The Disciplinary Board of the FPF has decided to take disciplinary action against the leader of the Famalicenses
Famalicao suspended, on Saturday, the sporting director of women’s football, Samuel Costa, following the process brought to him by the Portuguese Football Federation, for a complaint, following the case of the alleged sexual harassment of coach Miguel Afonso.
“Football Clube Famalicão hereby announces the suspension of the duties of sporting director Samuel Costa by mutual agreement and with immediate effect until the facts regarding the process presented to him by the Portuguese Football Federation are confirmed,” the club notes, in the communication.
A day after the suspension of Miguel Afonso, also by “mutual agreement and with immediate effect”, Famalicao decided to apply the same measure to Samuel Costa, whose Disciplinary Board (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) decided to establish a disciplinary process, to denounce, a source said At the organization Lusa on Friday.
“FC Famalicão states, once again, that it will monitor and will not accept any stance of offensive content or gender inequality, and is doing everything in its power to eliminate such behaviour,” the note read.
The club states that since its inception, “the women’s football project has always been a source of pride and a source of pride not only for the results achieved, but more importantly, for the values on which it is based and for the circumstances”. always given to athletes to enhance your maximum athletic performance.”
“Although this project is short, it welcomes the path that has been taken towards the growth of women’s football and the dignity of women. For this reason, we consider the complaints made to sporting director Samuel Costa, and before that to coach Miguel Afonso – which relate to the alleged facts that Occurred prior to the start of the jobs at the club – they should in no way be attributed to the FC Famalicão”, the defense of the Famalicenses.
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