2.1 The story of Alcochete: The story within the story
This new series follows on from the Rise and Fall of Bruno de Carvalho the former president of Sporting Clube de Portugal. Rather thoughtfully of me (if you've not read it) I've left a clue in the title in what it was in regards to. His final downfall was accelerated by the attacks on players and staff at the clubs training ground based in Alcochete on May 15th, 2018. We followed the trial in full (or close enough)and those posts are still available to read and won't be taken offline or hidden behind a paywall so we'd suggest you go back and read those first to understand the context and nuances of what is going to follow on here. I'm afraid without that context some of what follows in this series might not fully make sense otherwise. But long story short, de Carvalho, Bruno Jacinto the club’s liaison officer and Nuno Mendes more commonly known as Mustafá, the leader of the Sporting claques Juve Leo were charged with masterminding the attacks. The prosecution woul...
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