Jesus puts squad through its paces

Sporting continues pre-season preparation in South Africa, ahead of this Friday’s Cape Town Cup.

Jorge Jesus’ squad of 26 faced heavy winds in training this week, going through some warm up exercises for the first 15 minutes of their sessions which were open to the press.

The Cape Town Cup tournament organisers have responded to the requests of fans who considered ticket prices as too high, making available tickets for 60 Rand.

Jesus travels with 26 to South Africa

Sporting will head for South Africa at 05h00 on Monday morning, taking part in a training camp from the 21st to the 27th of July in preparation for the Cape Town Cup.

Following the transfer of Teófilo Gutiérrez, Jorge Jesus has selected 26 players to make the trip:

Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício, Marcelo Boeck and Azbe Jug
Defenders: João Pereira, Ricardo Esgaio, Paulo Oliveira, Naldo, Tobias Figueiredo, Rúben Semedo, Michaël Ciani, Jefferson and Jonathan Silva
Midfielders: Oriol Rosell, Adrien, João Mário, Wallyson and André Martins
Forwards: Carrillo, Carlos Mané, Gelson Martins, Capel, Iuri Medeiros, Montero, Tanaka, Teófilo Gutiérrez and Slimani

Sporting will take on Ajax Cape Town at 19h15 GMT on Friday the 24th, before facing either Crystal Palace or SuperSport United on Sunday the 26th.

Senior team clinical update

Ewerton: complete rupture of the a lateral ligament in his left ankle. Undergoing treatment.

William Carvalho: stress fracture to the left tibia. In treatment.

Clinical Department

Supercup ticket news

Regarding ticketing for the Supercup, to be played at 20h45 on the 9th of August, in Estádio do Algarve, Sporting Clube de Portugal informs:

A total of 28,723 tickets have been issued
Each club will receive 11,381 tickets (40% of capacity)

Sporting Clube de Portugal will make available 8,651 tickets for sale at the ticket offices, meaning 76% of the tickets issued by the Portuguese Football Federation. The remaining 2,730 will be reserved for institutional agreements, sponsors, supporters’ clubs, staff and organised fan groups.

SALE CRITERIA:

19TH OF JULY (SUNDAY) | Club Members with 2015/2016 Gamebox and Member Gamebox for 13 years
20TH OF JULY (MONDAY) | Club Members with 2015/2016 Gamebox and Member Gamebox for 12/11/10 years
21ST OF JULY (TUESDAY) | Club Members with 2015/2016 Gamebox and Member Gamebox for 9/8/7 years
22ND OF JULY (WEDNESDAY) | Club Members with 2015/2016 Gamebox and Member Gamebox for 6/5/4 years
23RD OF JULY (THURSDAY) | Club Members with 2015/2016 Gamebox and Member Gamebox for 3/2 years
24TH OF JULY (FRIDAY) | Club Members with 2015/2016 Gamebox and Member Gamebox for 1 year
FROM 25TH OF JULY (SATURDAY) | Club Members without a season ticket for the current season

SALES POINTS:

19th to 24th of July: exclusive sale at the Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices, from 10h to 20h
25th of July: Sale in Alvalade and supporters’ clubs in the Algarve
Sales subject to availability (8,651 will be put on sale)

REGULATIONS:

Each Gamebox is valid for 1 ticket
A 2015/2016 or Member Card must be shown
maximum of 4 cards per person
Member fee applicable: July 2015 (fees can be paid at the ticket offices when purchasing tickets)

PRICES:

CATEGORY 1 | €35
CATEGORY 2 | €25
CATEGORY 3 | €20
CATEGORY 4 | €15

Egypt under-23's take on Uganda

Ramy Rabia features in the Egyptian under-23 squad list for a Saturday’s encounter with Uganda, in third round of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The winner over the two legs will qualifiy for the finals, to be hosted by Senegal.

André Geraldes on loan

Sporting Clube de Portugal, Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement for the loan of the player André Geraldes to Os Belenenses – Sociedade Desportiva de Futebol, SAD until the end of the 2015/16 sports season.

Sporting SAD wishes André Geraldes the best of professional and personal success.

Sporting SAD statement on William Carvalho

Sporting SAD hereby expresses its indignation for the fact that the football player William Carvalho returned from the national under-21 team with a stress fracture to his tibia, without this fact having been communicated by the team’s clinical department or to any of Sporting Clube de Portugal’s clinical directors.

It was only yesterday, on returning to training ,that the injury to William Carvalho was discovered by Sporting Clube de Portugal’s medical department, at which time the Portuguese Football Federation curiously transmitted clinical reports for the seven players who took part in the under-21 European Championships.

The clinical update for the player William Carvalho states that the player did not show any signs of a physical problem. The player denies this and states that the clinical department was aware of the issue.

As a result, William Carvalho is expected to be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks

Signing of João Pereira

Sporting Clube de Portugal, Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement for the signing of the player João Pereira on a two-year contract, with a buy-out clause of 45,000,000.00€.

Sporting SAD wishes João Pereira the best of professional and personal success.

Sporting’s main squad took on their B team colleagues this Saturday

Sporting’s main squad took on their B team colleagues this Saturday, in a match which saw Jorge Jesus’ side come out 3-0 winners courtesy of strike from Wallyson, Fredy Montero and Slimani.

The session was divided into two parts of more than 45 minutes, giving the coaches the chance to stop play and fine-tune positioning and strategy. Although João de Deus’ side were unable to find the mark, they did create several dangerous opportunities. The match also marked the debut in the Sporting goal for the Slovenian shotstopper Azbe Jug.

A formação principal do Sporting venceu esta manhã por 3-0, na Academia, o treino conjunto realizado frente à equipa B. Os golos foram apontados no decorrer do segundo tempo, por intermédio de Wallyson, Fredy Montero e Slimani.

Clinical update on Ewerton

The athlete Ewerton underwent an arthroscopy on his left ankle this week, due to a ruptured ligament.

The surgery was performed at Hospital CUF Descobertas, under the supervision of Dr. Manuel Sousa and do Dr. Pedro Pessoa.

The procedure was completed as planned and the player is expected to recover in 12 weeks.

Sporting Clube de Portugal Clinical Directorate