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 is clarified that during the meeting, “the current state of Portuguese football was addressed” and “various topics related to the future of the industry were discussed, namely the sustainability of sports companies (…), with a focus on the distribution of revenues from sports betting and, in particular, the funds related to bets on international leagues,” as well as “the financing model of Portuguese football and the challenges it faces in 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 the distributed funds” as one of the solutions discussed, and welcomed 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.

At the meeting, the current state of Portuguese Football was addressed and various topics related to the future of the industry were discussed, 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 bets 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 given 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.

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 the 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 structural topics for the future of Portuguese Football.”

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