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Scottish Sun
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Sporting CP vs Celtic: Hoops face major step up as they take on Portuguese champions in Faro
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CELTIC continue their Portuguese pre-season preparations with an intriguing meeting with Sporting CP in the Algarve. The Hoops have had a diverse early season campaign so far, overcoming Queen's Park and Cork City in their two opening fixtures before going down to Portuguese outfit Estrela da Amadora in a closed door clash in Lisbon on Saturday. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up 2 Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers Credit: PA 2 Sporting head coach Rui Borges Credit: Getty But the quality of the opposition is about to get turned up a few notches - with Rui Borges' Portuguese champs the opponents who face them in the Estadio Algarve in Faro. Unlike Celtic, Sporting go straight into the Champions League group stages. The big news story for them has been likely sale of Victor Gyokeres, the jewel in the club's crown, with a mega deal taking him to Arsenal appearing increasingly likely. But they've got loads of talent in the ranks beside - where the likes of Francisco Trincao and Danish duo Morten Hjulmand and Conrad Harder are star turns. They've got highly rated central defenders too in the form of Ousmane Diomande of the Ivory Coast, Eduardo Quaresma of Portugal and Zeno Debast of Belgium. Sporting beat the Hoops to the signature of Georgian star Giorgi Kochorashvili from Valencia earlier in the summer. The two teams have met only four times in competitive meetings previously, most recently in 1993-94, with each team winning their home games and one knockout tie apiece. Here's everything you need to know about the showpiece. When does Sporting CP vs Celtic kick off? Celtic are taking on Sporting CP tomorrow evening Wednesday July 16 The match kicks off at 7.30pm It takes place at the Estadio do Algarve, Faro Is Sporting CP vs Celtic on TV and can I live stream it? The match hasn't been selected for live TV broadcast But it IS available to subscribers on Celtic TV Coverage begins at 7:15pm with Paul Cuddihy and Simon Donnelly taking you through the build-up and action Celtic launch new away kit with trailer featuring Scottish music icon and Hoops legends What is the Sporting CP vs Celtic team news? Kasper Schmeichel is poised to return to the Celtic starting line-up after playing second fiddle to Viljami Sinisalo thus far Kieran Tierney got his first 45 minutes of his second coming as a Celtic player under his belt against Estrela and will be looking for more minutes - as will fellow new boy Benjamin Nygren Sporting seem likely to be without Gyokeres, who is nearing the completion of his move to Arsenal They retained the league title despite losing head coach Ruben Amorim to Man Utd This will be their first friendly outing of the season In addition to Kochorashvili, they've also added goalkeeper Rui Silva and Alisson Santos They will also face Sunderland and Villarreal in the lead-up to the Portuguese Super Cup clash with rivals Benfica on July 31. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Sporting Lisbon boss breaks silence on Viktor Gyokeres' future - with the Man United target 'furious over the Portuguese club's U-turn on his £84m release clause'
Sporting Lisbon boss Rui Borges refused to give too much away when asked about Viktor Gyokeres' future on Tuesday. Gyokeres, 27, has been heavily linked with Manchester United in recent days, with the Red Devils moving ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea in the race for his signature. The Swedish striker appeared to bid farewell to Sporting's fans after completing a domestic double with the club last month, but he remains with the Portuguese outfit for now. Borges attended an event on Tuesday to mark the 99th anniversary of provincial team Sport Clube de Mirandela - the club where his football journey began - and was quizzed on Gyokeres, but remained tight-lipped. 'Gyokeres? Sporting's future begins on July 1st,' Borges told reporters. 'That's all I can say and today I'm here to, above all, salute this tribute that was paid to me. That's all. I'm on vacation, I'm not here to talk about that.' Borges is not interested in talking about the future of Gyokeres for now, but the player himself is reportedly furious over how Sporting are handling his potential exit. Gyokeres has a €100m (£84m) release clause in his Sporting contract, but he is understood to have reached a gentleman's agreement with the club at the start of the season over a reduced asking price. The forward was promised that he could leave Sporting this summer for €60m (£51m), plus €10m (£8m) in add-ons, to take the overall transfer fee down to £59m. However, according to Portuguese outlet Record, Sporting's board are now seeking in the region of €80m (£67m) before allowing Gyokeres to move on. He is believed to be livid with Sporting's U-turn and feels they have failed to deliver on their promise to him. Gyokeres has responded by removing any reference to Sporting on his Instagram account, having also got rid of any mention of Sweden and Nike. United failed to get a deal over the line in the 'special' transfer window that shut on Tuesday evening, but they could return for Gyokeres when the window re-opens on later this month.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Celtic to face Sporting in pre-season friendly
Celtic will play Portuguese champions Sporting in a pre-season friendly next month at the Estadio do Rodgers' side head out to Portugal for a training camp after facing League of Ireland side Cork City at the SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh on July will take on Rui Borges' side on Wednesday, 16 July before welcoming Premier League side Newcastle United to Celtic Park three days later.
