“We’re going to the Primeira Liga to win” | OneFootball

“The women’s football team has exceeded all expectations” and “made many dreams come true”, which is why André Villas-Boas is following this “invincible journey, with many victories and many joyful moments, winning over the fans and reaching Jamor in just their second year of existence” with immense “pride”. On the sidelines of the handover of the National Second Division Champions trophy to the Museum, the FC Porto president highlighted “the growth of the players and the way they gave themselves to the Club body and soul, and the success they have achieved”, and made a point of “thanking the Porto members and fans because they never abandoned them on the way to the Primeira Liga”.

Immense pride“The women’s football team has exceeded all expectations. Not only mine, as president, but also those of the Board and management. The only people who were not surprised were those who were there day to day, in training and in matches, experiencing all these possibilities firsthand. In two years, many dreams have come true with great feeling, and we are proudly in the Primeira Liga. We are proud to have launched this project so quickly, so suddenly and with so much success. Credit must go to professor José Manuel (Ferreira), the director of women’s football, and to Joana (Oliveira), who has been tireless in assisting him in preparing FC Porto’s women’s football project.”

Always rising“One of the first memories I keep is the women’s football debut at the Estádio do Dragão, when we broke the attendance record, and then their whole journey. An invincible journey, with many victories and many joyful moments, winning over the fans and reaching Jamor in just their second year of existence. All this feels like a fable, a dream, and for us it is a source of pride to see the growth of these players, the way they have given themselves to FC Porto body and soul, and the success they have achieved. We are proudly in the Primeira Liga and we always go out to win.”

The backing from the stands“They were welcomed with open arms, with that attendance record right at the start, and then by the entire Porto fanbase that follows these girls on their travels. Thanks to women’s football, a new way of seeing and respecting the game has been created, one that surely attracts new audiences. They have enjoyed this loyal following from FC Porto fans because they win people over with their commitment, their sacrifice and the way they compete. Things that were very clear in the Jamor final. While others thrashed us in attendance, we thrashed them on the pitch, in attitude, commitment and Porto soul, as a result of what Daniel (Chaves) passes on to these girls. It is a journey we should all be proud of, and I want to thank the Porto members and fans because they never abandoned them on the way to the Primeira Liga.”

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