Futebol Clube do Porto,MHIH,OM,commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto,is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga,the top flight of Portuguese football.
Boavista Futebol Clube,commonly known as Boavista,is a Portuguese professional sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers,it is one of the oldest clubs in the country and plays in the Primeira Liga,Portuguese football's top flight.
Jorge Nuno de Lima Pinto da Costa is the president of Portuguese sports club FC Porto since 1982. He is the president with most titles won (68) and most days in charge in world football. He was involved in the Portuguese football corruption scandal Apito Dourado,from which he was eventually absolved in April 2009 after receiving a two-year suspension and a €10,000 fine in May 2008.
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira is a Portuguese 100% fan owned professional football club based in Paços de Ferreira,Porto district. Founded in 1950,the club competes in Liga Portugal 2,holding home games at the 9,077-seat Estádio da Mata Real,a municipal stadium where the team has been based since 1973. The club's colours are yellow and green.
Jaime Moreira Pacheco is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central midfielder,currently manager of Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC.
João Eduardo Pinto de Loureiro was the president of the board (chairman) of the Portuguese football club Boavista FC,from the 2nd January 2013 until the 28th December 2018. Now he is the President of the General Council of the club.
Rui Fernando da Silva Rio is a Portuguese economist and retired politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He was the Mayor of Porto from 2002 to 2013. Between 2018 and 2022,he was President of the PSD and Leader of the Opposition.
The Apito Dourado affair is a sports corruption scandal in Portuguese football that first arose in 2004. Portuguese Judiciary Police investigators named several football personalities as suspects (arguidos) of corrupting or attempting to corrupt referees,including Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa,chairman of FC Porto,and the former Boavista F.C. chairman and Portuguese League for Professional Football President Valentim Loureiro. Although less notorious,a major part of the affair involved lower division referees and clubs,namely UD Sousense and Gondomar S.C.,and club officials.
Carolina Salgado is a Portuguese public figure best known for being a former partner of FC Porto's long-time chairman Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa,and subsequently as a witness in Apito Dourado.
António Joséda Silva GarridoOIH was a Portuguese football referee.
The 2007–08 Primeira Liga was the 74th edition of the Primeira Liga,the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It started on 17 August 2007 and ended on 11 May 2008,with the fixtures announced on 12 July 2007. Porto were the two-time defending champions,having won their 22nd title the previous season,and secured a third consecutive title for the second time in their history.
Pedro Manuel da Silva Moreira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for F.C. Arouca.
Sérgio Barbosa Dias Leite is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The 2009–10 Liga de Honra season is the 20th season of the second-tier football in Portugal. It began on 13 August 2009 and will end on 9 May 2010. Olhanense are the defending champions.
Associação Desportiva do Carregado,commonly known as just Carregado,is a Portuguese football club based in Carregado,a parish of Alenquer,Lisbon. Founded in 1950,it currently plays in the Portuguese third tier,holding home matches at Campo Lacerda Pinto Barreiros,which holds a capacity of 1,000.
JoséManuel Silva Oliveira,commonly known as ZéManuel,is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a winger.
Carlos Manuel Guedes dos Santos is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but also as a left back.
Rui de Carvalho de Araújo Moreira is a Portuguese businessman and politician,currently serving as Mayor of Porto since 2013. While officially an independent,he has been supported by the CDS –People's Party since 2013 and the Liberal Initiative since 2021. He is also close and a supporter of the Democratic Alliance.
