Pedro Proença’s meeting: main points with Porto, Braga, Benfica, Sporting | OneFootball

Pedro Proença met this Friday with the presidents of SL Benfica, SC Braga, FC Porto, and Sporting CP. In a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation, it was clarified that during the meeting, “the current state of Portuguese football was discussed” and “various topics related to the future of the industry were debated, namely the sustainability of sports companies (…), with a focus on the distribution of revenues from sports betting and, in particular, the funds related to betting on international leagues,” as well as “the financing model of Portuguese football and the challenges it faces in both the national and international context.”

The FPF also highlighted the “need to establish strict criteria for the distribution of revenues from sports betting, as well as the definition of demanding parameters for the application of distributed funds” as one of the solutions discussed, and praised the “constructive atmosphere of the meeting.”

Read the full statement:

“The Portuguese Football Federation informs that it received, on the morning of this Friday, at the City of Football, the Presidents of FC Porto, André Villas-Boas, SC Braga, António Salvador, SL Benfica, Rui Costa, and Sporting CP, Frederico Varandas.

During the meeting, the current state of Portuguese Football was discussed and various topics related to the future of the industry were debated, 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 both the national and international context were also addressed.

At the meeting, information was given about the establishment 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.

Among other solutions, the need to establish strict criteria for the distribution of revenues from Sports Betting, as well as the definition of demanding parameters for the application of distributed funds, was made clear.

The Portuguese Football Federation welcomes the constructive atmosphere of the meeting, which clearly demonstrated the spirit of positive dialogue shown in the discussion of truly structuring topics for the future of Portuguese Football.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.