Portuguese football club Porto in match-fixing probe
{{date|April 1, 2008}}

{{Portugal}}[[Portugal|Portuguese]] soccer club [[FC Porto|Porto]] are under investigation for match-fixing and punishment, if found guilty, could be as severe as relegation to the 2<sup>nd</sup> division. Club president Pinto da Costa is also being investigated and could face a ban anywhere from 2 years to 10 years if found guilty. Porto have sent the accusations to their lawyers and have 5 days to submit their defence.

They participated in the {{w|UEFA Champions League 2003-04|2003-04 UEFA Champions League}} where they won the tournament, {{w|2003-04 in Portuguese football#SuperLiga|SuperLiga}} where they won the Portuguese championship, {{w|2003-04 in Portuguese football#Cup of Portugal|Cup of Portugal}} where they were runners-up to {{w|S.L. Benfica|Benfica}}.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=521813&cc=5901
 |title=FC Porto facing match-fixing investigation
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 |pub=ESPN Soccernet
 |date=April 1, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_3372970,00.html
 |title=Porto in corruption probe
 |author=Lewis Rutledge
 |pub=Sky Sports
 |date=April 1, 2008}}

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[[pt:Porto sob investigação]]
Portuguese soccer club Porto are under investigation for match-fixing and punishment, if found guilty, could be as severe as relegation to the 2nd division. Club president Pinto da Costa is also being investigated and could face a ban anywhere from 2 years to 10 years if found guilty. Porto have sent the accusations to their lawyers and have 5 days to submit their defence.

They participated in the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League where they won the tournament, SuperLiga where they won the Portuguese championship, Cup of Portugal where they were runners-up to Benfica.


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