“We’re heading 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 “unbeaten journey, with many victories and much joy, winning over the fans and reaching Jamor in just its second year of existence” with enormous “pride”. On the sidelines of the presentation of the Second Division National Champions trophy to the Museum, the FC Porto president highlighted “the growth of the players and the way they have devoted themselves to the Club body and soul, and the success they have achieved”, and made a point of “thanking the Porto fanbase 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 the 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 been made true with deep feeling, and proudly we are in the Primeira Liga. It is a source of pride that we launched this project so quickly, so suddenly, and with so much success. Credit must be given to the vision of professor José Manuel (Ferreira), the director of women’s football, and to Joana (Oliveira), who is his tireless assistant 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 everything that followed in their journey. An unbeaten journey, with many victories and much joy, winning over the fans and reaching Jamor in just its second year of existence. All of 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. Proudly we are 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, which follows these girls on their away trips. 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 following from FC Porto supporters 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 in the stands, we thrashed on the pitch, in attitude, in commitment and in 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 fanbase 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.