Rui Moreira on land granted to FC Porto: “It’s only fair” | OneFootball

The Porto City Council and FC Porto formalized this Friday an agreement that grants the transfer of surface rights over a plot of land intended for the construction of a new multi-sports pavilion for the youth teams of the blue and white club. Rui Moreira stated that, in his opinion, this step is simply an act of justice towards FC Porto.

“I believe that this act is also an act of justice in relation to FC Porto, because for years, unlike other cities that recognized their main club as an asset, for some years the city of Porto turned its back on FC Porto and we did not want it to be that way. I would also like to make it clear that this is a good deal for the city, because if it weren’t FC Porto making this investment, it would have to be us. And it wasn’t the mayor who decided, it was the Municipal Executive and the Municipal Assembly,” said the mayor, who is preparing to step down from the city’s leadership, adding that the occasion served as an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between the City Council and the club over the past years.

“When we arrived here, 12 years ago, one of our concerns was to normalize the relationship between the Municipality of Porto and the city’s institutions, and there was one that, as you well know, was going through complicated times. I don’t really like the term, but those were indeed troubled times, and right at the beginning we managed to reach an agreement with FC Porto—something few people remember—regarding the club’s swimming pools, right nearby. It was one of the most important symbolic acts; it was the resumption of a normal relationship with FC Porto, to which a series of important gestures were later added, whether it was the celebration of FC Porto in this house, which belongs to all the people of Porto, or in terms of the work that has been done regarding sports practice,” recalled Rui Moreira, also highlighting the relevance of FC Porto in the international promotion of the city.

“From Burma to Bangladesh, everyone knows that FC Porto is, in fact, part of our identity as a city, and we owe a debt of gratitude to a club that embodies the spirit of the city,” he concluded.

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