is it something to worry about? I've had enough crises, so I hope this isn't anything that can really hurt the team.
Sporting chiefs hold crisis talks
Monday 31st July 2000
After twice postponing negotiations, Sporting Lisbon directors and shareholders will meet on Tuesday to try to resolve the boardroom crisis ripping the club apart.
The Portuguese champions have been thrown into turmoil by the resignations of club chairman Luis Duque, Jose Roquette, chairman of the holding company, and a number of directors.
As majority shareholder, Roquette is the most influential individual at the club. But Duque, who is not a shareholder and is said to have very little capital at his disposal, is intent on unseating Roquette and running the club himself, convinced that he has the backing of the other shareholders.
Roquette has appointed Dias da Cunha as the new chairman of Sporting Lisbon plc, against the wishes of Duque, who favoured an appointment from outside the club.
The club recently announced a deficit of £2 million in the financial year that ended in June despite winning the title for the first time in 18 years last season.