João Diogo Manteigas slams FC Porto: "Unacceptable benefits" | OneFootball

After the agreement announced between FC Porto and the Porto City Council, which will allow the use of the Ramalho Ortigão School facilities as a sports hall, João Diogo Manteigas expressed criticism. The candidate lamented the lack of equivalent support for Benfica.

“The Sport Lisboa e Benfica elections do not distract us from our focus: we know very well who our real opponents are. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is currently facing serious logistical difficulties in securing spaces in the city of Lisbon where its youth teams in various sports can train and compete. It is worth remembering: we are the club that invests the most in multi-sport activities in Portugal, participating in both genders in the five main sports and providing training at all levels,” highlighted João Diogo Manteigas.

“That is why it is unacceptable that the Porto Municipality continues to grant benefits to clubs that only compete in three men’s and one women’s sport, while Sport Lisboa e Benfica is left aside. When FC Porto’s leaders proclaim attacks against the central government and the city of Lisbon, but silently accept unparalleled privileges, their inconsistency is exposed. They already had the training center rented for €500/month for 30 years, and now new sports halls are being added. Sport Lisboa e Benfica demands equal treatment and respect for its sporting, social, and historical significance,” criticized the candidate.

However, the candidate for the Benfica presidency did not mention the support granted by the Lisbon City Council – for example, the program-contract signed in 2002 between the Lisbon City Council, EPUL, Benfica, and Sociedade Benfica Estádio SA – which, according to the PJ, amounted to 65 million euros.

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