Filipe Soares Franco is the chairman of Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal's biggest comprehensive sports clubs. Soares Franco's rise to the post came after much troubled times for Sporting; he succeeded António Dias da Cunha after the latter resigned in solidarity with manager José Peseiro. Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ... José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro, born 4 April 1960 in Coruche, Portugal is a football manager who most notably served as an assistant for Carlos Queiroz during his Real Madrid tenure and as a manager for Sporting until his resignation in October 2005. ...

After his "Project Finance" was defeated in general assembly, Soares Franco called for elections, saying he would not be a candidate in the presidential run. However, on April 12, 2006, he officially announced his candidacy, stirring up much controversy. However, in the 2nd of June, his proposal to the Project Finance will be approved by members of the club that provides the income of almost 100 million Euros. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Quotations

• "It was perfectly legal." - about a goal scored by Luisão allegedly after fouling Sporting's goalkeeper Ricardo, and which may have cost the club its championship title.
• "Pinto da Costa said that he would never sell Cristiano Ronaldo, but now he has sold Paulo Ferreira; what is the difference between them?"
• "If Liedson is a common player (called by rival president of benfica) what to say about benfica's team"
• " Sporting will have the best team of Portugal"
• "Minorities cannot block the future of Sporting"