Fernando and Sandra Madureira profited €2.5 million from an FC Porto ticket scheme, also diverting club funds to cover personal expenses and those of Canelas 2010. The scheme, known as the 'Bilhete Dourado' process, ran between 2021 and 2024 and involved the sale of tickets for the club's home and away matches.
Fernando Madureira, also known as 'Macaco', is a shareholder of Canelas 2010, a club in the Porto Football Association's Divisão de Honra. Investigators found that expenses such as travel and meals were paid with money from the scheme. In message exchanges, Sandra Madureira complained about money being «invested» in the football club, instead of paying current expenses.
This news emerges as FC Porto's first team sits top of the Primeira Liga with 21 points from seven games. Their next fixture is away to Maritimo on October 10th. The Dragons are coming off a 3-1 win over Benfica and have a record of four wins and one loss in their last five matches.
Fernando Madureira, the former leader of the Super Dragões ultras group, surrendered in July to serve a one-year, four-month prison sentence in a case linked to Operation Pretoriano. The newly revealed financial link between the ticket scheme and Canelas 2010, a club based in Vila Nova de Gaia, adds another layer to the ongoing judicial process.
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