Jesus leads charges in last workout in South Africa

Jorge Jesus led his squad of 26 through a final training session in Cape Town this Monday, ahead of the return to the Portuguese capital.

Rúben Semedo, who was substituted against Crystal Palace with a knock to the shoulder, took part in the warm up, with the squad going through their usual exercises at the beginning of the session

Pereira looking to get Alvalade return off with a bang

João Pereira was in the press room ahead of the start of this week’s Cape Town Cup, speaking with the press about his side’s objectives in South Africa.

“It is an international tournament and we want to win the title. We will think about the Supercup when it comes to it, but for now we have to prepare”, opened the Alvalade wing-back, adding a word on his return to Lisbon: “Everything is going really well. Some things have changed of course and our objectives are more ambitious now.”

Jorge Jesus sits down with the press in Cape Town

The Cape Town Cup was officially presented in the Table Bay Hotel this week. Speaking with a crowd of gathered journalists, coach Jorge Jesus shared his thoughts ahead of the start of the competition.

“We have high expectations. We have the honour of being part of this tournament and it will help us carry on our pre-season development. We will treat this competition as one that has a great future. We are really proud to be here”, said the Sporting coach.

Meanwhile, Ajax Cape Town coach Roger de Sá, who is himself a Sporting fan, affirmed that he is expecting a good match on Friday: “It will be another challenge for a young team like ours. We want to carry on our preparations and we are expecting a good match.”

Crystal Palace and SuperSporting United coaches Alan Pardew and Gordon Igesund also proved excited with the tournament, setting out their objective of facing Sporting in the final.

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