Portuguese (Sporting Lisbon) players.

[ekhibee]

Just wondered if anybody knew much about this. Players and staff were attacked by 50 fans in May, and 7 players have terminated their own contracts. Now I'm not for a second suggesting that players should be attacked by fans at any time, but it seems strange that they've actually been allowed to terminate their own contracts. The goalie Patricio has already signed for Wolves. I would have thought the club would definitely be appealing this. During the game against Morocco, the commentator was going on about one of the players who came on as a sub, valued at £87 Million, Fernandes. That's a lot of money to lose, so I suppose it all boils down to the club has not provided security for players while they're training?

[Gibby the Hibby]

Its madness just been reading about it, all because they did not get in the CL positions.
they get attacked at training, Id be leaving too, Fk playing for fans like that!
Must be part of the contract that allows them to cancel it if they feel their safety is at risk, And they certainly have a point, youd have thought they
could sell the players tho. must not have a choice,

Can we get ryan gauld on a free transfer then

[Onceinawhile]

There's no such issue at Sporting Lisbon. In fact, Sporting Lisboa Benfica aren't making many waves at all at the moment.

I suspect you mean Sporting club de Portugal. Where the chairman was formerly a hooligan and criticised the players for their performances and, it has been hinted at, may have had a guiding hand in the attack at the training ground.

[bod]

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Its madness just been reading about it, all because they did not get in the CL positions.
they get attacked at training, Id be leaving too, Fk playing for fans like that!
Must be part of the contract that allows them to cancel it if they feel their safety is at risk, And they certainly have a point, youd have thought they
could sell the players tho. must not have a choice,

Can we get ryan gauld on a free transfer then

Don’t think he’s leaving get promoted to the 1st team

[ekhibee]

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There's no such issue at Sporting Lisbon. In fact, Sporting Lisboa Benfica aren't making many waves at all at the moment.

I suspect you mean Sporting club de Portugal. Where the chairman was formerly a hooligan and criticised the players for their performances and, it has been hinted at, may have had a guiding hand in the attack at the training ground.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44489158

You could be right, but it does say Sporting Lisbon in the article.

[eezyrider]

I hadn't heard about this either until earlier. It must have been some attack for the players to unliterally terminate their contracts.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44489158


EZ

[Ritchie]

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There's no such issue at Sporting Lisbon. In fact, Sporting Lisboa Benfica aren't making many waves at all at the moment.

I suspect you mean Sporting club de Portugal. Where the chairman was formerly a hooligan and criticised the players for their performances and, it has been hinted at, may have had a guiding hand in the attack at the training ground.

It is Sporting Lisbon.

[Onceinawhile]

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It is Sporting Lisbon.

It isn't. The only club with Sporting Lisbon in their name is Benfica: As in Sporting Lisboa Benfica.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L._Benfica

The team with the problem is sporting club de portugal:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_CP

[CropleyWasGod]

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It isn't. The only club with Sporting Lisbon in their name is Benfica: As in Sporting Lisboa Benfica.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L._Benfica

The team with the problem is sporting club de portugal:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_CP

"The club is usually referred to simply as Sporting in Portuguese-speaking countries, and is often called Sporting Lisbon in other countries."

[brog]

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It is Sporting Lisbon.

He's being pedantic re the correct name of the club which is Sporting Club of Portugal but they're commonly referred to as Sporting Lisbon, or just Sporting, even in Portugal where I currently am. My friend is a Sporting fan & he's in bits. At present there are serious doubts 're Sporting's future existence. He's correct though that the chairman is a crook, if not a glib & accomplished liar!

[Barman Stanton]

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There's no such issue at Sporting Lisbon. In fact, Sporting Lisboa Benfica aren't making many waves at all at the moment.

I suspect you mean Sporting club de Portugal. Where the chairman was formerly a hooligan and criticised the players for their performances and, it has been hinted at, may have had a guiding hand in the attack at the training ground.

Sporting Lisbon has always been a kind of unofficial name for Sporting Club. Iv never once heard anyone refer to Benfica as Sporting.

Here is Hibs program, and they certainly didn’t play Benfica.

[Ritchie]

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He's being pedantic re the correct name of the club which is Sporting Club of Portugal but they're commonly referred to as Sporting Lisbon, or just Sporting, even in Portugal where I currently am. My friend is a Sporting fan & he's in bits. At present there are serious doubts 're Sporting's future existence. He's correct though that the chairman is a crook, if not a glib & accomplished liar!

i see.

[MWHIBBIES]

It was a shocking attack, players quite right to get out of there ASAP

[Diclonius]

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He's being pedantic re the correct name of the club which is Sporting Club of Portugal but they're commonly referred to as Sporting Lisbon, or just Sporting, even in Portugal where I currently am. My friend is a Sporting fan & he's in bits. At present there are serious doubts 're Sporting's future existence. He's correct though that the chairman is a crook, if not a glib & accomplished liar!

To be fair, it is annoying when teams from this country are referred to as "Celtic Glasgow", "Hibernian Edinburgh" or "the Hearts of Midlothian".

I have a soft spot for Internazionale and they're never referred to as "Inter Milan" over there - only "Inter".

[neil7908]

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There's no such issue at Sporting Lisbon. In fact, Sporting Lisboa Benfica aren't making many waves at all at the moment.

I suspect you mean Sporting club de Portugal. Where the chairman was formerly a hooligan and criticised the players for their performances and, it has been hinted at, may have had a guiding hand in the attack at the training ground.

