10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Sporting CP
1) Foundation: Sporting was founded on 1 July 1906, the club used to be called "Sport Club de Belas". 2) Derby de Lisboa: The Lisbon Derby is game between two Lisbon clubs, Sporting and their main rivals Benfica. Their first meeting was in 1 December 1907 which Sporting beat Benfica 2-1. Sporting's biggest win against Benfica was 7-1 win occurred at the original Alvalade stadium on 14 December 1986. 3) Estadio Jose Alvalade: Sporting's newest stadium (Estadio Jose Alvalade) opened its doors on the 6th of August 2003 and is a reflection of that original wish of the club's founding father, the first match in the new stadium was in 2003 pre season game between Sporting and Manchester United which Sporting won 3-1. 4) Cristiano Ronaldo: Cristiano Ronaldo used to play for Sporting, through out his playing days as a Sporting player he scored 5 goals for the club, his most memorable match with Sporting was pre season friendly against Manchester United in...