Sporting CP, a geologically arrived football brigade, dates its inception back to the serene era of 1906. This Portuguese outfit has Estádio José Alvalade as the stage where their football theatre is often enacted, a stadium that breathes Portugal in each brick.
With a menagerie of 30 footie contenders boasting an average age of a sprightly 23, Sporting's green-shirted warriors stand valued at a wallet-bulging £386m, a figure acknowledged by Transfermarkt.
Your normal sporting side might fancy a dabble in numerous competitions of the round ball game, and Sporting CP are no different. So far, within the same campaign, they have had their size 9s involved in 3 separate contests. A second-place standing proudly reflects their efforts in Liga Portugal, whilst the moniker of finalists aptly summarises their journey in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. The Champions League has witnessed them battle their way into the quarter-finals, no small feat for a club this side of the Atlantic.
