A photo of Fernando Madureira, leader of the Super Dragons, is being shared on social networks, wearing the National Team’s jersey, in a soccer stadium. Supposedly, the fan will have been accredited by the Portuguese Football Federation to watch the Nations League match this weekend. The problem? Fernando Madureira is sentenced to serve a sentence that keeps him away from the sports scene for five months. The photograph is real, but it is not current nor was the Portuguese Football Federation that accredited the fan.

The text “Another scandal. Fernando Madureira with accreditation from the Portuguese Football Federation to watch the match. Promiscuity in sight”, accompanies the photograph that is shared on social networks. The leader of the Super Dragons can be seen supporting the National Team, he wears an identifying bow on his chest. which is pointed out as the supposed accreditation of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).

fernando madureira is banned from entering sports facilities in Portugal for the next five months after, in May, the appeal he presented in the Court of Appeals was rejected. A sanction imposed in September 2021 by the Authority for the Prevention and Fight against Violence in Sport is at stake. The Porto leader is convicted of committing four crimes related to incitement to violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance, throwing objects and wearing clothing inciting violence. And, therefore, the image is generating a response.

To the Observer, a source from the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) explains that, as can be seen in the photograph, “it is not an FPF credentialbut the fanid, a fan ID card that was mandatory at the 2018 Russia World Cup, for all the fans”. And for this reason, the leader of the Super Dragões was not accredited by the Portuguese Football Federation, he was identified, like any other fan. In addition, the same source explains that “who deals with the credentials of these matches are the teams that play at home, or international organizations (FIFA and UEFA), in the case of World Cups and Europeans.”

In addition, and after a quick search, it is possible to see that the photograph in question is not from this weekend’s game, but from the 2018 World Cup held in Russia. The photograph was published by the Récord newspaper in June of that year, and was taken on June 20, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, during the match between Portugal and Morocco.

Regarding this weekend’s match, Fernando Madureira was present at the national team’s match, in Switzerland, since the Prohibition of entry to sports venues only applies in national territoryaccording to the newspaper O Jogo, but without any credit from the Portuguese Football Federation.

conclusion

The leader of the Super Dragons. was not accredited by the Portuguese Football Federation to support the National Team. Neither for the game against Switzerland this weekend, nor for 2018. The photo shared on social networks is real, but it only shows the identified fan at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, like everyone else.

Thus, according to the Observer classification system, this content is:

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FAKE: The main content claims are factually inaccurate. In general, this option matches “false” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking websites.

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