Sex and Drugs and Araújo

AVS Futebol SAD v Sporting CP Sunday April 26th, 2026 Estádio do CD Aves Matchday 30 The warm up  I thought we'd begin this post a little differently and wind the clock back twenty years and look at the 2005/06 season of FC Penafiel for reasons that will soon become apparent and relevant to Sportings next opponents. Founded in the February of 1951 they are based in the town with which they share their name. The town itself is located in the north of Portugal in the district of Porto and has now grown to a population of fifteen and a half thousand although that figure was probably less at the time they were in the top flight of Portuguese football, then known as the Liga BWin owing to the three year sponsorship deal between 2006 and 2008 with betting operator BWin. Nicknamed the Rubro-Negros (red and black) their home is the Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril. Currently they ply their trade in Liga 2 along with Sporting B and are 3 points above the relegation places.  Rewinding back...