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Sporting President Fined €12,200 for Defaming Porto Leader

7/3/2025

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Sporting's president, Frederico Varandas, faces the consequences of his words after being convicted of defamation for labeling former FC Porto president Pinto da Costa a "bandit." He’s been ordered to pay a €7,200 fine and €5,000 to Costa's heirs. The comments, made in October 2020, can still be appealed, and Varandas attended the verdict via videoconference.

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Sporting's president, Frederico Varandas, faces the consequences of his words after being convicted of defamation for labeling former FC Porto president Pinto da Costa a "bandit." He’s been ordered to pay a €7,200 fine and €5,000 to Costa's heirs. The comments, made in October 2020, can still be appealed, and Varandas attended the verdict via videoconference.