Sporting fan who called Conceição a "pig" awarded €20,000 compensation | OneFootball

Francisco Seixas da Costa will be compensated by the Portuguese State in the amount of around 20 thousand euros, following the appeal he filed after being sentenced to pay 8,200 euros by the Porto Court of Appeal for calling Sérgio Conceição a "javardo" (lout) on social media.

The decision was communicated by the European Court of Human Rights, the body to which the former Secretary of State for European Affairs and supporter of Sporting appealed. The case dates back to March 31, 2019, when the former ambassador used his 'X' account to make remarks about Porto's then coach.

"Sérgio Conceição doesn't even seem to be a bad coach! But he is—let's be clear!—a lout. There's no point in using euphemisms. And the FCP fans who identify with his style are just that—louts. Just as are the (my) Sporting fans who like Bruno de Carvalho," he wrote in 2022.

After a lawsuit filed by Sérgio Conceição, the Porto Court sentenced Seixas da Costa to a fine of 2,200 euros and compensation of six thousand euros to the coach for the crime of aggravated defamation. The university professor appealed and saw the conviction confirmed, which led him to a new appeal, this time to the European Court of Human Rights.

Two years later, the State and Francisco Seixas da Costa's defense reached an "amicable agreement", with the former committing to pay a total of 20,450 euros, divided between material damages (8,200 euros), non-material damages (9,750€), and legal expenses (2,500€).

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