V. Guimarães: No need for outside interference, especially uninformed | OneFootball

V. Guimarães issued a statement in response to André Villas-Boas this Friday, reacting to the statements made by the president of FC Porto at the Portugal Football Summit, where he used the example of the Minho club and the V Sports fund to warn about the danger of investors, especially in the context of potential centralization of audiovisual rights.

The board led by António Miguel Cardoso vehemently rejected the intervention, describing it as revealing a lack of knowledge.

“The president of FC Porto, André Villas-Boas, decided to speculate this Friday at the Portugal Football Summit about the risk of investors in the sports companies of Portuguese clubs anticipating revenue from television rights, in a future context of centralization, citing Vitória Sport Clube in this regard.

Regarding the management of Vitória Sport Clube and the presence of an investor in its Sports Company, the president of FC Porto need not worry. Although we understand the interest in Vitória Sport Clube, we do not welcome external interference, especially when lacking knowledge. The Club's Sports Company has V Sports as a partner, a solid, credible group with proven success in the sports world, which is far from being a threat as suggested by the narrative the president of FC Porto attempted to convey.

We have an administration that constantly looks after the best interests of Vitória Sport Clube, and all structural decisions made by the current Board of Directors of the SAD are always reviewed and voted on in general assemblies by our members, as the club remains the majority shareholder of the SAD. Furthermore, we do not replicate the management of other SADs.

The current administration of Vitória Sport Clube, Futebol SAD, also understands that the centralization of television rights is not intended to anticipate revenues – its purpose is to correct historical inequalities and create a fairer distribution model, which will enhance the sports spectacle. It is a model that will allow Portuguese football to grow in a balanced, attractive, and sustainable way, with greater capacity to attract, train, and retain talent. And Vitória Sport Clube is far from being peripheral in this ecosystem. On the contrary, it is one of the engines of credibility, training, and identity in national football.

The Administration of Vitória SC, Futebol SAD,” it reads.

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