a new era" for the lions.

"Through Sporting Entertainment S.A., the Club successfully completed a bond issuance of €225 million, with a term of 28 years and a fixed rate of 5.75%. The operation was led by the American market, whose demand — 8.5 times higher than the offer, reaching around €2 billion — demonstrates the confidence of international investors with a deep history in the sports entertainment sector," it can be read.

Sporting returns to the field on Tuesday, October 28, against Alverca. The match, counting for the quarter-finals of the League Cup, against the team led by Custódio, will be played at the José Alvalade Stadium, at 8:30 PM.

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Just a few years ago, Sporting Clube de Portugal was experiencing a moment of financial fragility. Today, it takes a historic step on the path of solidity and ambition.

Through Sporting Entertainment S.A., the Club successfully completed a bond issuance of €225 million, with a term of 28 years and a fixed rate of 5.75%.

The operation was led by the American market, whose demand — 8.5 times higher than the offer, reaching around €2 billion — demonstrates the confidence of international investors with a deep history in the sports entertainment sector.

This issuance received an "investment grade" rating (BBB by Morning Stars and BBB- by Fitch Ratings), marking the return of Fitch Ratings to football club issuances in Europe since the Real Madrid CF operation.

For Sporting Clube de Portugal, it means more than a financial seal — it is the international recognition of a project rebuilt on rigor, vision, and credibility.

It is the confirmation that the Club has once again inspired confidence and respect on the global stage.

More than an operation, this is a structural milestone: it creates the foundations for a new stage of growth, allowing Sporting Clube de Portugal to accelerate its path to establish itself as a global hub of entertainment and lifestyle, where football is the center, but experience, innovation, and emotion are the future.

I want to express my deep gratitude to André Bernardo and his team — especially Teresa Muller and Sousa — for their rigor and determination throughout the entire process.

I also thank the enormous contribution of André Varela and Helena Morais Lima and their teams, who were tireless throughout the entire process, and our strategic partners — J.P. Morgan, PLMJ, and Legends Global, among others — whose collaboration was essential for the success of this transaction.

This moment marks a new era for Sporting Clube de Portugal: that of a financially solid institution, globally respected and ready to transform the way we experience sports and entertainment.

Because when vision is combined with execution, the impossible becomes inevitable.

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