Portugal Soccer President Claims Bribery, Fraud in Player Market
- Government intervention required, says Sporting’s Carvalho
- Portugual has critical role in $5 billion of global transfers
Bruno de Carvalho
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At first glance Portuguese soccer has never been healthier: The national team is the champion of Europe, star player Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the world’s best and international clubs are shelling out millions for talent produced in the country.
But for Bruno de Carvalho, president of 18-time champion Sporting Clube de Portugal, those successes are undermined by a dark underbelly of bribery and corruption that can only be tackled by outside intervention and regulation.