Pinto da Costa’s grandson slams ex-Sporting midfielder: Spoke badly | OneFootball

The posthumously awarded Dragon of Honor to Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa sparked strong family opposition. His grandson, Nuno Pinto da Costa, criticized the current club management, led by André Villas Boas, stating that the ancestor's wishes were not respected. He also took a jab at Maniche, a former Sporting footballer.

"I am making this video just to clarify some of the misinformation that has been spread around, as usual, regarding the Golden Dragons, and particularly the Dragon of Honor that my grandfather Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa won last night, to let you know that no, I was not invited to the Golden Dragons gala, and I was also not invited to receive the Dragon of Honor on behalf of my grandfather," he began saying on social media.

Nuno Pinto da Costa continued with the assurance that the current Porto management knew of his grandfather's wish that none of his family or friends should receive any kind of award or decoration after his death: "Also to say that, obviously, the common fan is not obliged to know what his wish was or wasn't, but I can guarantee you that the current management knew of this wish he had. The intention is also to hurt and harm, because we are not naive, nor have we been in this for just two days, those who are close to him, and particularly me."

He then reaffirmed that neither he nor other family members were invited to the ceremony: "Just to make it clear that I was not invited to receive it, nor was his wife invited, nor was his daughter invited. I am sure they wouldn't do this to anyone else (...) The tribute was not to fulfill the president's wish, it was just and only, once again, used as a political tool to please the masses (...) It's just another one of those attitudes from those who treated him badly during his life, but now come with tributes. I have already talked about this, I am tired of talking about this topic, I'm just surprised that it wasn't Maniche, who spoke very badly of my grandfather, and who was present yesterday because he was invited to the gala, who didn't deliver this Dragon of Honor. Since we are at the height of hypocrisy, it would just be one more," he mentioned. Recall HERE Maniche's words about Pinto da Costa.

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