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2.2 The Story of Alcochete: The Vanity Project

In our last series we followed the rise and fall of the former club president of Sporting Clube de Portugal Bruno de Carvalho. We charted his journey from his childhood in Mozambique to becoming president and each of his seasons in charge of the Sporting SAD. Through the stewardship on the pitch of first Leonardo Jardim, then Marco Silva and finally Jorge Jesus, which ended with the attacks on players and staff at the invasion of Alcochete. We looked at the trials that arose from the attacks and how they were reported in the Portuguese media and the verdict of Judge Pires in the case. Finally we learned how de Carvalho had been removed from his post by club members in a vote and stripped of his membership for good measure. After all that it felt like the story had been told in all its glory, but had it really been told correctly in the case of the trials? Was there a story within the story that hadn't been told, because something didn't add up? After considering all the testimo...

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