PLAYERS WILL BE PAID FOR DAMAGES The damage caused by the national under-21 team in the dressing room at the Stade Gabriel Montpellier in France will be paid for by the players, Gilberto Madail, president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), told CM. As we have learned, the damage will cost the pockets of the 20 players called up approximately 5 thousand euros (one thousand contos).

In addition to these costs, the FPF should also be punished with a fine or one or two game suspensions, given that UEFA has already announced an investigation into the incidents that took place in Clermont-Ferrand on Tuesday. The result of the match against France, which dictated qualification for the European Championship, will never be at stake.
But for Amandio de Carvalho, vice-president of the FPF and head of the delegation that went to Clermont-Ferrand, what happened was simply “a more extravagant party, typical of young people. The damage was not as serious as people think. Only a few plates fell from the ceiling, which was too low, and water, coffee, tea and jams that were on a small table spilled,” he said.
The FPF “deputy” also told CM: “Everything that happened is unforgivable and we bear responsibility for it, but in any case we cannot worry about the damage, which was subsequently analyzed by the Portuguese consul, the adviser of the Portuguese embassy … in France, as well as the local mayor himself.”
Finally, the official said that the FPF had immediately apologised to the French federation, the local club and the chamber. “We do not shirk our guilt, but we also cannot accept the French hysteria, especially from Madame Mayor,” he said. As for the hotel party, the FPF “deputy” would say only: “It was a late dinner at 01:30 in the morning – after which there were small celebrations with some noise.”