Since the beginning of my adolescence, my passion for football has been
growing, especially for a specific Portuguese club, Sporting Clube de
Portugal (Sporting CP) which introduced the world to one of the
best players in the world: Cristiano Ronaldo. Usually the club
passion comes from family influence but in my case, I decided to go
against what they tried to impose on me. Because I'm a Sporting Clube de
Portugal fan, and because I like to support the team wherever it plays,
I've travelled all over my country, Portugal, and even to other
countries. It's hard to explain for those who don't care about
football the passion that moves us, but when you support a football
club, your life changes for the better.
Know more about Sporting CP 🦁
Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈspɔɾtĩɡ(ɨ)
ˈkluβ(ɨ) ðɨ puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), otherwise known simply as
Sporting
in Portugal, and as Sporting CP or Sporting Lisbon abroad,[2][3][4] is
a football club based in Lisbon. Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is
one of the "Três Grandes" (Big Three) clubs in Portugal, along with
rivals S.L. Benfica and FC Porto, that have never been relegated from
the top flight of Portuguese football, Primeira Liga, since 1934.
Sporting fans are nicknamed Leões (Lions) and Verde e Brancos
(Green and Whites).
The club's anthem, "A Marcha do Sporting" (Sporting's March), was
written in 1955. On July 2020, Sporting announced that it had 106,625
active members, following its last recount.