On June 24, the newspaper Expresso revealed new information about the e-mails case. These were related to tickets offered to various members of the FPF and the League. Paulo Gonçalves warned Luís Filipe Vieira that João Leal, who is responsible for the registrations and transfers of the FPF, wanted a ticket for elements of the…
On June 23th, FC Porto through its official website wrote the following statement: FC Porto informs that through its Director of Information and Communication, it has answered the request of the National Anti-Corruption Unit of the Judicial Police (PJ) and provided all the documentation available on original records of the e-mails to and from SL Benfica. Source:…
Mr. Carlos Deus Pereira came to defend himself in a statement sent to Lusa. He lamented the use of “creative and malicious” resources, detaching himself from the “content of alleged communications,” adding that he will talk again “in the proper places and when he thinks it is right. ” After Jesus [previous-coach] in Benfica, Deus…
On June 21, 2017, Franciso J. Marques revealed more e-mails. February 16, 2014, 5:30 p.m. From: Carlos Deus Pereira To: Pedro Guerra The files are messages [SMS] of Fernando Gomes [president of the Portuguese Football Federation, at the time still president of the League]. I draw attention to the messages sent to Tiago Craveiro, in…
On June 17, 2017, the newspaper “Expresso” revealed a few more mails from the octopus [Benfica]. This e-mail exchange happened just after the Porto-Benfica derby on May 10, 2017. The referee of the match was Rui Costa and, according to Nuno Cabral, who sent an email to Paulo Gonçalves that same night, he had made…
The day after the revelations given by Francisco J. Marques on the TV show “Universo Porto da Bancada”, Mario Figueiredo ex-President of the League came to deny in a statement that he was favouring Benfica. According to him “The accusations made by the League against Benfica and its president during my mandate prove the independence…
New denunciations were made on the TV Show Universo Porto da Bancada. The emails were exchanged between Adão Mendes and Paulo Gonçalves, Nuno Cabral and Paulo Gonçalves. October 9, 2014 From Adão Mendes For Paulo Gonçalves Our friend Manuel Mota appealed the negative score in the Marítimo vs Vit.Guimarães when he scored a penalty in…
The Portuguese Association of Football Referees reacted to the accusations made by Franciso J. Marques on June 7, 2017. We can not find the entire statement on the internet (it is probably already deleted). Here are some excerpts from the statement: “we will submit a complaint of the declarations in order to prove their veracity”.…
The day after the first denunciations made by Francisco J. Marques Benfica used the official website to deny the allegations. Here is the statement: “Sport Lisboa e Benfica condemns and denounces the false and absurd insinuations of the FCP director of communication and proceeds to the corresponding criminal defamation process, as well as to other…
The first allegations occurred on June 6, 2017, by Francisco J. Marques, communication director of F.C. Porto, on the TV show Universo Porto da Bancada. The first e-mails revealed were exchanged between Adão Mendes and Pedro Guerra. Pedro Guerra was the content director of BenficaTV December 22, 2013 From: Adão Mendes To: Pedro Guerra We…