Metro
02-06-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Viktor Gyokeres grilled over Arsenal transfer on FaceTime with former team-mate
Viktor Gyokeres refused to rule out a move to the Emirates when cornered by one of his old Arsenal-supporting team-mates during a FaceTime call this week. The 26-year-old striker has established himself one of the most sought-after attacking players in European football having scored 54 goals in 52 games to help steer Sporting to a domestic double this season. And while Sporting managed to fend off strong interest from a host of elite clubs to keep hold of Gyokeres in January, the Portuguese champions have grown increasingly resigned to losing their prized position. Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus and Napoli have all been credited with a strong interest in Gyokeres in recent weeks, with the prolific forward reportedly available for a fee in the region of £60million. Atletico Madrid are the latest team to enter the running for Gyokeres' signature, placing the former Coventry City man at the top of their shortlist of targets this summer. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we'll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. But Arsenal have emerged as the leading contenders to strike a deal for Gyokeres as they look to strengthen their attack for next season – and club chiefs flew out to Lisbon to speak with the Swede's agent last week. With the window now officially open, Arsenal supporters are eagerly awaiting updates on the ever-evolving transfer saga – and Leo Ostigard tried his very best to give them some answers on the latest episode of the Flymoduspod podcast. Ostigard – a lifelong Arsenal fan himself – played alongside Gyokeres at Coventry and it's clear the pair are still close, with the Norwegian calling up his former team-mate in the middle of the recording. Podcast host You know I'm wondering, I know you can't say much about it, but Viktor, where are you going in the summer transfer window? Can you give us a hint? Is it Arsenal? Which three? What are the alternatives? Gyokeres Haha, no. We will see… nobody knows anything yet. I wish I had a more fun answer, but that's all I can say for now. Ostigard Viktor, great talking to you! See you soon and text me when everything is signed and sorted down in Arsenal. Gyokeres Yeah, yeah, sure. Gyokeres, who has largely remained tight-lipped amid the incessant gossip and rumour over his future, is tied into a contract with Sporting until June 2028. The Primeira Liga outfit stand to make make a tidy profit on Gyokeres given they signed the attacker from Coventry for a fee of just £16.7m two years ago. Sporting head coach Rui Borges remains relaxed about the situation and has stressed throughout the Gyokeres was 'very happy' in the Portuguese capital. Despite the uncertainty over his future, Gyokeres remains 'very happy' in the Portuguese capital according to Sporting's head coach Rui Borges. 'He is very happy here,' Borges told reporters after his side successfully defended their league title with a 2-0 victory over Vitoria Guimaraes. 'He is very connected to the game, he wants to score and he is obsessed with it.' Borges is confident there are no finer centre-forwards currently plying their trade in Europe. 'He is the best striker in Europe, as the numbers show,' Borges added. 'He will be attractive, but I believe that if he doesn't leave Sporting, he will remain very committed to the club. 'He feels very happy here.' Speaking to Metro courtesy of BetMGM, ex-Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder suggested a move to the Bernabeu could be a 'perfect match' for Gyokeres this summer. 'You have to pick a team which works for your playing style,' Sneijder said. 'At the moment, maybe Real [should consider signing him]. 'If it allows Kylian Mbappe to move back to the left then maybe it's a perfect match.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Man Utd on alert as Randal Kolo Muani faces decision on his future MORE: Man Utd reignite interest in £40m striker they failed to sign two years ago MORE: Martin Keown tells Manchester United to replace Ruben Amorim with Liverpool legend
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sporting beat Guimaraes to retain Primeira Liga title
Sporting pipped rivals Benfica to Portugal's Primeira Liga title after beating Guimaraes 2-0 on the final day of the Lisbon rivals started the day level on points but Sporting held top spot courtesy of a better head-to-head knew a win would seal a second successive title and goals from Pedro Goncalves and Viktor Gyokeres trailed at Braga after Rodrigo Martinez scored a penalty but Vangelis Pavlidis levelled in the second were reduced to 10 men shortly after conceding when Joao Moutinho was issued a second yellow card but Benfica were unable to find a is Sporting's 21st league title and the third time they have topped the table in the past five began the 2024-25 campaign with 12 successive wins but the departure of manager Ruben Amorim to Manchester United in November disrupted their Pereira, who replaced Amorim, lasted just 42 days in the post after winning only one of his four league games at the helm and three of eight fixtures across all Borges stepped in to steady the ship and guided Sporting to an unbeaten end to the season in the league, winning 13 and drawing six.
