Fernando Cardinal and FC Porto: “Playing for my boyhood club tops all” | OneFootball

Fernando Cardinal was presented as captain of FC Porto’s futsal team and did not hide his emotion in his speech:

“This is the best moment of my career, without a doubt. It’s right at the top. This moment surpasses all the others, because wearing the FC Porto shirt and representing the club I love is a completely different feeling”.

The pivot even admitted:

“Today is a special day and I’m going to sleep wearing the shirt.”

As for the captain’s armband, the player accepted the responsibility without hesitation:

“It is an honour to be the first captain of FC Porto futsal. But I don’t need the armband to be captain; a captain leads by example. I prefer to lead by example rather than demand things from my teammates.”

Cardinal also highlighted the board’s decision to move forward with the project:

“I even lost hope of being here today. For a club with FC Porto’s history, it is important to have futsal.”

The Dragons’ new number seven finally made an appeal to the fans:

“FC Porto’s fans never fail, and they will certainly be very happy about the creation of the futsal team. As a fan and as a futsal player for our club, I want to invite them to come to every game. They will be a great help to us.”

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