Benfica complaints spark action against Gül, Marques and FC Porto | OneFootball

Benfica submitted two disciplinary complaints to the Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), one directed at Deniz Gül and another at FC Porto and Francisco J. Marques, which led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings.

The case involving the Turkish international is related to the obscene gesture made towards the stands at Estádio da Luz at the end of the classic match between Benfica and FC Porto, played on March 8. “The proceedings were initiated following a disciplinary complaint submitted by Benfica on March 17, and the case was sent, on March 20, to the Commission of Instructors of Liga Portugal, with publicity excluded until the end of the investigation,” reads the statement from the CD of the FPF.

Regarding the disciplinary proceedings initiated against Francisco J. Marques, former communications director of the Dragons, and FC Porto, “the purpose is to determine the disciplinary relevance of the facts reported by Benfica on March 13, 2026,” and it is linked to the email case. “The case was sent, on March 20, 2026, to the Commission of Instructors of Liga Portugal, with publicity excluded until the end of the investigation.”

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