There's no such club as Hibs but it's think it's not unreasonable to use that name.

[Mibbes Aye]

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To be fair, it is annoying when teams from this country are referred to as "Celtic Glasgow", "Hibernian Edinburgh" or "the Hearts of Midlothian".

I have a soft spot for Internazionale and they're never referred to as "Inter Milan" over there - only "Inter".

In Lisbon, you will get a lot of Benfica merchandise in the official shop with SLB or the full name, but the team are really just referred to as Benfica.

And with their derby rivals in green it's Sporting, Sporting CP, SCP or occasionally Sporting Portugal, but generally just Sporting.

Nevertheless, Sporting Lisbon is a commonplace name, certainly in the UK.

[Keith_M]

Isn't it amazing, yet predictable, that a story on a serious issue can be sidetracked so easily... in this case to what is the correct name of the club.


To get back to the point; I think if I was one of the players, I'd want to leave as early as possible as well. Who'd want to play for a group of fans willing to attack you, just because you didn't meet their demanding standards?

If the owner of the club, and it's a big if, encouraged it in any way, then that is absolutely deplorable.

[nellio]

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Isn't it amazing, yet predictable, that a story on a serious issue can be sidetracked so easily... in this case to what is the correct name of the club.


To get back to the point; I think if I was one of the players, I'd want to leave as early as possible as well. Who'd want to play for a group of fans willing to attack you, just because you didn't meet their demanding standards?

If the owner of the club, and it's a big if, encouraged it in any way, then that is absolutely deplorable.

Exactly. It's clear that the team known as Sporting Lisbon is the team involved. No need for it.

Bit of a bonkers situation over there that's for sure. Club must have agreed to terminate contracts Rui Patricio wouldn't have been able to sign for Wolves otherwise.

[Onceinawhile]

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Exactly. It's clear that the team known as Sporting Lisbon is the team involved. No need for it.

Bit of a bonkers situation over there that's for sure. Club must have agreed to terminate contracts Rui Patricio wouldn't have been able to sign for Wolves otherwise.

Except the team known as sporting Lisbon - which is benfica is not involved.

The idea that I'm somehow wrong because other people have been wrong for a long time is interesting.

[nellio]

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Except the team known as sporting Lisbon - which is benfica is not involved.

The idea that I'm somehow wrong because other people have been wrong for a long time is interesting.

So you're suggesting the team involved are not KNOWN as Sporting Lisbon then?

[hibee1875]

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Except the team known as sporting Lisbon - which is benfica is not involved.

The idea that I'm somehow wrong because other people have been wrong for a long time is interesting.

Get over yourself. We’re all aware that the team involved is widely known in the uk as Sporting Lisbon.

Atrocious behaviour from the fans. However I wonder what’s keeping the rest of the squad there?

[Boyle89]

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Except the team known as sporting Lisbon - which is benfica is not involved.

The idea that I'm somehow wrong because other people have been wrong for a long time is interesting.

We get it, you know the name of the club 10 points for you. Let it go already!

[Centre Hawf]

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Except the team known as sporting Lisbon - which is benfica is not involved.

The idea that I'm somehow wrong because other people have been wrong for a long time is interesting.

You’re not wrong. But you are being pendantic. Sporting Lisbon is used throughout football coverage across Europe.

[Smartie]

Were the players actually attacked or was this just a rumour made up by an obese, slug-like creature to deflect attention away from something else?

[Iggy Pope]

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You’re not wrong. But you are being pendantic. Sporting Lisbon is used throughout football coverage across Europe.

Or perhaps other things beginning with a P. Perplexing,, pointless , stuff like that.
I grew up knowing I had watched us hammer Sporting Lisbon and I've been to matches at both them and Benfica. And Estoril. Who were playing Porto....another P....oh, wait....Hibs slippered those as well and they were called something else...

[nellio]

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Or perhaps other things beginning with a P. Perplexing,, pointless , stuff like that.
I grew up knowing I had watched us hammer Sporting Lisbon and I've been to matches at both them and Benfica. And Estoril. Who were playing Porto....another P....oh, wait....Hibs slippered those as well and they were called something else...

It's not Hibs. It's Hibernian Edinburgh. Hibs is simply not correct as you have not stated the full name of the club so Hibernian Edinburgh cannot be involved.

[Since90+2]

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Except the team known as sporting Lisbon - which is benfica is not involved.

The idea that I'm somehow wrong because other people have been wrong for a long time is interesting.

In this country nobody would refer to Benfica as Sporting Lisbon , they would refer to them as Benfica.

[jacomo]

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Except the team known as sporting Lisbon - which is benfica is not involved.

The idea that I'm somehow wrong because other people have been wrong for a long time is interesting.

Oh stop it.

A wee light hearted point of correction is one thing, but this is getting ridiculous.

Tell me, do you pronounce Paris as Paree or do you sometimes accept a bit of anglicisation of foreign names?

[Iggy Pope]

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It's not Hibs. It's Hibernian Edinburgh. Hibs is simply not correct as you have not stated the full name of the club so Hibernian Edinburgh cannot be involved.

This never ends well for the Logic fellah in 'Viz'.

[nellio]

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Oh stop it.

A wee light hearted point of correction is one thing, but this is getting ridiculous.

Tell me, do you pronounce Paris as Paree or do you sometimes accept a bit of anglicisation of foreign names?

Paris St Germain football club. No idea who PSG are.