Sporting Lisbon - what you need to know

Last updated : 10 April 2008 By Grandmaster Suck
Why support Sporting - what makes them so unique? What is your fan culture like?

I started has a sporting fan due to family ingnfluences. It's like a religion. You go to the stadium and begin to enjoy it (the fight the emotion that the team shows).

I think that the main diference between a spornting fan and a normal fan is that we are used to the sufiring that takes place during the game...Everything looks lost and all of a sudden a goal apperars and it's a huge party in the stands and the fans go wild, it's amazing.


Who are your biggest rivals?

benfica (they are the major rival, the game is call the classic of the classics of the portuguese football)

porto ( they are a great clube but we hate them because they are cocky )




What did your fans think of the city/stadium/club when they visited Glasgow?

i just talk with 2 of my friends and they say that they like the city , the stadium was cool but they get disappointed with the rangers fans ( they expect more noise)



Why so poor in the league but good in Europe?

Because sporting's team is still very young and can't keep the same concentration game after game but playing in europe theres an extra motivation for them!!!





Will the coach be sacked if Sporting lose tonight?


Course not not, Paulo bento has the full support of the fans and club




What are your greatest memories?

Victory at stadium of luz against benfica (29/1/2006) and the last minute goal agains az in semi final of 2005 uefa cup that earned the ticket to the final!!!




Name your best Sporting team from the players you have seen?

gk-schmeichel

cb-andré cuz
cb-beto
rb-rogério
lb-rui jorge

dm- rochemback
lm-quaresma
rm- C. Ronaldo
am- moutinho

cf-liedson
cf-Acosta



Predict the result of tonight's game?!

2-0 (Moutinho,Djaló)