Pedro Proença hails Rui Costa and co after Benfica-FPF meeting | OneFootball

Pedro Proença praised the "constructive atmosphere" that was present at the Cidade do Futebol, during the meeting between the President of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and Rui Costa, Frederico Varandas, André Villas-Boas, and António Salvador, leaders of Benfica, Sporting, Porto, and Braga, respectively. The details of the conversation were revealed in a statement issued this Friday, November 21.

"The Portuguese Football Federation informs that it received, on the morning of this Friday, at the Cidade do Futebol, the Presidents of FC Porto, André Villas-Boas, SC Braga, António Salvador, SL Benfica, Rui Costa, and Sporting CP, Frederico Varandas," the FPF began in a statement issued recently.

The organization led by Pedro Proença continued: "The current state of Portuguese Football was discussed at the meeting, along with various topics related to the future of the industry, namely the sustainability of Professional Football Sports Companies, with a focus on the distribution of revenues from Sports Betting and, in particular, the funds related to betting on international leagues."

"The financing model of Portuguese Football and the challenges it faces in the national and international context were also addressed. During the meeting, information was provided about the creation of a working group, promoted by the Portuguese Football Federation, aimed at analyzing the current model and building solutions that meet the needs of Professional Football," the FPF officials wrote next.

The Portuguese Football Federation concluded with the following note: "Among other solutions, the need to establish strict criteria for the distribution of revenues from Sports Betting was made clear, as well as the definition of demanding parameters for the application of the distributed funds. The Portuguese Football Federation welcomes the constructive atmosphere of the meeting, which clearly highlighted the spirit of positive dialogue demonstrated in the discussion of truly structural topics for the future of Portuguese Football."

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