Bruno de Carvalho reflects on Sporting CP's recently released financial results

Speaking in press conference for the presentation of Sporting CP's financial results for the first semester of 2016/17, the Alvalade president, Bruno de Carvalho, accompanied by the vice-president for finance, Carlos Vieira, answered questions from the press on a range of topics.

After a detailed presentation of each section of the report and accounts, Bruno de Carvalho explained the process: "Sporting CP was on the verge of bankruptcy, there was a plan to close our sports teams (non-football) and for the golden share of SAD to be outside of the club. Finally people have understood the hard work that we have been doing during a tough year of negotiation. It was really hard to defend Sporting CP's interests, at a time when we didn't have money to pay salaries or suppliers, but we did it."

"I am going to say this for the first time. This is an affirmation: I have no doubt whatsoever that during the next mandate we will win the league more than once. Why? Because we have worked really hard for the last four years. To win the league you need various things such as money, which we had to go and get, and know-how, which I am proud to say I have learnt. Know we know what happens and how things are done", explained Bruno de Carvalho, in addition to a comment from Carlos Vieira: "We have created the conditions for SAD to invest in the near future and for us to compete at the top levels in all of the competitions we are involved in."

To finish, the Alvalade leader revealed his ambition to success on the pitch, as well as off it: "Sporting CP is the club out of the big three that is in the best shape financially. When we started to bring in more revenue, we invested more. That is how things are done. However, I don't want to win the league for profits, I want to win the football league."