André Villas-Boas takes swipe at Sporting after League proposals fail | OneFootball

Sporting saw two of the most high-profile proposals submitted at the Liga Portugal general assembly rejected this Wednesday. Among them was the club’s intention to extend VAR intervention to wrongly awarded corner kicks and also to change the location of the substitutes’ benches in stadiums.

According to the newspaper Record, the moment ended up sparking an exchange of words between club representatives, with André Villas-Boas making an ironic remark aimed at the rival. Porto’s president reportedly suggested that Sporting’s proposal regarding VAR should include retroactive effects for the 2025/26 season, so that it would not be “understood as a mere exercise in hypocrisy.”

Sporting’s proposal sought to allow video assistant referee intervention in cases of incorrectly awarded corner kicks that could directly influence the outcome of matches. However, the measure was ultimately voted down by the clubs present at the general meeting held in Porto.

Another of the rejected ideas involved changing the location of the substitutes’ benches. The SAD led by Frederico Varandas argued that the away team’s bench should be placed behind the assistant referee, in an attempt to reduce the pressure normally exerted by home clubs on the refereeing teams.

The Sporting , while Benfica was represented by Célia Falé.

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