orange sky posted:

Oh but theres meo go zonline Vodafone play.. He could be using a friend's password for all we know. He could be watching a foreign channel's stream.. There's no way Benfica wins this in this country if they indeed sue them.

orange sky posted:

Everybody's crazy, the referees suck and Sa Pinto will punch someone before the season is done.

A lot of drama has been going on since Jesus went to Sporting (after training Benfica for 6 years) and Benfica are now trying to bury Sporting by any means possible (newspapers, transfers, what have you).

If you love drama you'll love this. We've got soap operas in our blood.

Also, Bruno de Carvalho won't shut up and I love it 'cause he pisses everyone the gently caress out.

Giovanni_Sinclair posted:

Hello everyone, I recently signed up for this new streaming service called NGSN which stream several leagues around the world, one of the league they show is the Portuguese league and I am currently watching the end of the Vitória Guimarães Sporting Braga game. Anything I should know about other than Benfica,Porto and Sporting wining everything?

Mean Bean Machine posted:

Here's some quotes by Sporting's president, Bruno de Carvalho. He's right about everything.

On the referees: "There are some new rules in football. If the ball hits the hand of an opponent's player, it isn't a penalty for Sporting. It's the new law in football. Just like grabbing a Sporting player inside the area isn't a penalty. It's a hug, a caress, and that's what football is all about. To show the tenderness we have for one another. I urge Sporting players not to show the same tenderness to their opponents because if we hug someone inside the area it's a penalty. Also we have to understand the offside rule is vague when it comes to Sporting. Those who can rule, the others have to obey."

On Marítimo's (a club in the island of Madeira) president: "Prostitution - those who sell themselves for money - is the same, in the country and in the islands."

On Porto's president: "I don't care about what Pinto da Costa says. My father, who I love, is 80 years old. I understand. At a certain point we all start having some difficulties, it's ok."

On Benfica: "There's a simple solution that people haven't realized yet. When we want to start solving Portugal's problems, it's easy: just remove the red from the flag and everything will be fine."

On Portuguese football: "We know our football is bipolar (Porto and Benfica) so it works like the anus where we have the buttocks facing each other and saying: I'm here and I'm better than you. Out of something like the anus, only two things can come out, and it's either a fart or crap. And that's what our football is full of: crap."

Mean Bean Machine posted:

Here's some quotes by Sporting's president, Bruno de Carvalho. He's right about everything.

On the referees: "There are some new rules in football. If the ball hits the hand of an opponent's player, it isn't a penalty for Sporting. It's the new law in football. Just like grabbing a Sporting player inside the area isn't a penalty. It's a hug, a caress, and that's what football is all about. To show the tenderness we have for one another. I urge Sporting players not to show the same tenderness to their opponents because if we hug someone inside the area it's a penalty. Also we have to understand the offside rule is vague when it comes to Sporting. Those who can rule, the others have to obey."

On Marítimo's (a club in the island of Madeira) president: "Prostitution - those who sell themselves for money - is the same, in the country and in the islands."

On Porto's president: "I don't care about what Pinto da Costa says. My father, who I love, is 80 years old. I understand. At a certain point we all start having some difficulties, it's ok."

On Benfica: "There's a simple solution that people haven't realized yet. When we want to start solving Portugal's problems, it's easy: just remove the red from the flag and everything will be fine."

On Portuguese football: "We know our football is bipolar (Porto and Benfica) so it works like the anus where we have the buttocks facing each other and saying: I'm here and I'm better than you. Out of something like the anus, only two things can come out, and it's either a fart or crap. And that's what our football is full of: crap."

e: if you want to know more just read the OP which is pretty outdated but will teach you some history hell i made it so youy know its good and like the last 5 pages of the thread

Drogadon posted:

This is all fantastic, what's the best source for listening to/reading these quotes? I think my "portuñol" is probably good enough to understand it and laugh and maybe even translate for this thread.

Giovanni_Sinclair posted:

Hello everyone, I recently signed up for this new streaming service called NGSN which stream several leagues around the world, one of the league they show is the Portuguese league and I am currently watching the end of the Vitória Guimarães Sporting Braga game. Anything I should know about other than Benfica,Porto and Sporting wining everything?

DaddyBigBucks posted:

That first clip was like my childhood growing up in a Portuguese household, two or more people talking at the same time, no one listening.

orange sky posted:

Regarding Pedro Guerra, this is great

https://youtu.be/vTnZFUj4wDg

quote:

A huge scandal is happening in Portugal thanks in large part to documents published by a website called Football Leaks. It shines a bright light on corruption and exposes Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, among others.

The scandal is relating to a myriad of shady dealings including third party ownership and bribing referees. Although outside influences are trying to correct all of this behaviour, bitter Lisbon rivals Benfica and Sporting are helping any interested football authorities by airing the other’s dirty laundry.

Many of the leaks on the Football Leaks website attract suspicion to Sporting due to their fondness for third party ownership. It is believed that Benfica president Luis Felipe Vieira commissioned these leaks.

In response, Sporting president Bruno de Carvalho told television station TVI that Benfica were offering gifts to referees who are in charge of their games.

UEFA apparently allow clubs to buy referees gifts with a value of €183 or less, but de Carvalho accused Benfica of spending a whopping €250,000 a year on officials, imploring authorities to investigate this.

De Carvalho said that he received a gift box from an anonymous person that would usually be given to referees. It featured Eusebio’s face on it and included invitations to Lisbon’s best restaurants.

The Sporting president should be worrying about his own mess regarding Doyen Sports Investment Limited, a third party ownership company that has helped the club buy players in return for a cut of the profits.

Now Doyen are looking for some of the money they’re apparently owed, around €20m, including a cut of the transfer fee Manchester United paid for Marcos Rojo.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will reach a verdict on the case in the coming weeks.

Simone Poodoin posted:

Is poo poo really hitting the fan or is this just a dumb website misunderstanding normal everyday poo poo flinging?


http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/huge-scandal-happening-in-portugal-benfica-and-sporting-accuse-each-other-of-corruption/
http://football-leaks.livejournal.com/

Giovanni_Sinclair posted:

Man this league is really fun to follow, games are fun and the stuff outside are even more fun. Has it always been like this?

orange sky posted:

Benfica is asking for €14M in "damages" (emotional?), one euro for every benfica fan in the world, from Jorge Jesus.
Among the many arguments Benfica say they have, Sporting bought a telestration(sp?) tool right after Jesus joined Sporting. This apparently constitutes piracy and software theft (!!?!).
Goddamn, Luis Filipe Vieira is really sad for losing Jesus. Really, really sad. No biggie, this will just make Jesus spill the beans even more.

Mans posted: