Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace v Sporting CP
Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace v Sporting CP Pre-season Friendly July 20th, 2026 The warm up As long as the game of professional football has existed we've experienced unpopular ownerships of clubs, but in the here and now not many rank as high in the unpopularity stakes as the owners of the lions pre-season opponents BlueCo. Probably best known on the worldwide stage for their ownership of Premier League club Chelsea, they took a majority shareholding in Strasbourg in June of 2023 and it's fair to suggest that the fans of the Ligue 1 club are less than impressed despite their recent relative success on the pitch. Results are one thing but the identity and soul of the club mean so much more to their fans who feel their new ownership is ripping that away from them. They've even taken their protests to the streets of London pairing up with fans of Chelsea. From the outside looking in, it certainly should serve as a warning to Frederico Varandas and the board of Sporting CP ...
