Uprising and fighting among exploited youth at the BSports Academy

Kelly confirms that the players were locked in the gym 24 hours a day and that they slept “10 to 12 people in a room” in bunk beds. They ate “five times a day, but the food never tasted good” and the guards didn’t let in food bought from supermarkets, for example.

When young people were recruited, they and their families were promised that they would go to school. But young people had classes only inside the academy, and only on issues related to sports.

Mario Costa, director of the academy and chairman of the board of the League’s General Assembly, who had meanwhile retired, was accused of human trafficking.

League sponsor turned out to be a lure
The academy of Mario Costa, the former leader of the League, organized a tournament between regional teams with a name almost identical to that of League II: Liga SABSEG by Bsports vs. Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG. The league explained to the Jornal de Notícias that it was not aware of this situation. The insurance company was already aware but never paid Bsports anything and denounced the illegal activities.

Evangelista disagrees with Gomes “in style”
Joaquim Evangelista, President of the Players Union, denied cm clashed with Fernando Gomez, President of the FPF, during this Saturday’s general meeting due to a disagreement with Bsports. “He spoke first, and I later. We are unanimous on this issue, but we have different styles,” Evangelista said, continuing: “Fernando Gomes prefers to speak with more restraint when alerting public institutions to problems. I prefer public speaking in which I denounce situations that make institutions move.” At AG, Evangelista recalled that he had already sent a letter to the FPF in 2021 on this topic.