Benfica complaints lead to charges for Gül, Marques and FC Porto | OneFootball

Benfica submitted two disciplinary complaints to the Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), one against Deniz Gül and the other against FC Porto and Francisco J. Marques, which led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings.

The case involving the Turkish international is related to the obscene gesture made towards the stands at the Estádio da Luz at the end of the classic match between Benfica and FC Porto, played on 8 March. “The proceedings were initiated following a disciplinary complaint filed by Benfica on 17 March, and the case was sent on 20 March to the Liga Portugal Instructors Committee, with publicity excluded until the end of the investigation,” reads the statement from the FPF’s Disciplinary Council.

Regarding the disciplinary proceedings brought against Francisco J. Marques, former communications director of the Dragons, and FC Porto, “their purpose is to determine the disciplinary relevance of the facts reported by Benfica on 13 March 2026,” and they are linked to the email case. “The case was sent on 20 March 2026 to the Liga Portugal Instructors Committee, with publicity excluded until the end of the investigation.”

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